Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » privacy http://newstalk870.am Wed, 22 May 2013 22:16:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 WA Legislature Won't Restrict Drones? Seattle City Council Will http://newstalk870.am/wa-legislature-wont-restrict-drones-seattle-city-council-will/ http://newstalk870.am/wa-legislature-wont-restrict-drones-seattle-city-council-will/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:54:19 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=127065 Never mind a bill to regulate the use of drones never made it to a vote in the state legislature.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/wa-legislature-wont-restrict-drones-seattle-city-council-will/feed/ 0 (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) New Homeland Security Drones Can Target Citizens With Guns & Track Cellphone Signal http://newstalk870.am/new-homeland-security-drones-designed-to-target-citizens-with-guns-track-cellphone-signals/ http://newstalk870.am/new-homeland-security-drones-designed-to-target-citizens-with-guns-track-cellphone-signals/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:00:18 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=125487 According to the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and CNET, new documents have been obtained showing the drone requirements for Homeland Security's new Predator B fleet.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/new-homeland-security-drones-designed-to-target-citizens-with-guns-track-cellphone-signals/feed/ 0 (Photo by Gary Williams/Getty Images) No Drones Over Seattle – City Cancels Program and Returns Unit to Supplier! http://newstalk870.am/no-drones-over-seattle-city-cancels-program-and-returns-unit-to-supplier/ http://newstalk870.am/no-drones-over-seattle-city-cancels-program-and-returns-unit-to-supplier/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:52:41 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=121460 Citing a backlash from the community and questions over privacy, Seattle has scrubbed its surveillance program.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/no-drones-over-seattle-city-cancels-program-and-returns-unit-to-supplier/feed/ 0 (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Proposed Law Would Require Employers to Share YOUR Paycheck Information with Co-Workers http://newstalk870.am/proposed-federal-bill-would-require-employers-to-share-your-paycheck-information-with-co-workers/ http://newstalk870.am/proposed-federal-bill-would-require-employers-to-share-your-paycheck-information-with-co-workers/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:11 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=119888 In the interest of what they are calling fairness,  two Congresswomen want the details of your paycheck to be public.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/proposed-federal-bill-would-require-employers-to-share-your-paycheck-information-with-co-workers/feed/ 0 (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for IEBA) Texas HS Student Kicked Out for Refusing to Wear Tracking ID Badge! http://newstalk870.am/texas-hs-student-kicked-out-for-refusing-to-wear-tracking-id-badge/ http://newstalk870.am/texas-hs-student-kicked-out-for-refusing-to-wear-tracking-id-badge/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:00:57 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=117738 It's already in your drivers license.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/texas-hs-student-kicked-out-for-refusing-to-wear-tracking-id-badge/feed/ 0 (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Obama Asks Doctors to Inquire About Guns http://newstalk870.am/obama-asks-doctors-to-snoop-about-your-guns-using-health-care-as-potential-gun-control/ http://newstalk870.am/obama-asks-doctors-to-snoop-about-your-guns-using-health-care-as-potential-gun-control/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:17:51 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=117128 Several of Obama's 23 points he'll consider for controlling guns use the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) to snoop about your guns.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/obama-asks-doctors-to-snoop-about-your-guns-using-health-care-as-potential-gun-control/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Police Ask Congress for Access to YOUR Text Messages! http://newstalk870.am/police-ask-congress-for-access-to-your-text-message-records/ http://newstalk870.am/police-ask-congress-for-access-to-your-text-message-records/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:52:52 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=110265 George Orwell's 1984 is less fictional every year.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/police-ask-congress-for-access-to-your-text-message-records/feed/ 0 (getty images) NPR Gets Grant to Develop Drones for News Gathering http://newstalk870.am/npr-gets-grant-to-develop-drones-for-news-gathering/ http://newstalk870.am/npr-gets-grant-to-develop-drones-for-news-gathering/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:00:51 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=109285 First we had them for surveillance of hostiles and terrorists... now this:

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/npr-gets-grant-to-develop-drones-for-news-gathering/feed/ 0 (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Courts OK Surveillance Cameras by Police on Private Property Without a Warrant [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/courts-ok-surveillance-cameras-by-police-on-private-property-without-a-warrant-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/courts-ok-surveillance-cameras-by-police-on-private-property-without-a-warrant-poll/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:00:06 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=104534 In another example of how Internet technology is slowly creeping into the private lives of Americans, a U.S. District Court judge has set a new precedent.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/courts-ok-surveillance-cameras-by-police-on-private-property-without-a-warrant-poll/feed/ 0 (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) Controversial Bumper Stickers Might Make Feds Think You're a Threat http://newstalk870.am/controversial-bumper-stickers-feds-might-think-youre-a-threat/ http://newstalk870.am/controversial-bumper-stickers-feds-might-think-youre-a-threat/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 23:30:40 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=97212 According to a newly-leaked federal report, controversial bumper stickers may put you in a group of people the feds think is "dangerous" -- maybe even a domestic terrorist.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/controversial-bumper-stickers-feds-might-think-youre-a-threat/feed/ 0 (newstalk870 image) Full-Body Scanners Now at Pasco Airport! Do They Invade Privacy? [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/eeek-full-body-scanners-now-at-pasco-airport-invasion-of-privacy-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/eeek-full-body-scanners-now-at-pasco-airport-invasion-of-privacy-poll/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:30:20 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=96093 You've heard so much about them in other areas of the country; now they're here!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/eeek-full-body-scanners-now-at-pasco-airport-invasion-of-privacy-poll/feed/ 0 (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) 'Black Boxes' May Be Coming to Your Car in the Future [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/black-boxes-coming-to-your-car-in-the-future-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/black-boxes-coming-to-your-car-in-the-future-poll/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 22:45:58 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=84501 You've heard of black boxes in commercial airliners and other planes. The boxes track every move, every change of course, and are useful in finding out what happened when an airplane goes down. The Feds are thinking of putting them in your car.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/black-boxes-coming-to-your-car-in-the-future-poll/feed/ 0 (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Dems 'Stalking' GOP Candidates With Spy Cameras – Streaming Live [POLL] http://newstalk870.am/dems-stalking-gop-candidates-with-spy-cameras-streaming-live-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/dems-stalking-gop-candidates-with-spy-cameras-streaming-live-poll/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 23:00:00 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=77843 Politics just got a little more dangerous.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/dems-stalking-gop-candidates-with-spy-cameras-streaming-live-poll/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chris Weeks/Getty Images ) Should Employers Be Allowed To View Applicants Social Network Pages? (POLL) http://newstalk870.am/should-employers-be-allowed-to-view-applicants-social-network-pages-poll/ http://newstalk870.am/should-employers-be-allowed-to-view-applicants-social-network-pages-poll/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:30:49 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=47513 It's fast becoming a hot button issue: numerous employers across the country are asking perspective applicants for the password to their Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/should-employers-be-allowed-to-view-applicants-social-network-pages-poll/feed/ 0 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Traveling? Get Ready for More TSA Intrusions http://newstalk870.am/traveling-get-ready-for-more-tsa-intrusions/ http://newstalk870.am/traveling-get-ready-for-more-tsa-intrusions/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:06:17 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=31530 The TSA-they're not just for airports anymore-expanding to train, bus, other mass transit means

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/traveling-get-ready-for-more-tsa-intrusions/feed/ 0 (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Feds Seek Public Input On Facial Recognition Technology http://newstalk870.am/feds-seek-public-input-on-facial-recognition-technology/ http://newstalk870.am/feds-seek-public-input-on-facial-recognition-technology/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:00:18 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=31255 The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public input on a growing potential hot button issue-facial recognitiong technology.

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