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Biometric ID cards

mardi 16 septembre 2014 à 14:00

Nigeria is imposing biometric ID cards that include fingerprints and iris scans. And share all the data with Mastercard.

National ID cards such as this are inherently oppressive. Nigeria faces a big terrorist threat, but these cards will do no good whatsoever against it.

How LA thugs see black people

mardi 16 septembre 2014 à 14:00

LA thugs saw a black woman kiss a white man in a car, and handcuffed her, making the assumption based on that alone that she was a prostitute. They do this every day, but this time they were embarrassed because she was a film star.

Real prostitutes don't deserve to be treated that way either, so jumping to the conclusion because of her race makes it two wrongs.

Rich French people dodging taxes

mardi 16 septembre 2014 à 14:00

Thousands of rich French people are dodging taxes by moving their money to Belgium.

France needs to tax these people no matter where they go.

Press access to Canadian scientist denied

mardi 16 septembre 2014 à 14:00

A newspaper requested an interview with a Canadian scientist about algae. Government officials had a discussion of 100 pages before they refused permission for him to talk to the press.

This is because the facts about the algae demonstrate effects of global heating, while the Canadian government wants to promote use of fossil fuel.

Librarians campaigning to protect users

mardi 16 septembre 2014 à 14:00

Some librarians are campaigning to protect library users from massive digital surveillance.

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