Archive for September 18th, 2010

Will Big Indian Brother Set the Global Biometric Standard for Big Brother? Privacy and security clash as DHS tests iris scans at the Border Patrol. But Big Brother in India starts iris scans, fingerprinting and facial recognition photos for 1.2 billion residents. By Ms. Smith NetworkWorld.com Thu, 09/16/10 DHS will start iris scans at... »

Innovator: Andrew Thompson The engineer-turned-venture capitalist wants to transform your pills into miniature computers that can send out an alert when you miss a dose By Olga Kharif BusinessWeek.com September 16, 2010 Modern cars come with a bevy of dashboard alerts, from the “check engine” light to the low-oil warning. “That’s why cars rarely... »

by JR Nyquist FinancialSense.com Fri, 17 Sep 2010 According to some experts the U.S. economy is one “event” away from a catastrophic sequence. My own variation on this sequence goes something like this: first, the dollar collapses; second, the government’s response prevents any chance for recovery; third, political unrest and destabilization begins; last, the... »