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• France planning to 'triple' CCTV surveillance capacity

  Published: July 28, 2007, 2:11 pm

  Tags: Big Brother, Bigbrother, Cctv, France, French, Law, Legal, Lopsi, Safety, Security, Surveillance, Terrorism, Violence

  Filed under: Misc. GadgetsAt least those residing in the UK can breathe a momentary sigh of relief, as it's not the only locale where the amount of surveillance drones is quickly approaching the number of citizens. Reportedly, French interior minister Michele Alliot-Marie recently announced that the government is planning to "triple" the existing

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• RDISS: the Army's uber-vigilant surveillance system

  Published: July 28, 2007, 6:10 pm

  Tags: Army, Big Brother, Bigbrother, Defense, Rdiss, Security, Soldier, Surveillance, War

  Filed under: Misc. GadgetsBeing dropped into no man's land without a hint of what's going on around you can't be fun (or safe, for that matter), but scoping out foreign territory in a hurry just got a lot more reasonable. The Army's Rapid Equipping Force has developed the Rapid Deployment Integrated Surveillance System, or RDISS, which "can be

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• Microsoft envisions invasive approach to targeted advertising

  Published: July 31, 2007, 1:55 pm

  Tags: Ads, Advertising, Big Brother, Bigbrother, Marketing, Microsoft, Patent, Patent Application, Patentapplication, Targeted Ads, Targeted Advertising, Targetedads, Targetedadvertising

  Filed under: Home Entertainment Not that getting all up in our proverbial grills in order to provide specialized advertising is a new concept or anything, but Microsoft in particular has been on the warpath of late in this very realm. On the heels of a similar ad-based patent application comes documentation that reveals plans to use "biometric

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• LAPD getting the 'Cops' treatment at all major events

  Published: August 3, 2007, 5:15 pm

  Tags: Big Brother, Bigbrother, Crime, Lapd, Officers, Police, Record, Track

  Filed under: Digital CamerasConsidering that UK traffic wardens are already wielding handheld camcorders to record their daily activities, it's not too shocking to hear that the LAPD will soon be implementing a similar, albeit more extreme, version of employee recording. In the wake of the "MacArthur Park melee," the department's chief has stated

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• "Big Brother" Wings Pilot

  Published: August 6, 2007, 12:00 pm

  Tags: Big Brother, Bigbrother, Cbs, Endemol

  Filed under: TVTMZ.com: The producers of the CBS reality show "Big Brother" have grounded a pilot they say planned on ruining the show.Lawyers for Endemol USA Inc. sent a cease and desist letter to Jerry Hider of Blue Yonder Air, to stop him from flying his plane over the... Read more

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• "Big Brother" Shiksa Learns Jews Have Jewish Names

  Published: August 8, 2007, 7:59 am

  Tags: Big Brother, Bigbrother

  Filed under: TVTMZ.com: Relations between Israel and the "Big Brother" house are strained today, after a somewhat anti-Semitic rant from crybaby housemate Amber hit the Internet this week. Oy vey!Where to begin, already? First of all, Amber said the majority of Jews she... Read more

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• "Big Brother" Shiksa Learns Jews Have Jewish Names

  Published: August 8, 2007, 7:59 am

  Tags: Big Brother, Bigbrother

  Filed under: TVTMZ.com: Relations between Israel and the "Big Brother" house are strained today, after a somewhat anti-Semitic rant from crybaby housemate Amber hit the Internet this week. Oy vey!Where to begin, already? First of all, Amber said the majority of Jews she... Read more

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• "Big Brother" Shiksa Learns Jews Have Jewish Names

  Published: August 8, 2007, 7:59 am

  Tags: Big Brother, Bigbrother

  Filed under: TVTMZ.com: Relations between Israel and the "Big Brother" house are strained today, after a somewhat anti-Semitic rant from crybaby housemate Amber hit the Internet this week. Oy vey!Where to begin, already? First of all, Amber said the majority of Jews she... Read more

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• "Big Brother" Shiksa Learns Jews Have Jewish Names

  Published: August 8, 2007, 7:59 am

  Tags: Big Brother, Bigbrother

  Filed under: TVTMZ.com: Relations between Israel and the "Big Brother" house are strained today, after a somewhat anti-Semitic rant from crybaby housemate Amber hit the Internet this week. Oy vey!Where to begin, already? First of all, Amber said the majority of Jews she... Read more

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• "Big Brother" Shiksa Learns Jews Have Jewish Names

  Published: August 8, 2007, 7:59 am

  Tags: Big Brother, Bigbrother

  Filed under: TVTMZ.com: Relations between Israel and the "Big Brother" house are strained today, after a somewhat anti-Semitic rant from crybaby housemate Amber hit the Internet this week. Oy vey!Where to begin, already? First of all, Amber said the majority of Jews she... Read more

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• What's On Tonight: Big Brother, Iron Chef America, Flavor Flav Roast

  Published: August 12, 2007, 1:01 pm

  Tags: August 12 2007, August122007, Big Brother, Bigbrother, Bobby Flay, Design Star, Entourage, Flavor Flav Roast, Flight Of The Conchords, Gene Simmons, Ice Road Truckers, Iron Chef America, John From Cincinnati

  Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother. NBC has a pre-season football game at 8, the Seahawks vs. the Chargers. TLC has Diana: Last Days of a Princess at 8. TNT has a new episode of The Company at 8 (repeated at 10). Also at 8: Disney has a new Suite Life of Zack & Cody,

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• China outdoes itself with unprecedented surveillance initiative

  Published: August 13, 2007, 9:19 pm

  Tags: Big Brother, Bigbrother, China, Id Card, Id Tags, Idcard, Idtags, Security Cameras, Securitycameras, Surveillance, Tracking

  Filed under: Misc. Gadgets The Chinese government, long-renowned for its tolerance, unobtrusive law-making, and general good vibes, has announced plans to begin outfitting its citizens with a new kind of ID card; one with an embedded chip that will include the holder's name, address, work history, educational background, religion, ethnicity,

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• What's On Tonight: Teen Choice Awards, Kill Point, Ace in the Hole

  Published: August 26, 2007, 1:04 pm

  Tags: August 26 2007, August262007, Big Brother, Big Love, Bigbrother, Bobby Flay, Design Star, Entourage, Flight Of The Conchords, Ice Road Truckers, Mind Of Mencia, Teen Choice Awards

  Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother. FOX has the Teen Choice Awards at 8. NBC has preseason football at 8, the Eagles vs. the Steelers. Discovery has two new episodes of Blue Planet at 8. At 8:30, Nickelodeon has something called the Let's Just Play Go Healthy Challenge.

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• Nielsen ratings for the week ending August 26

  Published: August 28, 2007, 1:20 pm

  Tags: 60 Minutes, Abc, America S Got Talent, Big Brother, Bigbrother, Cbs, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, Csi, Fox, Just For Laughs, Last Comic Standing, Nbc, Nfl Football, Television Ratings, Tv Ratings, Tvratings, Two Half Men, Without Trace

  Filed under: Industry, Programming, RatingsHere are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers. 1. America's Got Talent (NBC)2. CSI (CBS)3. Without A Trace (CBS)4. Two and a Half Men (CBS)5. 60 Minutes (CBS)6. NFL Preseason Game (NBC)7. Power of 10 (CBS)8. The Singing Bee (NBC)9. Cold Case (CBS)10. Criminal Minds (CBS)11. CSI: NY (CBS)12. CSI:

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• Big Brother 8: Media blocked from interviewing evictees

  Published: August 31, 2007, 5:08 pm

  Tags: Amber, Anti Semitic, Bb8, Big Brother, Big Brother 8, Bigbrother, Bigbrother8, Early Show, Earlyshow, Evicted Houseguests, Evictedhouseguests, Houseguests, Interviews, Julie Chen, Juliechen, Press Blocked, Pressblocked

  Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Big Brother (US)Now, this is an interesting turn of events. Did you happen to notice that Amber Siyavus (also listed as Amber Tomcavage elsewhere), evicted from Big Brother 8 last night, was nowhere to be seen on The Early Show?After all, it's as traditional as blocked feeds each season that the evicted houseguest gets

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