Archive for January, 2014

NSA documents unveil the full extent of their spying technology

NSA documents unveil the full extent of their spying technology

The NSA have uncovered a way to spy on all digital communications through a ‘loophole’ which is built into most electronic devices, it has been revealed. Under a Freedom of Information Act request uncovered by journalists at the news website Spiegel, NSA agents are able to keep an eye on all levels of our digital lives – from computing centres[Read More…]

Support for Afghanistan war at an all-time low

Support for Afghanistan war at an all-time low

American support for the war in Afghanistan is at an all-time low, according to figures published recently. According to a CNN/ORC International poll, support for the US war in the Middle-Eastern country has sunk below the lowest points seen for the Iraq and Vietnam wars. Only 17 percent of Americans support the 12-year-old war, while about 82 percent of Americans[Read More…]

Advert for sex worker displayed on government website

Advert for sex worker displayed on government website

An advertisement for prostitutes has appeared on a government website, it has been revealed. Direct Gov is a website owned and run by Whitehall and is part of the the Department for Work and Pensions. However officials have been left red-faced after an advert by a company named Horny Escorts, appeared on the government website promising £10 an hour for[Read More…]

US man sues govt following ‘voluntary’ DNA checks for prescription drugs

US man sues govt following ‘voluntary’ DNA checks for prescription drugs

A US man has filed a lawsuit against the city of Pennsylvania after being stopped for “voluntary” DNA checks. The suit follows a state-wide campaign by police in Reading, Pennsylvania who created checkpoints in the city in which citizens were forced to stop and then asked if they would like to ‘volunteer’ to have their cheeks swabbed in search of[Read More…]

Scientists come up with a new way to capture compassion

Scientists come up with a new way to capture compassion

Scientists have come up with a new way to measure compassion and use it to the benefit of patients, it has been revealed. In a journal entitled Health Expectations, the researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center has unveiled the results of a study in which they have identified compassionate words and statements which are the most effective on[Read More…]