State Department Aides Seek $300 Million to Better Security WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Three months after Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright declared herself "humiliated" by lax security at her department, manifested in one case by the loss of a laptop computer with classified information, officials there are seeking $300 million to upgrade its headquarters and hire 900 new employees, most of them security agents. [snip] http://www10.nytimes.com:80/learning/students/pop/articles/080400secure-plan.html --- Dutch Secret Service accused of e-mail snooping BERLIN (IDG) -- Reports that intelligence agents have been intercepting e-mail traffic have added urgency to the debate about electronic snooping in the Netherlands, where a pending bill would broaden the government's power to monitor communications. http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/02/netherlands.email.idg/index.html --- WASHINGTON, July 24 � The Federal Bureau of Investigation is developing a broad range of Internet surveillance technologies capable of monitoring any form of digital communication, including file transfers and Internet-based telephone calls. [Also includes video: July 24, 2000 A House Judiciary Constitution Subcommittee hears from FBI Lab Division Director Dr. Donald Kerr and others about the FBI�s Carnivore program.] http://www.msnbc.com:80/news/437190.asp?cp1=1 ---- Microchips required for adopted animals L.A. requires electronic implants for pets leaving shelters... http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_kohlbrand_news/20000807_xnkoh_microchips.shtml
