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Chefs sollen Toiletten nicht mehr ausspähen dürfen [Chefs are not allowed to spy on toilets]

Die Regierung will nach Zeitungsberichten die heimliche Videoüberwachung von Arbeitnehmern verbieten. Das Ausspähen von Toiletten, Umkleiden und Schlafräumen soll tabu sein. Personaler dürfen Bewerber zwar googeln, aber nicht auf Facebook ausspähen.

Schoolgirls fined for bugging teachers

Two Stockholm schoolgirls have been taken to court for trying to bug their teachers during a grading conference. They were found out after one of them revealed all on Facebook.

New Big Brother: Market-Moving Satellite Images

As an example of how Wall Street getting in on this techhology, the UBS Investment Research issued its earnings preview for Wal-Mart's [WMT  50.26    0.20  (+0.4%)   ] second quarter, which publicly revealed that UBS [UBS  16.5363    -0.2737  (-1.63%)   ] had been u …

Smile! Aerial images being used to enforce laws

On New York's Long Island, it's used to prevent drownings. In Greece, it's a tool to help solve a financial crisis. Municipalities update property assessment rolls and other government data with it.

United Arab Emirates Bans Surveillance-Unfriendly BlackBerries

The United Arab Emirates announced this weekend that all BlackBerry mobile services will be banned beginning in October, forcing users of the smartphone to find other ways to surf the web and send email and text messages.