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Cyborg America: inside the strange new world of basement body hackers

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Shawn Sarver took a deep breath and stared at the bottle of Listerine on the counter. “A minty fresh feeling for your mouth... cures bad breath,” he repeated to himself, as the scalpel sliced open his ring finger. His left arm was stretched out on the operating table, his sleeve rolled up past the elbow, revealing his first tattoo, the Air Force insignia he got at age 18, a few weeks after graduating from high school. Sarver was trying a technique he learned in the military to block out the pain, since it was illegal to administer anesthetic for his procedure.


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Richard Stallman dice que "Apple es el peor enemigo de la libertad del usuario"

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Murcia, 7 may (EFE).- El fundador del movimiento de software libre, el neoyorquino Richard Stallman, ha dicho hoy que "Apple es el peor enemigo de la ...
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Vulbus Incognita: Ways the Government Watches You

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FBI monitoring of email and electronic communications.Credit: Mozilla Foundation
The FBI implemented a system in the late 1990s known as Carnivore, which scanned emails en masse looking for keywords. It's since been replaced by even more sophisticated software.

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Surveillance cameras in public places.Credit: Wikipedia user Hustvedt
In August, Detroit officials announced that the city would be operating 350 security cameras in the central business district, joining dozens of American cities that use surveillance cameras to help prevent crime.

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In the decade since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the size and scope of the U.S. national-security apparatus has greatly expanded.

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Vulbus Incognita: Ways the Government Watches You

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One of the controversial Patriot Act provisions reauthorized this past spring permits roving John Doe wiretaps, which follow a "person of interest" within a broad search warrant.

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License-plate cameras at intersectionsCredit: Joe Ravi

. In order to crack down on drivers running red lights or committing other traffic transgressions, many municipalities have installed cameras at intersections.

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Electronic toll collectors.Credit: Wikipedia user Nate
For those who frequently drive on toll roads on the East Coast, getting an E-ZPass saves both time and the need to have a cup holder filled with quarters for the commute to work. The same is true of similar systems, such as TxTag in Texas or FasTrak in California.

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ne of the controversial Patriot Act provisions reauthorized this past spring permits roving John Doe wiretaps, which follow a "person of interest" within a broad search warrant.

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