Public Buses Across Country Quietly Adding Microphones to Record Passenger Conversations

Kim Zetter Wired 12/20/2012

Transit authorities in cities across the country are quietly installing microphone-enabled surveillance systems on public buses that would give them the ability to record and store private conversations, according to documents obtained by a news outlet.

The systems are being installed in San Francisco, Baltimore, and other cities with funding from […]

Preparing for #Sandy: Mandatory evacuation ordered in New York City’s ‘Zone A’

Twitchy 10/28/2012

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered the evacuation of ‘Zone A’ in the city due to the threat posed by Hurricane Sandy.

 

 

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WH: You bet we’re gung-ho on that boondoggle that’s tripled in cost before it’s begun!

Ed Morrissey HotAir.com 12/17/2011

The projected cost of the California high-speed rail project has tripled from the $33 billion estimate the state used to get voter approval for the necessary bonds — borrowing, in other words — in 2008, just three short years ago. The state hasn’t even broken ground on the project, and even […]

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