- Winter storm coming to Minnesota. They said it could be the biggest snowfall of the winter. That wouldn't be tough to do this year. That was a forecast they actually got right. The latest on the snow we've gotten since yesterday morning. There's a snow emergency taking effect 9pm tonight, so we get to spend the weekend moving cars around. [strib]
- Spying: The American Way of Life?.
Save for a few battle-weary civil libertarians, not many people have been fretting about how cameras now monitor all downtown areas in Washington, or the unchecked spread of face-recognition cameras that spy on travelers in airports and sports fans in arenas.
Sigh. - How we can save PGP by Phil Zimmermann
- Americans Need Not Trade Privacy For Security. Look at all the good it's done the British. [instapundit]
- Digital driver license photos used in criminal lineups
Joan Vecchi, the [Colorado] state's operations manager for Driver Control, said use of license photos for criminal lineups has never been an issue.
Those in other states may want to inquire into how their digital pics are being used. [Reed] - Russian ban on US chicken in force. Apparently they don't think it's safe. Or maybe they're just mad about the tarriffs on steel. [daypop]