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Submission + - U.S. DNA Collection Laws Expanded

Submitted by Alchemist253
Alchemist253 writes: The New York Times is reporting a massive increase in collection of DNA samples from people arrested or detained by federal agencies. According to the article, anyone arrested (regardless of proven guilt) will be compelled to provide DNA for archival purposes. Public opinions are mixed. From the article, "'Obviously, the bigger the DNA database, the better,' said Lynn Parrish, the spokeswoman for the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, based in Washington." An alternative view is offered by a lawyer from the Innocence Project: "'Whereas fingerprints merely identify the person who left them,' Mr. Neufeld said, 'DNA profiles have the potential... to mine our most intimate matters.'"
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Journal Journal: 15 year old charged with sexual abuse of herself. 1

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A teenager has been charged with sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography and dissemination of child pornography after taking and posting pictures of herself to chat rooms. While investigation may have been justified, the continued possesion and presentation of evidence required by prosecution reeks of hypocrisy. How can they justify further abuse of the victim? How can they s

Robots Could Some Day Demand Legal Rights 473

Posted by Zonk from the good-news-everyone dept.
Karrde712 writes "According to a study by the British government, as reported by the BBC, robots may some day improve to a level of intelligence where they might be able to demand rights, even 'robo-healthcare'." From the article: "The research was commissioned by the UK Office of Science and Innovation's Horizon Scanning Centre. The 246 summary papers, called the Sigma and Delta scans, were complied by futures researchers, Outsights-Ipsos Mori partnership and the US-based Institute for the Future (IFTF) ... The paper which addresses Robo-rights, titled Utopian dream or rise of the machines? examines the developments in artificial intelligence and how this may impact on law and politics." I'd better get started on my RoboAmerican studies degree.
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MS Fights Gmail With 2-GB Exchange Mailboxes 353

Posted by kdawson from the supersize-it dept.
prawnonthebarbie writes "Microsoft is battling the trend for frazzled office workers to give up on Outlook and auto-forward all their mail to Gmail: the company is promising 2-GB mailboxes in Exchange 2007 rather than the piffling 50-MB mailboxes most workplaces have now. Speaking at the launch of Vista, Office, and Exchange in Singapore, Microsoft Product Marketing Manager Martha DeAmicis said Microsoft had built clustered replication into Exchange so corporate IT admins wouldn't be worrying about backing up big mailboxes to tape. However, its killer feature appears to be its plans to make those gigs of email available on Joe Officeworker's mobile phone."

Mahir To Borat, I Sue You! 275

Posted by CmdrTaco from the my-wife-she-is-dead-now-is-ok-i-have-new-wife dept.
An anonymous reader writes "The mockumentary Borat bears more than a passing resemblance to late '90s net celeb Mahir Cagri of ikissyou.org, and he's not amused. Steven Leckart of Wired magazine gives him the third degree."

Saddam Hussein Sentenced to Death 1003

Posted by CmdrTaco from the right-before-the-election-even dept.
indraneil writes "Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death along with his half brother. Three Baath party officials charged with Hussein in the killings of 148 Shiite civilians have been sentenced to 15 years in prison, while a fourth has been cleared. He is to be hanged inside 30 days from now. Saddam Hussein has been given 10 days to appeal against the decision. His lawyer has warned to a bloodbath if the sentence is carried out."

Windows CE 6 Arrives Complete with Kernel Source 169

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the pay-no-attention-to-the-man-behind-the-curtain dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft has launched the sixth edition of their embedded OS Windows CE and this time has included the full source. From the article: 'Developers can now access shared source code for the Windows CE kernel -- as well as certain device drivers and application-level components -- directly from within the Windows Embedded CE 6.0 distribution package. To do this, they click on a function in the IDE that installs the shared source, and indicate their acceptance of the associated shared source license.'"

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