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EU Surveillance Studies Disclosed By Pirate Party 343

Posted by timothy from the vee-simply-vish-ztu-observe-you dept.
Spliffster writes "The German Pirate Party has disclosed some secret documents on how the EU is planning to monitor citizens. The so called INDECT Documents describe how a seamless surveillance could (or should) be implemented across Europe. The use of CCTV cameras, the Internet (social networks), and even the use of UAVs are mentioned as data sources. Two of the nine documents can be downloaded from the German Pirate Party's website (PDFs in English)."
GUI

An Optimized GUI Based On Users' Abilities 114

Posted by Soulskill from the how-about-a-difficulty-slider dept.
Ostracus writes "Researchers at the University of Washington have recently developed a system, which, for the first time, offers an instantly customizable approach to user interfaces. Each participant in the program is placed through a brief skills test, and then a mathematically-based version of the user interface optimized for his or her vision and motor abilities is generated. The current off-the-shelf designs are especially discouraging for the disabled, the elderly and others who have trouble controlling a mouse, because most computer programs have standardized button sizes, fonts, and layouts, which are designed for typical users."
Enlightenment

Submission + - Recycled Tires Could Filter Water

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MattSparkes writes: "According to New Scientist, water could be cleansed and filtered more easily and cheaply by using old tires; "Rubber tyres, the kind that lie at the bottom of rivers and at the back of junkyards the world over, could be ideal water filters says an environmental engineer at Penn State university in the US.""

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