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Privacy No More? TrapWire’s all-seeing eye tracks your every move

By dog | Published: August 20, 2012

Recent reports published by WikiLeaks have revealed that the US government is using highly advanced spyware to watch its own citizens. The system, called TrapWire, allegedly accesses all surveillance cameras nationwide and sends collected data to a main database, where the images are stored. RT’s Marina Portnaya reveals more about the mysterious software. RT LIVE [...]

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Wozniak: Web crackdown coming, freedom failing

By dog | Published: August 14, 2012

Apple’s co-founder fears that freedom of information is under attack, with the internet controlled and regulated in unnecessary and harmful ways. RT talked to Steve Wozniak on a range of topics, from Wikileaks to Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com [...]

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Freakonomics: What Prostitutes Can Teach About Economics

By dog | Published: August 5, 2012

Steven Levitt, author of Freakonomics, recounts a story of talking economics and business practice with a prostitute while researching for SuperFreakonomics. Complete video available for free at fora.tv

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Cambodia rights groups wary of cyber law

By dog | Published: July 25, 2012

Many fear the new law being drafted by the government would be used to silence the opposition. The Cambodian government is drafting its first cyber law, a measure it says is necessary to protect national security. However, human rights groups fear that the new law would be used to silence opposition voices. Al Jazeera’s Steve [...]

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Inside Story – Will the London Olympics be secure?

By dog | Published: July 16, 2012

Security issues have overshadowed the London 2012 Olympic Games preparations. The British government has been forced to deploy additional military personnel after the main private security contractor said it cannot provide enough guards on time. Will this compromise the security at one of the world’s biggest sporting events? Guests: Steve Park, Martin Bentham, Jeremy Corbyn.

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Steve Chao reports on ASEAN summit

By dog | Published: July 13, 2012

The Obama administration is hoping China will accept a code of conduct for resolving territorial disputes in the resource-rich South China Sea, a difficult mediation effort that’s often been rebuffed by the communist government.

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US warns China of ‘conflict’ if it doesn’t agree to maritime code

By dog | Published: July 13, 2012

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has warned of more conflict in the South China Sea if China doesn’t agree to a maritime code of conduct. Clinton was speaking in Cambodia, at the Asia Pacific’s leading security forum. Territorial claims in the South China Sea have dominated the agenda. But as Al Jazeera’s Steve Chao [...]

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Cambodia pushing for key role in ASEAN talks

By dog | Published: July 11, 2012

The Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, meeting in Phnom Penh is expected to focus on security and territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The other issue to be tackled is tensions on the Korean peninsula. At a time when North Korea is in the grip of international sanctions, Cambodia has embraced the secretive nation. [...]

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Cambodian children dying from mysterious illness

By dog | Published: July 6, 2012

Doctors in Cambodia are investigating a mysterious illness that has now killed more than 60 children, all under the age of seven. It’s prompted the World Health Organisation to issue an alarm in a country already stretched thin by epidemics of other diseases. Al Jazeera’s Steve Chao reports from Phnom Penh.

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Economy key issue in Mongolia vote

By dog | Published: June 27, 2012

Mongolians vote on Thursday to elect a new parliament. One of its tasks will be to manage a rapidly expanding economy. A mining boom, spurred by foreign investors, has generated vast wealth. But little of the rewards are trickling down to the nation’s poorest. The capital city, Ulaanbaatar, is ringed with slums, and for over [...]

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Corruption fears high before Mongolian election

By dog | Published: June 27, 2012

As Mongolians go to the polls to elect a new parliament on Thursday, many concers remain over government corruption. When former Mongolian president Nambaryn Enkhbayar claimed authoritarian strong-arming after his arrest over corruption charges, many voters still supported his party. And while current president Elbedgorj Tsakhia maintains it is up to the courts, and not [...]

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China sends first woman into space

By dog | Published: June 18, 2012

China’s latest space mission has successfully lifted off with on board the country’s first female astronaut. It is the next step in China’s strategy to build a permanently-occupied space station. Al Jazeera’s Steve Chao reports.

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