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# Monitoring

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# Crime
New legislation will allow for electronic monitoring of sex offenders
The new bill published by the Justice Minister also gives additional powers to gardaí.
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Nov 10th 2021, 8:16 AM
# jonathan pollard
Convicted spy released from prison after 30 years
He has challenged his parole terms, calling them “onerous and oppressive”
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Nov 21st 2015, 9:15 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you worry about your privacy?
Or is it a thing of the past?
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May 18th 2015, 9:34 AM
# Above Board
How Ireland has spent almost €100,000 on election monitoring in other countries this year
The vast majority was spent on sending people to Ukraine.
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Jul 20th 2014, 2:35 PM
# what's your emergency?
Behind the scenes at a garda control centre: Who takes your 999 call?
The Dublin Metropolitan Region office handles ten times as may calls as the next busiest centre.
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May 30th 2014, 7:15 AM
# Monitoring
Google confirms Turkey intercepted web traffic to monitor users
Many Turkish citizens used Google’s public DNS service to bypass their government’s decision to block popular websites, but now many Turkish ISPs are masquerading as Google’s DNS service.
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Mar 31st 2014, 11:37 AM
# Surveillance
NSA using radio waves to access 100,000 offline computers
The technology has been used to monitor the Chinese Army, Mexican police and drug cartels, and trade institutions inside the European Union.
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Jan 15th 2014, 10:56 AM
# Surveillance
US telecom companies reluctant to collect phone records for fear of lawsuits
It’s estimated that it would cost $60 million to move the records for the NSA program to phone providers
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Jan 14th 2014, 4:00 PM
# shark attack
Tagged sharks tweet alerts to help warn Australian beachgoers
Tagged sharks swimming off the south west coast of Australia will tweet an alert whenever they come close to a popular swimming area.
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Jan 2nd 2014, 8:00 PM
# tensions
John Kerry: Yes, US spying 'has reached too far' at times
The admission by the US Secretary of State was unprecedented as the tense row between the US and Europe rumbles on.
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Nov 1st 2013, 10:32 AM
# Peru
Drones not just for spying - they spot ancient ruins too
The spy craft are not just being used in war and military surveillance – in Peru, they are studying ancient ruins.
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Aug 18th 2013, 5:30 PM
# Illegal dumping
Bonfires 'being used to cover up illegal dumping'
Plus: Is Dublin City Council using CCTV to monitor dumping?
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Apr 28th 2013, 8:45 AM
Voices
Column: We need a version of ‘Sarah’s Law’ to help protect children
Irish parents must be given access to controlled information on sex offenders in their area, writes independent TD Denis Naughten.
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Aug 8th 2012, 7:00 AM
# London
London to monitor drinks intake of alcohol offenders
Boris Johnson has said a new programme will use electronic bracelets to detect alcohol in the perspiration of people convicted of serious drink-related offences.
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Feb 10th 2012, 5:49 PM
Voices
Column: Ever get that feeling you’re being watched? You are – right now.
Our lives are closely tracked from the minute we go online, writes Hugh Torpey, and it’s only getting weirder. So should we be worried?
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Feb 9th 2012, 7:15 AM