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by Cory Doctorow

Terrific story relates the tale of Marcus, a youthful resident of San Francisco. When Homeland Security cracks down on the city, what can a teenager do to protect everyone's constitutional rights? What rights do you have when terrorists threaten? Go read it now on craphound: see Little Brother download central (or read it now on your screen.

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Students Surveilled By School Phone Apps
   Cheer up, students. '...cracking my SchoolBook had been easy.' - Cory Doctorow, 2008.

ParanoidLinux Escaping From Doctorow Book 'Little Brother'
   Interesting idea from Doctorow's novel may be seen in the wild sometime this year.

Spy Satellite Gait Analysis ID's You
   Amazing technical development may make routine identification possible from orbit.

Marauder's Map From RFID Plus Social Networking
   Thanks to the Open Attendee Meta-Data (OpenAMD) system and SocioPatterns.org, a version of the HP Marauder's Map will come to life.

Doctorow's SchoolBook Computers Created By Australian Govt
   Waving a red flag in front of the world's hackers, the New South Wales schools will be handing out 'unhackable' computers to high school students.

School Surveillance Via Student Laptop Webcams
   Cory Doctorow alerted us to this possibility - and provides the solution.

Woolim DPRK Surveillance Tablet And Doctorow's 'Schoolbook'
   '...cracking my SchoolBook had been easy.' Take heed, North Koreans!

Chinese Watrix Gait Recognition Watching You Always
   '... those pesky gait-recognition cameras.' - Cory Doctorow, 2008.

Answer To Teacher Spying And Student Surveillance? ParanoidLinux!
   'ParanoidLinux is an operating system that assumes that its operator is under assault from the government...' - Cory Doctorow, 2008.

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