www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

  Home>News Center>World
         
 

US wins dubious 'big brother' award
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-07-29 08:36

A British civil liberties group Wednesday named a U.S. program to fingerprint foreign visitors as the year's most menacing project.

The so-called U.S.-VISIT program took the dubious honor at the Big Brother Awards, presented by London-based watchdog Privacy International to individuals and organizations "that have done the most to invade personal privacy in Britain."

The group said it took the unusual step of giving the award to a U.S. initiative because the "offensive and invasive" plan "has been undertaken with little or no debate or scrutiny."

Starting in September, most foreign nationals will be required to be fingerprinted and photographed before entering the United States.

The system began operating in 115 airports and 14 seaports in January for visitors traveling with visas. By Sept. 30, it will be expanded to the citizens of 27 countries who are allowed to travel to the United States without a visa.

Authorities say it will be in place at the 50 busiest land ports by the end of the year.

The Big Brother Awards — named in honor of the ominous, all-seeing ruler in George Orwell's "1984" — are presented annually in more than a dozen countries.

Privacy International also handed out awards to British government plans to track children through "intrusive databases and information systems" and for an "insecure and dangerous" plan to computerize National Health Service patient records.

British Gas was named worst corporate offender for claiming that data-protection laws prevented it from informing social welfare authorities that it had disconnected the gas supply to the home of an elderly couple who subsequently died. Hypothermia was found to be a contributor to the man's death.

The winners weren't expected to attend the ceremony to receive their trophies, in the shape of a golden boot stamping on a human head.



 
  Today's Top News     Top World News
 

Taiwan: Don't test Beijing's resolve

 

   
 

Credit under better control

 

   
 

Chinese Embassy takes near hit

 

   
 

China opens first research station in Arctic

 

   
 

Japan sending team to probe toxic bombs

 

   
 

Plan aimed at training first woman astronaut

 

   
  US wins dubious 'big brother' award
   
  Afghan mosque blast kills two, aid group pulls out
   
  Suicide car bombing kills 51 in Iraq
   
  Roh names new defense, justice ministers
   
  Palestinian PM drops resignation
   
  Iraq to hold national conference despite violence
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  News Talk  
  Will Saddam Hussein get a fair trial?  
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产成人精品午夜视频' | 欧美视频精品在线观看 | 国产自精品在线 | 91免费永久国产在线观看 | 欧美国产精品亚洲精品第一区 | 美女扒开腿让男人桶个爽 | 国产精品免费视频一区一 | 日本香蕉一区二区三区 | 99视频精品全部 在线 | 亚洲综合精品一区二区三区中文 | 国产精品91在线播放 | 免费的成人a视频在线观看 免费的毛片 | 国产三及 | 欧美一级专区免费大片 | 成人网18免费 | 97国产精品欧美一区二区三区 | 亚洲精品在线网站 | 高清一级毛片 | 欧美精品一区二区三区在线 | 亚洲欧洲日韩在线 | 久久视频这里只有精品 | 国产高清在线免费视频 | 欧美国产精品 | 亚洲视频免费在线看 | 亚洲经典乱码在线播 | 911国产自产精选 | 久久久久久久亚洲精品一区 | 欧美国产91 | 国产成人在线小视频 | 黄色影院在线观看视频 | 成人在线中文字幕 | 中文字幕毛片 | 一级特黄a免费大片 | 国产不卡a | 综合自拍 | 成人看的午夜免费毛片 | 免费真实播放国产乱子伦 | 亚洲国产成人在人网站天堂 | 日本色综合网 | 欧美精品在线一区二区三区 | 日韩欧美一区二区三区久久 |