Day November 15, 2002

Yahoo gets snoopy

Yahoo gets snoopy From an activist friend Yahoo is now using something called “Web Beacons” to track Yahoo Group users around the net and see what you’re doing. It’s similar to cookies but apparently oh-so-much-more insidious. <These are invisible one…

We must kill the birds…

We must kill the birds to save them Senate OKs Broad Waiver for Pentagon on Migratory Birds The Senate just exempted the Defense Department from a law protects 850 species of birds from harmful practices. The stupid birds were interferring…

Big WTO protests in Sydney

Big WTO protests in SydneyThirty five arrests, more protests coming Protesters are streaming out of Sydney’s Olympic Park, site of the World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting, where a steady flow of arrests has reduced their numbers during tense running battles…

Argentina defaults on World Bank…

Argentina defaults on World Bank loan Argentina has failed to repay an $805 million debt to the World Bank, raising fears the financially-troubled country could lose its last source of foreign credit.