The Americans are being protected from potential arrest by the Egyptian authorities as part of a politically-charged probe into the activities of four American-backed nongovernmental organizations.
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U.S. Embassy in Cairo Shields 3 Americans
Google said Tuesday it will follow the activities of users across e-mail, search, YouTube and other services, a shift in strategy that is expected to invite greater scrutiny of its privacy and competitive practices. Read full article > >
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Google announces privacy changes across products; users can’t opt out
With all the attention on crowds of ordinary people rising up and asserting themselves against corruption and self-dealing by an oligarchy, we’re missing what the oligarchs are doing right at home. Take, for example, the activities of one of our biggest banks, JPMorgan
The government will unveil details of its plans to reform control orders – which are used to restrict the activities of terrorist suspects – in a statement to the Commons later this month, MPs have been told.
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Government to announce control orders reform
An Icelandic MP says US officials have subpoenaed personal details from Twitter relating to her activities with the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks.
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US ‘wants Wikileaks Twitter data’
Secret cables released by Wikileaks reveal US concerns over the activities of Cuban intelligence agents in Venezuela.
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Cuban spies ‘rife in Venezuela’
The government’s independent advisor on the activities of the security services is to meet the family of Kieran Doherty later on Monday.
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Carlisle meeting Doherty family
The World Bank announces a programme to help nations properly account for the destruction of nature that their activities cause.
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World Bank to account for nature
Police investigating the activities of the controversial National Task Force (NTF) charity confirm they have questioned a man.
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Charity firm boss is questioned
Google announces privacy changes across products; users can’t opt out
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012Russ Baker | Giving Chase: Egypt, OK – But What About America’s Oligarchs?
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