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Oct
18
2010
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The commander of Canada's largest air force base has pleaded guilty to the murder of two women and the sexual assault of two others.
Mar
6
2010
Oct
25
2009
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Formal surveillance means one CCTV camera per 14 citizens in the UK
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Yet, the actual extent of commercial surveillance on Facebook remains murky. According to their privacy policy, Facebook retains the right to collect information about their members from other sources such as newspapers, instant messaging services and blogs “to provide you with more useful information and a more personalised experience”. By using Facebook, you also consent to have your personal data transferred to, and processed in, the US. Users are not notified when and how their data is used. In 2008 the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, a privacy group, filed a complaint against Facebook for violating 22 ∞counts of Canadian privacy laws
Oct
22
2009
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"Afghanistan has revealed that NATO has reached the stage where it is a corpse, decomposing" and in need of "lifesaving" or "the alliance will be done."
Aug
15
2009
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And so, in an effort to make sex work safer, not to mention stabilize and legitimize the industry, Davis has helped found the West Coast Cooperative of Sex Industry Professionals. Davis’ plans include a brothel that hopefully will be in place for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, a trade industry seal of excellence guaranteeing good working conditions, and a system of standardized occupational health and safety training for all workers. Davis has also reached out to small groups across the country to join the association. She provides them with advice on how to organize local sex workers. Eventually, she hopes these small groups will evolve into local chapters of a national union.
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The goals of her group are pretty basic. She hopes to create a community for prostitutes, erotic dancers, phone sex operators, and others connected with the sex trade, and to provide some basic health and safety training. The first step though, is to change the laws around prostitution. “You can’t improve working conditions and make the work safe,” she says, “without repealing the laws.”
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