The Feds Have A Super Secretive Program To Scan Tattoos And Track You
CollegeHipHop.com Staff
* LIL WAYNE BEGINS YEAR-LONG PRISON TERM
Rapper LIL WAYNE has begun a year-long prison term after a string of delays postponed his sentencing for weapons possession, stemming from a 2007 arrest.
The Lollipop hitmaker, real name Dwayne Carter, pleaded guilty last year (09) to attempted criminal possession of a weapon, and admitted having a loaded .40-caliber semiautomatic gun on his tour bus.
He was initially expected to be sentenced to a year behind bars last month (Feb10), but he was granted a postponement to undergo dental surgery. The hearing was delayed again on 2 March (10), after a blaze in the basement of the courthouse forced officials to evacuate the building and close it down for the rest of the day.
The rapper was finally sentenced at Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday (08Mar10), and taken away in handcuffs to begin his term at an undisclosed city jail immediately. According to the Associated Press, the Grammy winner's lawyer plans to ask for protective custody out of concern for Wayne's safety and health following his dental surgeries.
He could be released in about eight months with good behaviour. (JMA/WNWA/IG)
Birdman
arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court.
Featuring: * LIL WAYNE BEGINS YEAR-LONG PRISON TERM
Where: New York City, new york, United States
When: 08 Mar 2010
Credit: JDH/JCP/WENN.c
Most of us worry about big companies like Facebook and Google tracking all of our digital activities.
Thanks to the rise of smartphones, these companies track our habits, locations, what we purchase, and pretty much everything else we do.
If you think these people tracking and exploiting your behavior is intrusive, the federal government is trying to take it one step further. According to a lawsuit, the feds are developing a highly sophisticated tattoo tracking tool, which would allow law enforcement to quickly scan, track and identify people.
The lawsuit was filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, as part of a Freedom of Information Act request regarding the secretive program.
“Tracking tattoos disadvantages them as a form of free speech and also creates freedom of association concerns when people are matched with others for government surveillance and investigative purposes, sometimes incorrectly.”
The lawsuit claims several of the government’s largest agencies, including Homeland Security, are refusing to turn over documents relating to the program.
