The New York Police Department has a new terrorism detection system that will also generate profit for the city. The New York Police Department is embracing online surveillance in a wide-eyed way. Representatives from Microsoft and the NYPD announced the launch of their new Domain Awareness System (DAS) at a Lower Manhattan press conference Wednesday. Using DAS, police are able to monitor thousands... 

An anti-corporatism protester carries a cardboard replica of the US President Barack Obama near Zuccotti Park in New York on October 24. Anti-corporatism protesters in New York plan to close down Wall Street by holding a street carnival to mark their campaign’s extension into its third month. Protesters plan to force the closure of Wall Street, US financial center and home to New York Stock Exchange,...