One of the first actions of the current government was to set up a full-scale strategic defence and security review, the first since 1998 (see article).

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At an industry privacy seminar earlier this month, Federal Trade Commission Consumer Privacy chief David Vladeck said the FTC has set up a full-scale forensic mobile lab dedicated to reviewing applications on iPads, iPhones, Androids, and other smartphones.

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Government agencies, such as the FBI and the Troubled Asset Relief Programme (TARP), however, are simply not set up to deal with wide-scale MBA recruiting, meaning that careers officers are having to work harder to build relationships.

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David Antar of New York-based IPVideo Corporation says video surveillance can be set up to trigger warnings if bags are left unattended or suspicious activity takes place before or during a large-scale event.

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