Read more database stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9648/database.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:09:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64947/database-takes-scholars-to-medieval-battlefields.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish researchers have posted records of some 250,000 medieval soldiers in a searchable online database, the BBC reports. Now, interested parties can easily learn about the lives of fighters in the Hundred Years’ War, including salary, health, and knighthood information—for free. The “remarkable” records, says one researcher, names...http://www.newser.com/story/64947/database-takes-scholars-to-medieval-battlefields.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 16:07:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52664/scotland-yard-secretly-tracking-activists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish human rights advocates have been alarmed to discover that Scotland Yard keeps a secret database on political activists, the Guardian reports. Surveillance teams have tracked and gathered information on protesters, including thousands of people not suspected of any crime. Personal information on the activists—including their political affiliation—is...http://www.newser.com/story/52664/scotland-yard-secretly-tracking-activists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Mar 2009 10:05:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52184/search-could-be-twitters-path-to-the-big-bucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwitter is huge, and while it remains relatively unconcerned with how to monetize its prominent position in the online zeitgeist, a few ideas have popped up, Advertising Age reports. One is search: The micro-blogging site is considering charging firms for detailed metrics on who is saying what about their brand....http://www.newser.com/story/52184/search-could-be-twitters-path-to-the-big-bucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Mar 2009 16:20:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48620/google-like-system-to-link-us-intelligence-agencies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe computer databases of the 16 US intelligence agencies soon will be linked, the Wall Street Journal reports. The system comes nearly 5 years after the spy agencies got heat for failing to "connect the dots" before the Sept. 11 attacks. Analysts will be able to search through secret files...http://www.newser.com/story/48620/google-like-system-to-link-us-intelligence-agencies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Jan 2009 8:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40295/state-databases-drop-thousands-of-voters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThousands of Americans nationwide are facing reams of red tape after new state registration systems booted them from voter rolls, the Washington Post reports. Yesterday the Supreme Court rejected a challenge of 200,000 Ohio voters whose data conflicted with state records, but states such as Montana, Colorado, and Wisconsin...http://www.newser.com/story/40295/state-databases-drop-thousands-of-voters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Oct 2008 15:13:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35308/feds-compile-database-on-border-crossing-us-citizens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe federal government has begun tracking the border crossings of US citizens and building a huge database with the information, the Washington Post reports. The data collection, made possible by machine-readable documents, has alarmed privacy groups. The government plans to keep the information for 15 years and share it with...http://www.newser.com/story/35308/feds-compile-database-on-border-crossing-us-citizens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 Aug 2008 4:22:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25919/obama-donor-list-is-gigantic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama’s massive donor and networking list—stuffed with data on 2 million people—will make him a major power broker even if his campaign falters, Bloomberg reports. Unlike past hopefuls, Obama has inspired donors to reveal addresses, phone numbers, and even views on specific issues. "It's gigantic," a database...http://www.newser.com/story/25919/obama-donor-list-is-gigantic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Apr 2008 20:01:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20950/senate-backs-product-safety-crackdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Senate has passed a tough new product safety measure covering toys, household appliances and thousands of other products. It would ban lead in toys, increase civil penalties for hazardous products tenfold, enable more state regulation and create a database of dangerous items on the market. It also sets up...http://www.newser.com/story/20950/senate-backs-product-safety-crackdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Mar 2008 2:45:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20429/government-typos-kill-thousands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's not easy being dead—just ask Laura Todd. The Tennessee woman is one of an estimated 12,000 people a year the government declares dead—often because of a typo in the Social Security database—when they're still very much alive, MSNBC reports. The error can create a financial...http://www.newser.com/story/20429/government-typos-kill-thousands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Mar 2008 9:08:02 CST