from the just-laying-it-right-out-there-like-it-doesn’t-mean-anything dept…
Data Retention and the Devotees of Mass Surveillance…
It is a stinker in terms of policy, and unconvincing in effect, but the wholesale, indiscriminate retention of telecommunications data continues to excite legislators and law enforcement. In the European Union, countries continue to debate and pursue such measures, despite legal challenges…
NSA Reports for 5th Consecutive Year the Intelligence Agency Has Extracted Unlawful Electronic Data Without Warrants…
At this point in our nation’s history, certain acceptances are needed in order to accurately identify the current status of our situation…
Biden’s Vaccine Order Is About Power, Not Health…
It’s the PATRIOT Act of Covid, imperiling our freedom…
China Is Spying on Millions of People: And They Aren’t in China…
A Chinese technology company with links to Beijing’s military and intelligence agencies has been compiling personal information on millions of people from the US, UK, Australia, Canada, India, and Japan…
Court Rules NSA Phone Snooping Illegal–After 7-Year Delay…
But the controversial phone metadata program played little role in the terror-fundraising case at issue, the long-awaited ruling says…
FBI Expands Ability to Collect Cellphone Location Data, Monitor Social Media, Recent Contracts Show…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation may be watching what you tweet and where people gather. The federal law enforcement agency’s records show a growing focus on harnessing the latest private sector tools for mass surveillance, including recent contracts with companies that monitor social media posts and collect cellphone location data. On May 26, as demonstrations […]
You Are Being Tracked… More Than Ever Before…
The United States government has rolled out incredibly totalitarian measures that amount to human rights violations in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Unfortunately, long after this pandemic is a distance memory, the authoritarian controls will still be in place. Local governments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have received […]
How Israeli Spy Tech Reaches Deep Into Our Lives…
Digital age weapons developed by Israel to oppress Palestinians are rapidly being repurposed for much wider applications – against Western populations who have long taken their freedoms for granted. Israel’s status as a “startup nation” was established decades ago. But its reputation for hi-tech innovation always depended on a dark side, one that is becoming […]
FISA Court Ruled That FBI Improperly Used NSA Surveillance Data to Snoop on Americans…
According to a new declassified ruling from the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), FBI personnel systematically abused National Security Agency (NSA) mass surveillance data in both 2017 and 2018. The 138-page ruling, which dates back to October 2018, was only unsealed 12 months later in October 2019. It offers a rare look at how […]