Exposé Highlights Costly “Smart” Water Meter Deployment Disasters in Multiple Cities and States
By B.N. Frank Opposition to utility “smart” meters – electric, gas, and water – has been worldwide since they started being deployed over a decade…
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Belize to Kick Off National ID and Biometric Data Strategy as Soon as March
By Masha Borak Belize is moving towards building its national identification system and formulating a strategy for biometric data with future plans for digitizing public…
A New Way to Thwart Facial Recognition Targets Surveillance Camera Sensors
By Masha Borak As facial recognition surveillance spreads, researchers and privacy-minded individuals have been trying to come up with ways to thwart the technology, using…
The Great Reset Agenda: Australia Sets A Date For Digital ID
By Mac Slavo The Australian ruling class has recently announced it will tentatively launch a digital identification system on July 1st of this year as…
The Fight For Freedom of The Press
By Neenah Payne In the video below, Tucker Carlson and Russell Brand discuss the growing assaults on freedom of the press. Brand points out the…
Jeffrey Epstein’s Transhumanist Efforts Live On
By Maryam Henein They say that in the aftermath of his 2008 sex trafficking conviction, Jeffrey Epstein wanted to develop an improved super-race of humans…
Researchers Warn of Physical and Emotional Side Effects and “aftereffects” from Mixed Reality Headsets
By B.N. Frank Research and reports have already acknowledged significant health and safety risks associated with the use of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR),…
Ireland Shows How Police can Ignore Biometric Privacy Concerns and Promises
By Jim Nash Those who see face surveillance by law enforcement as a danger to civil rights keep hoping that their warnings will stir the…
Draft UN Cybercrime Treaty Could Make Security Research a Crime, Leading 124 Experts to Call on UN Delegates to Fix Flawed Provisions that Weaken Everyone’s Security
By Karen Gullo Security researchers’ work discovering and reporting vulnerabilities in software, firmware, networks, and devices protects people, businesses and governments around the world from…
2024 Is the New 1984: Big Brother and the Rise of the Security Industrial Complex
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “Big Brother is Watching You.”―George Orwell, 1984 2024 is the new 1984. Forty years past the time that George…
Audio Cloning can Take Over a Phone Call in Real Time Without the Speakers Knowing
By Joel McConvey Generative AI could be listening to your phone calls and hijacking them with fake biometric audio for fraud or manipulation purposes, according…
Tax Accounts Not Linked to Aadhaar Biometrics Attract Huge Fines in India
By Ayang Macdonald India’s Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, has told parliament more than Rs 600 crore (about US$72 million) was collected in…
Energy “Smart” Meters Violate Consumers’ Right to Privacy; U.S. “Smart” Meter Data Market Projected to Reach Approx. $557M by 2026
By B.N. Frank Concerned about how your personal information and that of your family members is being collected, analyzed, shared and/or sold? Did you know…
Biometrics Becoming Part of School Fabric
By Jim Nash Three school systems, two in the U.S. and the other in Brazil are installing or updating biometric security system for students. The…