Now is the Time to Stop Smart Guns
Julie Beal, Contributor Activist Post Sometimes it feels like I’m talking to a brick wall – last week, I raised the alarm on the growth…
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Japanese researchers develop goggles to thwart facial recognition technology
screen shot from NII press release Madison Ruppert, Contributor Activist Post An associate professor at Japan’s National Institute of Informatics (NII) has developed new technology…
Demand a Plan to Stop Smart Guns
Julie Beal, Contributor Activist Post Could Obama pass an Executive Order to introduce the large-scale manufacture of smart guns? If so, the claim will be…
Rapid DNA: Coming Soon to a Police Department or Immigration Office Near You
Jennifer Lynch EFF In the amount of time it takes to get lunch, the government can now collect your DNA and extract a profile that…
2012 in Review: Biometric ID Systems Grew Internationally … And So Did Concerns About Privacy
As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2012 and discussing where we are…
Japanese security firm to rent surveillance drones for use in private homes
Madison Ruppert, Contributor Activist Post Just when you thought the rapid advance of drone technology couldn’t get any more unbelievable, a Japanese security firm has…
Tracking Students and Citizens With Globally Connected Biometric Databases
Susanne Posel, Contributor Activist Post The Biometric Database Law, originated in Israel, determines fingerprints and facial recognition software use to collect data on Israeli citizens…
Expansion of Surveillance and Intelligence Community Empower Big Brother
Susanne Posel, Contributor Activist Post The Intelligence Community (IC) is growing by leaps and bounds since its inception in 1964, when it was called the…
Agenda 21 and the New World Economy: where happiness ‘matters’
Julie Beal, Contributor Activist Post “If we understand the nodes that control opinions, we can interpret the data, then intervene ….Why would you want to…
New Mobile Pre Crime Technology Marketed to U.S. – Developed by Ex-Israeli Intelligence
By Nicholas West We have seen the continued roll-out of “suspect detection” systems that can only be labeled as pre-crime technology in our post-9/11, guilty-until-proven-innocent world. There…
Hacking the Human Brain Furthers the Advent of Super Soldiers
Susanne Posel, Contributor Activist Post The Human Connectome Project (HCP) is dedicated to “understanding the complete details of neural connectivity.” They endeavor to “construct a map…
Lessons From ‘This Perfect Day’
image source Paul Adams, J.D. Activist Post The technotronic era involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled society. Such a society would be dominated…
Arrest of Activist Artist Protesting Drones Highlights NYPD Surveillance Program
As seen on Reddit.com Joe Wright Activist Post New York is now widely regarded as the pinnacle of the police state. The full-spectrum surveillance grid…
Europe successfully tests its first stealth killer drone, ‘nEUROn’
image credit: Dassault Aviation collage created by End the Lie Madison Ruppert, Contributor Activist Post The first European stealth drone built for combat, dubbed the…