Fighting the Urban Surveillance Infrastructure
By Amanda Bowers The government uses a vast multi-layered system of surveillance to keep tabs on people. From cell phones to traffic cameras – big…
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Drive with On-Board Wi-Fi? It’s Allowing The FBI To Spy On Your Vehicle
By B.N. Frank There is government, independent, military, and industry-funded research that indicates exposure to Bluetooth, cell phone and wireless “Wi-Fi” radiation is biologically harmful…
Don’t Let Police Arm Autonomous or Remote-Controlled Robots and Drones
By Matthew Guariglia It’s no longer science fiction or unreasonable paranoia. Now, it needs to be said: No, police must not be arming land-based robots…
State Bypasses Governor and Limits Govt’s Use of Facial Recognition to Fight the Police State
By Mike Maharrey Last week, a bill limiting government use of facial recognition technology in the state became law without the governor’s signature. The growing…
America’s Largest Police Department: “Come Have Fun In The NYPD Game Trailer”
By MassPrivateI Four years ago, when I wrote an article about police department ice cream trucks I thought only kids would be fooled by them. I didn’t…
The Overlapping Infrastructure of Urban Surveillance, and How to Fix It
By Matthew Guariglia Between the increasing capabilities of local and state police, the creep of federal law enforcement into domestic policing, the use of aerial…
The FBI’s Mafia-Style Justice: To Fight Crime, the FBI Sponsors 15 Crimes a Day
By John W. Whitehead “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.”— Friedrich Nietzsche Almost every…
King County Washington Bans Facial Recognition
By Michael Maharrey SEATTLE, Wash. (June 2, 2021) – On Tuesday, the Metropolitan King County Council unanimously passed an ordinance banning the use of facial…
We’re All Targets of the Biden Administration’s New Pre-Crime Surveillance Program
By Robert Wheeler Recently, the Biden Administration announced the establishment of what is essentially a pre-crime surveillance program. This program comes as no surprise to…
Total Tyranny: We’ll All Be Targeted Under The Government’s New Precrime Program
By John W. Whitehead “There is now the capacity to make tyranny total in America.”― James Bamford It never fails. Just as we get a…
Chicago Cops Use Asset Forfeiture Funds to Buy Drones “Off the Books”
By Mike Maharrey Asset forfeiture funds help build the ever-growing national surveillance state. Civil asset forfeiture is a pernicious policy in its own right. It…
Signed as Law: Utah Bill Creates Process to Review and Shut Down Surveillance Programs
By Michael Maharrey Last week, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill that creates a process to review state and local surveillance technology and to…
Digital Trails: How the FBI Is Identifying, Tracking and Rounding Up Dissidents
By John W. Whitehead “Americans deserve the freedom to choose a life without surveillance and the government regulation that would make that possible. While we…
Minneapolis Bans Government Use of Facial Recognition
By Michael Maharrey Last month, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed an ordinance banning government use of facial recognition in the city. The growing movement…