Unconstitutional Searches of Electronic Devices at American Airports Have Quadrupled
By Dagny Taggart “Go to any airport in this country and you’ll see how well our government is dealing with the terrible danger you’re in….
Civil Liberties
Stasi State: Amazon “Ring” Doorbell Surveillance Wants To Create A Crime News Network
By Aaron Kesel Amazon is currently looking to hire someone with the title “Managing Editor, News” for its Ring doorbell surveillance hardware and software which…
New Documents Reveal DHS Asserting Broad, Unconstitutional Authority to Search Travelers’ Phones and Laptops
BOSTON — The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the ACLU today asked a federal court to rule without trial that the Department of Homeland Security…
“Landmark” Victory for First Amendment as Court Strikes Down Texas Anti-BDS Law
By Jake Johnson (CD) — In a decision hailed as a “landmark” victory for the First Amendment, a federal judge on Thursday struck down a Texas law requiring…
FBI Fails Privacy And Accuracy Tests On Its Facial Recognition Tools According To GAO Report, While A.I. Police State Advances
By Aaron Kesel The FBI has failed to assuage concerns of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on its use of facial recognition technology according to…
Man Falsely Arrested at Direction of Apple’s Artificial Intelligence: $1 Billion Lawsuit
By Nicholas West As I’ve been covering for the last several months, we are beginning to see more examples of artificial intelligence being relied upon…
Massachusetts Court Blocks Warrantless Access to Real-Time Cell Phone Location Data
By Jennifer Lynch There’s heartening news for our location privacy out of Massachusetts this week. The Supreme Judicial Court, the state’s highest court, ruled that…
Police State Madness: Cops In DUI Vans Drawing Motorists’ Blood
By MassPrivateI Halloween is less than six months away but that has not stopped law enforcement from taking people’s blood. In fact, police officers want…
DHS to Face-Scan 97% of International Travelers Within Four Years
By Tyler Durden (ZH) – The Department of Homeland Security says that facial recognition technology will be used on 97% of passengers departing the US by 2023, according…
US Police Refuse to Stop Creating Fake Profiles on Facebook
By Derrick Broze Local, state, and federal law enforcement are refusing to comply with Facebook’s policy against law enforcement creating fake social media accounts. A…
Police Use Drones To Spy On Suspicious People At “Potential Crime Scenes”
By MassPrivateI For years, law enforcement has been claiming that drones will only be used for natural disasters, crime scene investigations, car accidents and rescue…
South Dakota Sued Over New Laws Aimed at Preventing Another Standing Rock
By Derrick Broze Civil liberties organizations and activists are pushing back against new laws which criminalize protests and free speech related to pipeline projects. In…
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation’s Ride Tracking Pilot is Out of Control
By Nathan Sheard The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) is about to make a bad privacy situation worse, and it’s urgent that Los Angeles…
Orwellian Hate Crime Database to Be Set Up For Thought Criminals in Michigan
Op-Ed by Joe Wright Only in a world where the novel 1984 has become the evening news can we get a state’s Attorney General working…