Predictive Policing Banned in 4 Cities. More Soon?
By Michael Boldin Little more than a dystopian pre-crime government credit score, predictive policing started out as a military intelligence application and is being deployed…
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After a Year Under Lockdown, Will Our Freedoms Survive the Tyranny of COVID-19?
By John W. Whitehead “The remedy is worse than the disease.”—Francis Bacon One way or another, the majority of Americans will survive COVID-19. It remains…
“Police On Guard for Thee”: Toronto Police Officers Challenge “Unconstitutional Public Health Measures”
By Len Faul and Julius Ruechel For those officers who are silent while we are ordered to enact questionable policies, mandates and bylaws, we hope…
Predictive Policing: Weaponizing Data and Location
By Michael Boldin Often funded by federal grant programs and even operated out of federally-designated fusion centers, “predictive policing” software is showing up in more…
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…
Signed by the Governor: Utah Law Reforms Asset Forfeiture, Opts Out of Federal Equitable Sharing Program
By Michael Maharrey Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a bill into law that reforms the state’s asset forfeiture laws and opt outs the state out…
Polarization, Power, and the Destruction of Liberty
By Michael Boldin Intense polarization has become a “national psychosis.” But, since few understand how things got this way, most “solutions” offered just lead 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…
State Senate Passes Bill to Make it a Crime to Say “Offensive Words” to Cops
By Matt Agorist As TFTP reported earlier this month, Senate Bill 211 is another bill, in a long line of bills over the past several…
The Nuts and Bolts of Nullification
By Michael Maharrey I recently appeared on the Resistance Library Podcast. We talked about nullification as it applies to a wide range of issues, from…
What the Most Successful Nullification Efforts Have in Common
By Michael Boldin Looking at the top-3 most successful nullification efforts in history – is there something to learn that will help us with efforts…
Activists and Rights Groups Sue Clearview AI, Warning “We Won’t Be Safe” Until Facial Recognition Firm Is Gone
By Brett Wilkins A group of civil liberties advocates and immigrant rights organizations on Tuesday sued Clearview AI in a Northern California court, alleging that…
The Government’s War on Free Speech: Protest Laws Undermine the First Amendment
By John W. Whitehead “If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”— George…
Scholars Under Surveillance: How Campus Police Use High Tech to Spy on Students
By Dave Maass Hailey Rodis, a student at the University of Nevada, Reno Reynolds School of Journalism, was the primary researcher on this report. We…