Proof That The Elite Really Do Want A Global Society With No Possessions, No Privacy And No Freedom
By Michael Snyder If you listen closely, the global elite are telling us exactly what they intend to do. If they get their way, our…
Privacy
Starting December 1, Feds Can Hack Millions of Devices with One Warrant
By Shaun Bradley On Thursday, December 1, a vital Supreme Court order is set to go into effect that dramatically expands the surveillance power of…
Surveillance State Continues Growing Out of Control Thanks to Stingray
By Chris “Kikila” Perrin Police surveillance is, one might argue, necessary. In an effort to detect and arrest criminals, the police require a certain array…
Feds Ramp Up REAL ID Bullying Tactics
By Michael Maharrey The federal government ratcheted up its game of chicken with states over REAL ID last month, threatening once again to ban residents…
Anonymity: The Greatest Weapon Against Oppression
By Learn Liberty “Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the majority” – Justice Paul Stevens. When we think of anonymity on the internet,…
Worried Your Emails Might Be Spied On? Here’s What You Can Do
By Monique Mann, Queensland University of Technology We live in a post-Edward Snowden world, in which US tech companies have been accused of complicity in…
This Costly Gunshot Surveillance System Used by Police Is A “Privacy Nightmare”
By Alice Salles Across the United States, police departments receive data pertaining to possible local shootings from a company known as ShotSpotter. The technology, which…
Here’s the Company Who Fought for Our Privacy as Yahoo Sold Us Out to the NSA
By Josie Wales In stark contrast to Tuesday’s revelations regarding vast and blatant violations of privacy rights by Yahoo on behalf of the United States government,…
Now In Effect: Sweeping Vermont Privacy Law Will Hinder Several Federal Surveillance Programs
By Mike Maharrey A sweeping new law that establishes robust privacy protections in Vermont went into effect today. It not only limits warrantless surveillance and…
Tennessee Town Now Has the Ability to Track Drivers Through Their License Plates
By Mike Maharrey A small-town Tennessee police department recently deployed an automatic license plate reader (ALPR) system that allows officers to collect and store data…
National Effort Launches to Fight Surveillance State on Local Level
By Derrick Broze A coalition of seventeen organizations has launched an effort to combat the growing Surveillance State by supporting accountability measures in eleven cities…
With Rule 41, Little-Known Committee Proposes to Grant New Hacking Powers to the Government
By Rainey Reitman The government hacking into phones and seizing computers remotely? It’s not the plot of a dystopian blockbuster summer movie. It’s a proposal…
Forget “Stop and Frisk” — Cops Across US Collecting DNA of Innocent People in “Stop and Swabs”
By Claire Bernish Without laws to guide them, police around the country have begun collecting people’s DNA — even when no crime has been committed…
Virginia Legislature to Consider Bills to Protect Privacy, Hinder Some Federal Surveillance
By Mike Maharrey In 2017, the Virginia legislature will consider two bills that would not only protect privacy in Virginia, but also hinder at least…