On FTX, Central Bank Digital Currencies, and the Future of Freedom
By Derrick Broze Friends, To those who might not fully understand the implications of the FTX implosion and the calls for crypto regulation – specifically…
Privacy
Revealed: How Twitter Functioned as Arm of the FBI and Intelligence Services
By 21st Century Wire The public have been understandably shocked by recent revelations from Elon Musk’s release of the Twitter Files, exposing how the firm…
Ken Griffin Sues IRS Over Leaked Returns, Says Employees ‘Deliberately Stole’ Confidential Data
By Tyler Durden Billionaire hedge fund owner Ken Griffin has sued the IRS and the Treasury Department after his tax information was ‘unlawfully disclosed’ as…
New Report Reveals That Most Ed-Tech Software Tools Share Student Data With 3rd Parties Often Without User Consent
By B.N. Frank Data collection on kids must be big business, otherwise tech companies wouldn’t be fighting to continue the common yet creepy practice. Of…
You’d Better Watch Out: The Surveillance State Is Making a List, and You’re On It
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “He sees you when you’re sleeping He knows when you’re awake He knows when you’ve been bad or…
Gov’t Now Also “collecting and processing personal information” via “Smart” and Traditional Energy Meters
By B.N. Frank Opposition to utility “smart” meters (electric, gas, and water) has been ongoing worldwide since companies started deploying them. Utilities encourage or force…
Digital Currency: The Fed Moves Toward Monetary Totalitarianism
By André Marques The Federal Reserve is sowing the seeds for its central bank digital currency (CBDC). It may seem that the purpose of a…
Nullification Works: REAL ID Edition
By Michael Boldin James Madison told us that a “refusal to cooperate with officers of the Union” would create “very serious impediments” for federal enforcement…
First Attorney General Files Lawsuits Against TikTok
By B.N. Frank Last month U.S. agencies and legislators really started beefing up their efforts against Chinese software and technology (see 1, 2). Earlier this…
VICTORY! Apple Commits to Encrypting iCloud, Drops Phone-Scanning Plans
By Joe Mullin Apple has announced it will provide fully encrypted iCloud backups, meeting a longstanding demand by EFF and other privacy-focused organizations. We applaud…
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Apple for AirTags’ “safeguards against stalking deemed deficient”; 2 Murders So Far
By B.N. Frank Of course, tracking technology existed before Apple introduced its increasingly controversial AirTags (see 1, 2, 3). Apple executives, however, claimed that their…
Will Your State Reject The Fed’s Digital Dollar?
By MN Gordon Personal and political freedoms are inseparable from economic freedom. To this end, economic freedom is contingent upon an economy that transacts using…
Groups File Lawsuit Against $8.5 Million Expansion of Gunshot Surveillance Tech
By B.N. Frank ShotSpotter gunshot-detection technology is notorious for its inaccuracies, high costs, privacy violations, and safety issues. At least one report has determined it…
Biden Has Handed America Over To The Biodefense Cartel
By Patrick Wood On the heels of Biden’s September 12th Executive Order titled The National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative, I wrote two days later that…