Arizona First To Embrace Digital Driver’s Licenses On iPhones
It’s not just that Arizona joined the surveillance-crazed pack of states pushing digital ID, but it was the FIRST state to do so. Unfortunately, Arizona…
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New Google Docs Feature to Flag “potentially discriminatory or inappropriate language”
By Tom Parker Google Docs has announced that it will start flagging “potentially discriminatory or inappropriate language” and prompting users to make their writing “more…
Dumbphone Sales Are Soaring As People Revolt Against “Overwhelming” Smartphones
By Tyler Durden In a time when various “developed world” intelligence agencies are filling up petabytes of hard disk space with domestic phone recordings and…
Signed as Law: Utah Expands Limits on Drone Surveillance
By Michael Maharrey SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (March 25, 2022) – On Monday, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed a bill into law expanding state limits…
The Kids Online Safety Act Is a Heavy-Handed Plan to Force Platforms to Spy on Young People
By Jason Kelley Putting children under surveillance and limiting their access to information doesn’t make them safer—in fact, research suggests just the opposite. Unfortunately those…
NYPD Sued Over Illegal Collection And Storage Of Citizens’ DNA
Technocrats love to work within a large police force because it is authoritarian and prone to concealment of miscreant policies such as maintaining a DNA…
The Future Is Here: Dystopian Movies Fit for a Dystopian World
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “The Internet is watching us now. If they want to. They can see what sites you visit. In…
FCC Gives Another Chinese Telecom 60 Days to Cease Operations in U.S.
By B.N. Frank Concerns about security risks from devices and infrastructure manufactured by Chinese company, Huawei, led to U.S. lawmakers allocating big bucks for its…
Computer Scientists Warn Smart Devices Spy On Us, IoT Violates Privacy, Most Consumer Internet Connected Devices AREN’T Secure
By B.N. Frank Got wireless tech? Privacy and security experts have warned for years about issues and vulnerabilities associated with “smart” (aka wireless) devices (appliances,…
DuckDuckGo Bows to Authoritarians, Begins Censoring Search Engine Results to “Fight Disinformation”
By Matt Agorist Arguably the world’s most popular private search engine, DuckDuckGo, has long been a haven for those who do not want to participate…
Here’s How ICE Illegally Obtained Bulk Financial Records from Western Union
By Matthew Guariglia Senator Ron Wyden has released a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Inspector General voicing his concern over a…
Brave Browser Update Will Include Feature that Prevents “Bounce Tracking”
By B.N. Frank Data collection for the purpose of marketing more products and services to customers as well as selling customer data to third parties…
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against HBO for Allegedly Sharing Subscriber Data with Facebook
By B.N. Frank Customer data collection for the purpose of marketing additional products and services to customers as well as selling their data to third…
Amazon Echos Can Be Hacked to Control “Smart” Appliances as well as “unlock doors, make phone calls and unauthorized purchases”
By B.N. Frank Research has determined that there are significant health risks associated with exposure to Bluetooth and wireless “Wi-Fi” radiation from common sources including…