Big Brother in Disguise: The Rise of a New, Technological World Order
By John W. Whitehead “You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except…
Privacy
Apple Co-founder’s New Venture Includes Problematic and Privacy Invasive Smart Meters Which Never Saved Meaningful Amounts of Energy
By B.N. Frank People worldwide DO NOT WANT utility “Smart” Meters – electric, gas, and water. Tens of millions have been installed and millions more…
Creepiest Tech Guide of 2020 — Activity Trackers, Wireless Headphones, Smart Speakers, OMG!
By B.N. Frank For many years experts have warned about privacy AND cybersecurity risks associated with “Smart” (see 1, 2, 3), wireless, and Internet of…
Amazon’s New “Halo” Health Band Loves to Criticize Your 3-D Near-Naked Body Scans and Voice Recordings
By B.N. Frank Activist Post reported about Amazon’s new health band in August. An unflattering review was recently published by The Washington Post: Amazon’s new…
New Study Reveals The Most Heavily Surveilled Cities on Earth
2021 is a big moment for CCTV: the world’s one-billionth surveillance camera is likely to be installed by the end of the year. A single…
The Disturbing Link Between Police Body Cams, Public Surveillance And Fusion Centers
By MassPrivateI I didn’t think too much about it when news broke about a police department creating another cam-share program. After all, I have written…
Senators Express Privacy Concerns Over Proctoring Apps
By Jason Kelley and Lindsay Oliver Last week, five Senators joined the chorus of privacy advocates, students, and teachers expressing concern over surveillance proctoring apps…
DHS Investigated For Spying On Citizens Using Cell Data From Mobile Advertising
By Tyler Durden The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is launching an inspector general investigation into whether federal agencies surveilled Americans via their cell phone…
List of Coronavirus Apps That Are Tracking Us
By B.N. Frank Experts continue to warn about the privacy risks and violations associated with apps and other invasive technology being implemented for COVID-19 (see…
Smart Doorbells Other than Amazon Ring Cameras Have Serious Privacy and Security Risks
By B.N. Frank Apparently it’s not just Amazon Ring cameras that are vulnerable to hackers (see 1, 2). From Threatpost: Matt Lewis, with NCC Group,…
ACLU Sues to Find Out How and Why Federal Agencies Are Accessing Americans’ Cell Phone Location Data
By Jessica Corbett After a series of news reports that have alarmed civil liberties advocates and progressive lawmakers, the ACLU sued on Wednesday to find…
U.S. Air Force Uses IoT to Monitor Hundreds of Millions of Fitness Trackers, Cars, Computers, Routers, and More
By B.N. Frank For many years experts have issued serious warnings about privacy AND cybersecurity risks associated with Internet of Things (IoT) technology (see 1,…
A Trojan Horse? PathCheck’s Contact Tracing App Coming to Minnesota and the World
By Raul Diego Almost as soon as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic in March, contact tracing apps seem to have sprouted…
Video Analytics User Manuals Are a Guide to Dystopia
By Dave Maass and Matthew Guariglia A few years ago, when you saw a security camera, you may have thought that the video feed went…