NSA Allowed To “Unmask” US Citizens Without Surveillance Warrant: US Court
By Tyler Durden A US court of appeals ruled on Wednesday that the US government may collect information about a US citizen without first obtaining…
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Now Hear This: Alexa and Google Home Eavesdropping Hack Remains Unfixed
By B.N. Frank Baby monitors, home assistants, security systems, and other common wireless and “Smart” devices seem to be easy targets for hackers (see 1,…
NEC Uses Customer Experience Centers To Expand Government-Run Facial Recognition
By MassPrivateI Want to convince our politicians to use facial recognition? How about opening a biometric customer experience center near the Congress and the Senate?…
Airports of the Future: Surveillance by Design
By Edward Hasbrouck As we’ve seen in the ongoing debate over biometric identification of travelers at Sea-Tac Airport, and as we’ve seen before elsewhere, airlines…
Secret Deep State Demands: The FBI Wants Consumers’ Credit Data
By Mac Slavo The Federal Bureau of Investigation has secretly demanded access to a whole bunch of consumer credit information and data. Recently revealed documents…
San Diego Shuts Down Massive Facial Recognition System to Comply With New California Law
By Michael Maharrey In a major victory for privacy advocates, San Diego will shut down one of the largest facial recognition programs in the country….
More Amazon Ring Camera Woes: Hackers Taunt Children and Adults
By B.N. Frank It was only a few weeks ago when Amazon issued a patch to Ring video doorbell users because of severe security flaw. …
Victory: San Diego to Suspend Face Recognition Program, Limits ICE Access To Criminal Justice Data
By Dave Maass We just stopped one of the largest, longest running, and most controversial face recognition programs operated by local law enforcement in the…
Amazon Ring’s Data Maps Surveillance Network; Jeff Bezos Embraces Fascism with Amazon Military Support
By Aaron Kesel Jeff Bezos has embraced fascism, criticizing Silicon Valley for employees of companies like Google who don’t wish to work with the military….
The FBI Teams Up With The Post Office To Get Your Fingerprints
By Mac Slavo The Federal Bureau of Investigation is teaming up with the “highly efficient” post office to make sure they’ve got your fingerprints. Even…
Genetic Genealogy Company GEDmatch Acquired by Company With Ties to FBI & Law Enforcement—Why You Should Be Worried
By Jennifer Lynch This week, GEDmatch, a genetic genealogy company that gained notoriety for giving law enforcement access to its customers’ DNA data, quietly informed…
iPhone 11 Has A Great Feature You Can’t Opt Out Of — Tracking You Everywhere!
By Jason Bermas Activist Post Editor’s Note: You can supposedly turn off all of the privacy violations embedded in your smart devices. As Jason Bermas…
DHS Walks Back Proposed Facial Recognition Exit Scans For Americans Traveling
By Aaron Kesel The Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) branch has reversed a previous proposed plan to require all U.S. citizens…
Bill Gates Wants to Export India’s National ID System Around the Globe
By Daniel Taylor It’s not just a social credit score system spreading around the world from China that threatens the free people of the world;…