Amazon Alexa Could Be Used To Prosecute Case In Florida — But Is There Probable Cause?
By Aaron Kesel Police in Florida are investigating whether Alexa can be a witness to a possible murder and are attempting to use the smart…
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What Bitcoin Can Teach Us
By George Gilder The great Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek said it best: “The root and source of all monetary evil is government control of money.”…
Aruba’s Facial Recognition Will Identify 2 Million Tourists At Car Rental Stations, Hotels And The Airport
By MassPrivateI Think twice before planning your family vacation to Aruba next year. Big Brother has big plans to monitor American tourists. A recent article…
Florida Police Caught Creating Illegal Lists for Tracking Gun Owners
By Matt Agorist Tallahassee, FL — According to Florida state law, Statute 790.335, “no state governmental agency or local government, special district, or other political…
Gartner Predicts 11.2 Million 5G IoT Surveillance Cameras by 2022 and 49 Million Units for Connected Cars by 2023
By B.N. Frank Don’t like being watched? Concerned about all the accidents and warnings associated with automated vehicles (see 1. 2)? Worried that the Telecom…
The US Wants Your DNA: The Dark Underside of Genetics
By Janet Phelan Recent plans revealed by the Trump administration to collect the DNA of migrants at the border have evoked a significant reaction from…
The Growing Transportation Surveillance Control Grid
By Michael Boldin A bill introduced in the U.S. House would create a real-time national driver surveillance program that would allow law enforcement to know…
Corporations Use “Money USA 20/20” Event To Expand Facial Recognition Worldwide
By MassPrivateI Forget the Bilderberg Group meetings and how the world’s power elite meet in secret to help shape governments. Because Rise Up’s Money 20/20 events puts…
EFF to Amazon and Shaq: Stop Pushing Police Partnerships with Ring Doorbell Camera Company
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is urging Amazon, along with basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal, to cancel an event promoting Ring home-surveillance cameras at a police…
NBC News Thinks Getting Microchipped Sounds Super-Convenient
By Daisy Luther We’ve written numerous times before about the upcoming push for personal microchips on this website. Thousands of people in Sweden are voluntarily…
Bad for Business: How KYC/AML Makes Everyone a “Terrorist”
By Graham Smith Two reports from risk solutions group Lexisnexis assert that anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) policies can negatively affect a…
Stake-out at the Steakhouse: Outback Says They Are Installing A.I. Tech to Improve Customer Service
By B.N. Frank According to one survey, 82% of Americans think Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more harmful than helpful. The company that owns the Outback…
Hacker Using Nest Camera Threatened to Kidnap Baby — Father Learns This Happens Frequently
By B.N. Frank A recent opinion piece from Mercury News reveals more of the same – hackers continue to use wireless devices to threaten people…
Surveillance Partners: Amazon Ring and Police Departments
By Michael Boldin The company has partnered with 400-500 departments – and provides direct access to surveillance footage through a special “Law Enforcement Neighborhood Portal,”…