Researchers Uncover Privacy Flaw in E-Passports
Researchers at the University of Luxembourg have discovered a flaw in the security standard used in biometric passports (e-passports) worldwide since 2004. This standard, ICAO…
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Betrayed: District Attorneys Are Running “Advanced Public Surveillance Networks”
By MassPrivateI The public trust has been betrayed. District Attorneys (DAs) are using CCTV cameras and license plate readers to create public surveillance networks. According…
Detroit Activists Fighting for Ban on Facial Recognition
By Michael Maharrey A coalition of grassroots organizations is pushing to end the use of facial recognition technology in the city. BYP100, Green Light Black…
Chipping Away: Will it be Big Brother or Liberty?
By Michael Boldin George Orwell’s Big Brother would drool over the all-encompassing surveillance system quietly under construction in the United States. While you probably won’t…
Detroit Police Commission Board Approves Use Of Facial Recognition Technology Despite National Backlash
By Aaron Kesel The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners voted to approve the Detroit Police Department’s use of controversial facial recognition technology on the public,…
Infuriating Report Reveals DMVs Across the US are Selling Your Personal Info and Making Millions
By Matt Agorist Anyone who has ever had to stand in a long line to pay the state for the privilege of renewing your driver’s…
Portland Oregon Considering Facial Recognition Technology Ban
By Michael Maharrey Portland is the latest city to consider a ban on facial recognition technology. The movement to prohibit the use facial recognition at…
Home Depot And Lowe’s Accused Of Scanning Millions Of Customers Faces
By MassPrivateI Home improvement stores like Home Depot and Lowe’s have become partners in Big Brother’s ever expanding public surveillance program. Home Depot’s “You Can Do…
Don’t Smile for the Camera
By Andrew P. Napolitano A trial in Great Britain has just concluded with potentially dangerous implications for personal freedom here. Great Britain is currently the…
Oakland City Council Bans Facial Recognition
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, the Oakland City Council gave final approval for a ban of facial recognition technology by the city. The new ordinance not…
Smart TVs Caught Sending Sensitive User Data To Facebook And Netflix
By Tyler Durden A study by researchers from Northeastern University and Imperial College London found that many popular smart TV models, including models by Samsung…
How To Protect Yourself From Microphone And Camera Hacking
By Sara Tipton Regardless of what type of computer or smartphone you use, there are obvious privacy concerns. This day and age, it’s important to…
Edward Snowden Releases Tell-All Book, Promptly Notes He’s NOT Planning to Kill Himself
By Matt Agorist To some, Edward Snowden is a hero whose bravery and self-sacrifice helped to inform the world on the surveillance state treachery taking…
Martial Law Masquerading as Law and Order: The Police State’s Language of Force
By John W. Whitehead “Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who…