Town Secretly Installs Hidden “Cactus Cameras” on Roadways
By Joshua Krause The otherwise quiet Arizona town of Paradise Valley recently attained the kind of surveillance you would expect to find in the city,…
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Motels Sharing “Daily Guest List with Police” and Aiding Warrant Checks on Every Guest
By Mac Slavo The motel and hotel industry is not only spying on you, it is partnering with police. This isn’t just routine cooperation when…
Maine Bill Taking on NSA Spying Passes Committee 9-4
By Michael Maharrey A Maine bill that would turn off support and resources to the NSA in the Pine Tree State passed out of committee…
Meet the PATRIOT Act 2.0
By AJ+ The U.S. government is on the verge of passing a surveillance bill that some are calling the Patriot Act 2.0. The Cybersecurity Information…
Ancestry.com Is Now Sharing Your DNA With The Police
By Joshua Krause The police state just took a very dark turn. We all know that private corporations tend to side with the government on…
New Spy Tech to Watch: Automated Vehicle Occupancy Detection
Xerox’s Automatic Vehicle Passenger Detection By Dave Maas Journalists and transparency activists across the country have done a phenomenal job of shining light on how…
NSA Gadget Transfer Program Turning Local Cops into Spies
By Activist Post With the media spotlight shining on police militarization, most Americans know something about the federal 1033 transfer program that enables police departments…
US Police Departments Using “Spy Rocks” to Spy on Citizens Now (Yes. That’s right. Spy rocks.)
By Melissa Melton An article on an annual border security expo for the so-called US “border-industrial complex” over at the London Guardian starts off by…
Congress Moves to Grant Even More Power to the NSA
By Carey Wedler Privacy advocates are urging the House of Representatives and Senate to vote against bills that further increase the government’s widespread surveillance of…
The Secret Stingray Case You Need To Know About
By The Big Picture What is Stingray technology – how is it used – and why is everyone trying to keep it a secret? Shahid…
Oregon Bill to Require Warrants for Cellphone Data Passes Senate Committee
Mike Maharrey Activist Post A bipartisan Oregon bill that would prohibit law enforcement from obtaining information from electronic devices without a warrant in most cases…
Florida Rolls Out High-Tech “Smart” Street Lights
Aaron Dykes Activist Post Despite appearances, the “smart” society was never based on saving energy, saving money or saving the environment. The real aim has…
DHS Seeking to Buy Access to Private Surveillance Cameras to Track Drivers
Cassius Methyl and Nick Bernabe Activist Post Despite the ongoing debate to roll back the Department of Homeland Security’s current civil liberties overreaches, the DHS…
NSA Review Committee Finds ‘No Significant Value’ in Mass Phone Surveillance
Derrick Broze Activist Post A former member of President Obama’s National Security Agency review committee said there is no significant value in mass surveillance programs….