By Hannah Cox In the dystopian novel 1984, the government relied on the use of telescreens and informants to enforce its massive, repressive regime. And…
By MassPrivateI It seems like no matter where you go ‘free’ smart interactive kiosks are being installed in cities everywhere. It appears politicians across America…
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “The term metaverse, like the term meritocracy, was coined in a sci fi dystopia novel written as cautionary tale. Then…
By Tyler Durden At a moment the Israeli government is said to be lobbying the Biden administration to reverse its recent blacklisting of surveillance company NSO…
By Richard Hugus A month ago, illegal and criminal coercion toward covid injections in the workplace was announced by the Biden Administration. Many have lost their…
By B.N. Frank The U.S. government seems to be okay with some companies and entities conspicuously or inconspicuously collecting personal data on Americans (see 1,…
By Tom Parker Patent and trademark attorneys Dr. Gal Ehrlich and Maier Fenster of Ehrlich & Fenster recently had a US patent approved for a…
By Michael Maharrey On Tuesday, Bellingham voters approved a ballot measure banning government use of facial recognition technology. The growing movement to prohibit the use…
By Adam Schwartz Face recognition technology is a special menace to privacy, racial justice, free expression, and information security. Our faces are unique identifiers, and…
By Jeremy Loffredo and Max Blumenthal The titans of global capitalism are exploiting the Covid-19 crisis to institute social credit-style digital ID systems across the…
By B.N. Frank Warnings about dangerous levels of space junk from satellites and similar vehicles have been ongoing for years (see 1, 2, 3, 4,…
By B.N. Frank American opposition to “Smart Cities” and all the risks associated with them has been continuous (see 1, 2, 3, 4). Nevertheless, proponents…
By Matthew Guariglia Technology rarely invents new societal problems. Instead, it digitizes them, supersizes them, and allows them to balloon and duplicate at the speed…
By Joe Mullin At EFF, we talk a lot about strong encryption. It’s critical for our privacy and security online. That’s why we litigate in…