Whitney Webb Interview – Manufacturing Bipartisan Consent For Biometric Surveillance
By Ryan Cristián Joining me once again today is TLAV writer and researcher, and founder/editor of Unlimited Hangout, Whitney Webb, here to discuss the biometric…
Surveillance
A new wave of wearable devices will collect a mountain on information on us – we need to get wise about the privacy implications
By Luis Quintero, Stockholm University Web and mobile services try to understand the desires and goals of users by analysing how their interact with their…
Supercharged Spying Provision Buried In “Terrifying” FISA 702 Reauthorization
By Tyler Durden On Monday, the House finalized procedural business on a bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…
NSA “Just Days Away From Taking Over The Internet” Warns Ed Snowden
Authored by Tom Mitchelhill via CoinTelegraph.com The United States National Security Agency (NSA) is only days away from “taking over the internet” with a massive…
House Votes To Extend Warrantless Spying Powers
By Will Porter US lawmakers have passed a bill reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a law which allows the government to surveil American…
UK government rejects calls for clearer facial recognition laws
By Masha Borak Debates continue among British lawmakers on the legality of police deployment of live facial recognition. After the UK Parliament’s Justice and Home…
Virtual Reality and the ‘Virtual Wall’
By EFF When EFF set out to map surveillance technology along the U.S.-Mexico border, we weren’t exactly sure how to do it. We started with…
Insurers Spy On Houses Via Aerial Imagery, Seeking Reasons To Cancel Coverage
By Tyler Durden Insurance companies across the country are using satellites, drones, manned airplanes and even high-altitude balloons to spy on properties they cover with…
In Historic Victory for Human Rights in Colombia, Inter-American Court Finds State Agencies Violated Human Rights of Lawyers Defending Activists
By Karen Gullo and Veridiana Alimonti In a landmark ruling for fundamental freedoms in Colombia, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found that for over…
Gavin Newsom Applauds Rollout Of AI Surveillance Network In California
By Tyler Durden If you’re not a criminal then you have nothing to hide, right? This is the perpetual argument used in favor of state…
Experts Warn Of ‘Digital Enslavement’ As Amazon Pushes Palm-Scan Payment Service
Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ZeroHedge) E-commerce giant Amazon has just launched new tech that makes it far easier to sign…
Dubai Deploys AI Robot Police for Scofflaw Cyclists
Activist Post Editor’s Note: This should make it clear that AI robot police will not be used only for the most serious crimes, as governments…
City ID and the Right to Travel
By Edward Hasbrouck In recent overviews, we’ve discussed the barriers to getting a passport or state-issued driver’s license or ID card (especially in states that…
Florida Town Installs Live Facial Recognition to Protect Against 3 Trespassers
By Chris Burt Lakeland, Florida is not known as a particularly violent city. It does not appear on lists of America’s most crime-ridden towns. But…