Hide from facial recognition technology with new visor
Photograph courtesy Isao Echizen of Tokyo’s National Institute of Informatics. Over the past few years, facial recognition has been used in conjunction with more and more technology. It’s been used...
View ArticleAlbuquerque public schools embrace surveillance
In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, Albuquerque public schools has decided to embrace all out surveillance on its students. Instead of looking at the reasons behind why people decide to shoot up...
View ArticleUS wants more scanning of private web traffic and email
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Under last month’s White House executive order on cybersecurity, the scans will be driven by classified information provided...
View ArticleWe’re going to have more visibility and less privacy
Mayor Bloomberg is welcoming Big Brother with open arms and is telling people in New York City that it’s coming and they’d better get used to it. Envisioning a future where privacy is a thing of the...
View ArticleTravel Surveillance, Traveler Intrusion
From April 2, 2013: Featuring Edward Hasbrouck, Journalist, Consumer Advocate, Travel Expert, and Consultant, The Identity Project (PapersPlease.org), Author of the book and blog, The Practical Nomad;...
View ArticleSecret camera found, high-tech burglary suspect arrested
John Anton discovered a hidden camera in a piece of wood in his Dalworthington Gardens, Texas home. The camera, roughly the size of a matchbox, was used to stakeout hig-end homes. After the police...
View ArticleCISPA and its connections to money
When CISPA reared its ugly head last year, it was soundly defeated. This year, not only is is back, it’s taking more swipes at individual privacy, passing in the House 288-127, with more...
View ArticleLawmakers want even more surveillance in the sky and on the ground
From NBC News: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy There are already government closed-circuit TV systems in cities like Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles,...
View ArticleFlorida system to spy on neighbors activated
Florida has activated its 13-county system in which they say regular citizens will be able to report suspicious activity related to terrorism. The new systems stresses the “see something, say...
View ArticleGoogle Glass just got creepier
Google glass hasn’t even been out two months and people have already taken its potential to the creepiest levels. Three apps are set to make Google Glass extremely creepy as well as heighten privacy...
View ArticleJacob Appelbaum: Surveillance and Privacy
Jacob Appelbaum speaks about surveillance and privacy at a geekup on May 28, 2013, in Bangalore, India. The geekup was organized by HasGeek and Tactical Technology Collective in association with null –...
View ArticleIt should be no surprise that the NSA is spying on millions
The very first time I considered the face that the federal government, in whatever agency it chose, could spy on and record the things I did, whether it be online or off, was when the story about...
View ArticleFor those genuinely surprised by the NSA spying, watch this video
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Dana Priest traces the journey from 9/11 to the Marathon bombings and investigates the secret history of the 12-year battle against terrorism. I have included parts 3...
View ArticleMajority of Americans say NSA tracking is fine with them
A new Pew Research poll has just come out and, sadly, it reveals that a majority of Americans find the NSA phone tacking system, known as PRISM, is okay with them as long as it’s for fighting...
View ArticleWhy surveillance is not okay
User 161719 on reddit recently wrote an excellent post on why surveillance is not okay and it needs to be spread as far and wide as possible. I live in a country generally assumed to be a...
View ArticleWhat’s NSA Surveillance Got To Do With Me?
The government is using provisions of the Patriot Act and the FISA Amendments Act to regularly track all of the calls of millions of ordinary Americans and to spy on an unknown number of Americans’...
View ArticleHow to wiretap the Cloud (without anybody noticing) by Caspar Bowden (PRISM)
ORGCon2013 conference: Caspar Bowden, an independent privacy expert, presents on this threat to our rights from the US law, FISAA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Ammendments Act). He explains what...
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