Smartphone software makers Alphabet’s Google and Apple will have to convince the public that any apps to help track who has been exposed to the new coronavirus will not lead to a violation of their privacy, Senator Richard Blumenthal said on Wednesday. “Apple and Google have a lot of work to do to convince a […]
Full Measure: I Spy…
We begin with an examination of one of the worst abuses of government power that could happen in our society. Illegal spying on U.S. citizens. Amid findings about egregious violations by our intelligence community, there’s a criminal investigation. And the court that approves surveillance on U.S. citizens has instructed the FBI to implement new safeguards […]
DHS Watchdog Says CBP’s Drone Program Is an Insecure, Possibly Rights-Violating Mess…
The CBP has drones. How many, it’s not really sure. It depends on when you ask. Or how you ask. The EFF’s FOIA lawsuit against the agency caused it to suddenly “remember” it had deployed drones 200 more times than it had previously disclosed. The CBP’s drones are a lending library for US law enforcement […]
SHOT: ‘Social Score’ Facebook Has ‘Trust’ Ratings for Users–But Refuses to Divulge Your Score…
FACEBOOK is rating users based on how “trustworthy” it thinks they are. Users receive a score on a scale from zero to one that determines if they have a good or bad reputation – but it’s completely hidden. The rating system was revealed in a report by the Washington Post – and later confirmed by […]
FLASHBACK: CHASER — China Assigns Every Citizen a ‘Social Credit Score’ to Identify Who Is and Isn’t Trustworthy…
Chinese Surveillance State Is Basically the U.S. Surveillance Apparatus Minus the Constitutional Rights…
Reuters has a long, detailed examination of the Chinese surveillance state. China’s intrusion into the lives of its citizens has never been minimal, but advances in technology have allowed the government to keep tabs on pretty much every aspect of citizens’ lives. Facial recognition has been deployed at scale and it’s not limited to finding […]
Supreme Court Upholds Law Prohibiting Canadians, Wherever They Live, from Buying Beer Wherever The Want…
All nine judges sided with the New Brunswick government against Gerard Comeau, a man stopped by police after he brought 14 cases of beer and three bottles of liquor in Quebec and sought to bring them back to his home in New Brunswick. Gerard Comeau wasn’t the only one shaking his head when the Supreme […]
FBI Supervisor Warned Comey in 2014 That Warrantless Surveillance Program Was Ineffective…
An official who supervised the FBI’s Section 215 warrantless phone surveillance program revealed by Edward Snowden in 2013 says he warned then-Director James Comey it was woefully ineffective in catching terrorists and needed to be modified. Retired Special Agent Bassem Youssef, the chief of the FBI’s Communications Analysis Unit, said in an exclusive interview with […]
Russia-gate Breeds ‘Establishment McCarthyism’ by Robert Parry…
In the past, America has witnessed “McCarthyism” from the Right and even complaints from the Right about “McCarthyism of the Left.” But what we are witnessing now amid the Russia-gate frenzy is what might be called “Establishment McCarthyism,” traditional media/political powers demonizing and silencing dissent that questions mainstream narratives. This extraordinary assault on civil liberties […]
What if Some Spies Are Bad Guys? by Andrew Napolitano…
What if the federal government captures in real time the contents of every telephone call, email and text message and all the fiber-optic data generated by every person and entity in the United States 24/7/365? What if this mass surveillance was never authorized by any federal law? What if this mass surveillance has come about […]
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