Archive for the 'Surveillance' Category
NSA Whistleblower Unearthed ‘Project’ That Targeted U.S. Communications
November 7th, 2022Via: Shadow Proof: A National Security Agency whistleblower unearthed a hot-shot analyst’s unauthorized “project” that targeted the communications of citizens or persons in the United States, according to a top secret inspector general report from 2016. The project, or “experiment,” was not approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the attorney general, the NSA director, […]
State Dept. Gives Law Enforcement, Intelligence Agencies Unrestricted Access to Americans’ Personal Data
November 7th, 2022Via: Yahoo News: The State Department is giving law enforcement and intelligence agencies unrestricted access to the personal data of more than 145 million Americans, through information from passport applications that is shared without legal process or any apparent oversight, according to a letter sent from Sen. Ron Wyden to Secretary of State Antony Blinken […]
“Senior Product Policy Manager for Misinformation” at Meta Worked at CIA for Fifteen Years
November 1st, 2022More accurate title: Head of Censorship and Narrative Enforcement. Via: Mint Press: It is an uncomfortable job for anyone trying to draw the line between “harmful content and protecting freedom of speech. It’s a balance”, Aaron says. In this official Facebook video, Aaron identifies himself as the manager of “the team that writes the rules […]
Department of Homeland Security’s Plans to Police Disinformation
October 31st, 2022Via: The Intercept: The Department of Homeland Security is quietly broadening its efforts to curb speech it considers dangerous, an investigation by The Intercept has found. Years of internal DHS memos, emails, and documents — obtained via leaks and an ongoing lawsuit, as well as public documents — illustrate an expansive effort by the agency […]
Millions of Americans Were Assigned ‘COVID-19 Violation’ Scores Based on Cellphone Data Collected During Lockdowns
October 26th, 2022Via: The Defender: A voter analytics firm harvested data from millions of Americans’ cellphones during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns and used the data to assign phone users a “COVID-19 decree violation” score and a “COVID-19 concern” score, according to a whitepaper released by PredictWise, the firm that harvested the data. The data, derived from “nearly […]
Swarmed Navy Destroyer Had Its Bridge Illuminated By Mysterious Drones
October 15th, 2022Via: The Warzone: PHM [USS Paul Hamilton] observed four UASs with a CPA [closest point of approach] approximately 200 yds off the bow, port and starboard beams. The UASs had an on station time of approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes. The first UAS was spotted by lookouts at 0240L. observed with a single, solid […]
Bill Gates and Digital IDs: ‘Gravest Technological Threat’ to Liberty
October 2nd, 2022Via: The Defender: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) this month said it will invest $200 million in digital ID projects, encompassing “digital public infrastructure, including civil registry databases and digital ID” to help meet the 2030 target date for reaching the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The $200 million in new […]
Kindle Scribe: Amazon Has Finally Announced a New Large Format E-Book Reader
September 29th, 2022Today, Amazon announced a new, large format e-book reader called the Kindle Scribe. About a decade ago, I bought a Kindle DX just before Amazon stopped making them. It wasn’t an easy choice. However, I (and members of my family) have used the device almost daily since. I’ve had to become the household Kindle whisperer […]
The Digital Dollar Will Not Be Anonymous, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Says
September 28th, 2022I’m sure you’re shocked to learn this. Via: Reclaim the Net: Despite privacy being one of the main concerns citizens have about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), the heads of the United States (US) Federal Reserve and European Central Bank (ECB) have confirmed that their respective CBDCs will not be anonymous. During an appearance at […]
U.S. Intelligence Wants to Unmask Anonymous Writers Using AI
September 28th, 2022Cryptogon 2013: Linguistics Identifies Anonymous Users: Up to 80 percent of certain anonymous underground forum users can be identified using linguistics, researchers say. The techniques compare user posts to track them across forums and could even unveil authors of thesis papers or blogs who had taken to underground networks. “If our dataset contains 100 users […]
