Archive for the 'Surveillance' Category
Mexico Mandates Biometric Digital ID by 2026
August 4th, 2025It’s coming very fast now. Via: Reclaim the Net: Mexico has formally mandated the use of a new biometric-based digital ID system, making compulsory a previously voluntary identification mechanism known as the Unique Population Registry Code, or CURP. Under the new law, CURP IDs will now incorporate detailed personal biometric records, including fingerprints, iris scans, […]
Palantir Gets $10 Billion U.S. Army Contract
August 2nd, 2025Via: The Register: There are no official criteria for what constitutes membership in the upper echelon of the US military industrial complex, but a $10 billion deal that consolidates dozens of contracts under a single blanket purchase agreement sure makes it seem like Palantir has earned entry. The US Army announced on Thursday that, rather […]
U.S. Navy Demonstrates Multi-Day Solar UAS Flight
August 1st, 2025Via: U.S. Navy: The Navy, in partnership with Skydweller Aero, recently achieved continuous solar-powered unmanned flight during a nonstop three-day test from Stennis, Mississippi. Led by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), the test of Skydweller UAS marks a significant advancement in both long-endurance solar-powered UAS technology and its potential to enhance maritime […]
President Donald Warp Speed Trump Announces ‘Digital Health Ecosystem,’ Working with Amazon, Apple, Google and OpenAI
July 30th, 2025“Are you in?” MORE- "Are you in?!" pic.twitter.com/6MO49mwi4h — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) July 30, 2025 Via: DailyMail: President Donald Trump is being criticized for a plan that would have Americans share their personal health data with private tech companies. In the East Room on Wednesday, Trump hosted a ‘Making Health Technology Great Again’ event that unveiled […]
“A New World Order With European Values”: The Unholy Union of Globalism and Anti-Free Speech Measures
July 26th, 2025Via: Jonathan Turley: The message was clear. The new world order would be based on European, not American, values. To rally the faithful to the cause, the organizers called upon two of the patron saints of the global elite: Bill and Hillary Clinton. President Clinton was even given an award as “leader of the century.” […]
The Real Reasons Companies Want You on Their App
July 26th, 2025Via: idiallo: The answer, in short, is data. A lot of it. And access. A whole lot more of that too. Think about it this way. What can a website on your browser really get from you? Unless you manually upload your contact information, or there’s a serious security vulnerability, a website’s access to your […]
Skydweller: Solar-Powered Drone Can Fly for 90 Days
July 17th, 2025Via: LiveScience: U.S. tech startup Skydweller Aero has teamed up with Thales, a French electronics company specializing in defense systems, to develop a new maritime surveillance drone that can stay aloft far longer than existing machines. Skydweller powers itself purely from solar energy and aims to be capable of continuous flight. The initial flight milestone […]
The Force-Feeding of AI on an Unwilling Public
July 6th, 2025I’ve been using Windows 11 for a short time and I was shocked to learn that I was able to simply uninstall Copilot. I was expecting a kludge of reg hacks combined with the group policy editor. Nope. It just uninstalled. (For now…) Via: The Honest Broker: A few months ago, I needed to send […]
Australians to Face Age Checks from Search Engines
July 1st, 2025“Age checks,” means, identity checks. Via: Information Age: Australians using search engines while logged in to accounts from the likes of Google and Microsoft will have their age checked by the end of 2025, under a new online safety code co-developed by technology companies and registered by the eSafety Commissioner. Search engines operating in Australia […]
RFK Jr’s: Health Trackers for All?
June 26th, 2025No thanks, Bobby. Via: Daily Mail: Robert F Kennedy Jr wants to fit all Americans with a tracking device within the next four years. The Health and Human Services secretary revealed his plans during a House hearing yesterday, saying the devices — like Apple Watch, Fitbit, Whoop and Oura ring — were ‘key to the […]
