Archive for the 'Surveillance' Category
New Coronavirus Stimulus Bill In Congress Creates U.S. Digital Dollar
March 23rd, 2020Via: Forbes: As the markets continue to drop and the U.S. looks to Congress for agreement on a massive stimulus package to save the economy from impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the newest offer by House Democrats includes a very forward-looking kind of stimulus: the creation of a ‘digital dollar’ and the establishment of ‘digital […]
The U.S. Space Force’s New Mission? Protecting 5G
March 23rd, 2020Via: Popular Mechanics: Space-based internet traffic will fall under the nation’s newest armed service. Related: Tonight’s Successful Starlink Mission Makes SpaceX the World’s Largest Satellite Operator, Was First U.S. Space Force Launch FCC Approves SpaceX to Deploy up to 1 Million Small Antennas for Starlink Internet Network
Bill Gates: When Coronavirus Vaccine Becomes Available, Digital Certificates Will Show Who Has Received It
March 19th, 2020Eventually we will have some digital certificates to show who has recovered or been tested recently or when we have a vaccine who has received it. Via: Reddit: I’m Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. AMA about COVID-19:
Hong Kong Is Putting Electronic Wristbands on Arriving Passengers to Enforce Coronavirus Quarantine
March 18th, 2020Via: CNBC: Hong Kong is using electronic wristbands as part of its effort to enforce quarantines and reduce the spread of the new coronavirus. The measure comes as the government announced that starting at midnight on March 19, it is putting all arriving passengers under a two-week quarantine and medical surveillance. The city’s leader Carrie […]
Israel: Shin Bet Uses Secret Mobile Phone Social Graph System to Track Coronavirus Exposure
March 16th, 2020Well, well, well… Lunatic fringe, hair on fire conspiracy theorists: Right again. Via: New York Times: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has authorized the country’s internal security agency to tap into a vast and previously undisclosed trove of cellphone data to retrace the movements of people who have contracted the coronavirus and identify others […]
The EARN IT Act Is a Sneak Attack on Encryption
March 15th, 2020Via: Wired: Though it seems wholly focused on reducing child exploitation, the EARN IT Act has definite implications for encryption. If it became law, companies might not be able to earn their liability exemption while offering end-to-end encrypted services. This would put them in the position of either having to accept liability, undermine the protection […]
If You’re Close To The Scene Of A Crime, Police Can Demand Google Hand Over Your Data
March 13th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: “A reverse location search warrant differs from a traditional search warrant in that it doesn’t identify a suspect and establish probable cause to ask for evidence of a suspect’s crimes. Instead, it asks for information about everyone in an area at a certain time, working backwards to identify a suspect.”
Amazon Launches Business Selling Automated Checkout to Retailers
March 10th, 2020Amazon calls it: Just Walk Out: Just Walk Out technology enables shoppers to simply enter a store, grab what they want, and just go. Born from years of experience at Amazon Go, Just Walk Out uses a combination of technologies to eliminate checkout lines. We now offer retailers the ability to leverage this technology in […]
Through Apps, Not Warrants, ‘Locate X’ Allows Federal Law Enforcement to Track Phones
March 6th, 2020Via: Protocol: U.S. law enforcement agencies signed millions of dollars worth of contracts with a Virginia company after it rolled out a powerful tool that uses data from popular mobile apps to track the movement of people’s cell phones, according to federal contracting records and six people familiar with the software. The product, called Locate […]
Lawyer Claims U.S. ‘Plotted to Kill Julian Assange and Make It Look Like an Accident’
February 26th, 2020Via: Daily Mail: US spies hatched a plot to kidnap or even poison Julian Assange using shady Spanish private detectives after he leaked 250,000 top secret documents online, his extradition hearing was told yesterday. The WikiLeaks founder’s human rights barrister Edward Fitzgerald, who has previously represented Moors Murderer Myra Hindley and hate preacher Abu Hamza, […]
