Archive for the 'Police State' Category
China’s “Democracy” Includes Mandatory Apps, Mass Chat Surveillance
March 7th, 2019Change the proper nouns and it would read like the situation in Europe or the U.S. Via: ArsTechnica: As the National People’s Congress gathers in Beijing for the beginning of China’s “Two Sessions” political season, state media is making an international propaganda push on social media—including on platforms blocked by China’s “Great Firewall”—to promote China’s […]
German Police Lose All Evidence Against Two Pedophiles Who Allegedly Raped More Than 30 Children at Least 1,000 Times
February 23rd, 2019Via: Daily Mail: German police have admitted to losing almost all the incriminating digital evidence against two paedophiles accused of sexually assaulting least 31 children as young as four, allegedly raping their victims more than 1,000 times.
China’s Social Credit System: Millions Banned from Taking Flights, Trains
February 20th, 2019Via: South China Morning Post: Millions of Chinese individuals and businesses have been labelled as untrustworthy on an official blacklist banning them from any number of activities, including accessing financial markets or travelling by air or train, as the use of the government’s social credit system accelerates. The annual blacklist is part of a broader […]
Uncle Sam Wants Your DNA: The FBI’s Diabolical Plan to Create a Nation of Suspects
February 20th, 2019Via: The Rutherford Institute: Uncle Sam wants you. Correction: Uncle Sam wants your DNA. Actually, if the government gets its hands on your DNA, they as good as have you in their clutches. Get ready, folks, because the government— helped along by Congress (which adopted legislation allowing police to collect and test DNA immediately following […]
Arizona: Jobs Requiring Fingerprinting by State Will Now Require DNA Sample
February 19th, 2019Via: AZ Central: Arizona could soon be one of the first states to maintain a massive statewide DNA database. And if the proposed legislation passes, many people — from parent school volunteers and teachers to real estate agents and foster parents — will have no choice but to give up their DNA. Under Senate Bill […]
The New Totalitarianism
February 17th, 2019Via: Richard Dolan:
China Tracking Physical Locations of 2.5 Million People in Western Region of Country
February 17th, 2019Via: South China Morning Post: A Chinese surveillance firm is tracking the movements of more than 2.5 million people in the far-western Xinjiang region, according to a data leak flagged by a Dutch internet expert. An online database containing names, ID card numbers, birth dates and location data was left unprotected for months by Shenzhen-based […]
The Real Reason 4 Cops Got Shot in Houston Last Week
February 7th, 2019Via: The Daily Bell: All the headlines would have you believe these cops were ambushed, attacked just for being cops while minding their own business. But when you look deeper at the case, you realize these cops didn’t get shot because of anti-police rhetoric. They got shot because they invaded an innocent couple’s home without […]
Big Telecom Sold Highly Sensitive Customer GPS Data Typically Used for 911 Calls
February 7th, 2019Via: Vice: Around 250 bounty hunters and related businesses had access to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint customer location data, according to documents obtained by Motherboard. The documents also show that telecom companies sold data intended to be used by 911 operators and first responders to data aggregators, who sold it to bounty hunters. The data […]
Attempts to Dance Around the Kafkaesque Nightmare in California
February 3rd, 2019This is very difficult to watch. I only made it about a third of the way through this. “There’s no law against having a garden hose in your backyard… yet. We’re waiting for them to catch on.” Anyway, one more for your herniating California-Is-Hell file folder. Via: Exploring Alternatives: Related: L.A. Coliving: PodShare
