According to an article in the National Post the Five Eyes intelligence network is demanding tech companies provide a back-door into all electronic devices. “Canada joined its intelligence allies recently in demanding that technology companies co-operate with law enforcement agencies in allowing access to encrypted communications.” Five Eyes (FVEY) is an intelligence alliance including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (Sept. 27, 2018) – A bill introduced in the New York Assembly would prohibit the state from creating any database containing aggregate surveillance data including ALPR, audio, video and facial recognition records. Passage would not only protect privacy in New York; it would also put major roadblocks in front of federal surveillance programs. Assm.Tom Abinanti […]
DHS's "National Awareness Day" is a carbon copy of McCarthyism which turned America's fears of Communism into a national panic that lasted for decades.
Today’s public transit police departments offer a frightening glimpse into the future of commuter surveillance. The feds, with the willing cooperation of state and local law enforcement, are building a giant surveillance network on the U.S. transportation system. Last year the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) was accused of creating an app that spied on […]
Michael Boldin and Mike Maharrey talk about some of the latest news in the 10th Amendment and nullification movement including efforts to stop warrantless federal surveillance, nullify federal hemp prohibition and undermine the Federal Reserves monopoly on money.
Whenever I talk about government surveillance, there is always “that guy” who claims if I’m not doing anything illegal I shouldn’t be concerned about it.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug 22, 2018) – A California Assembly committee has effectively killed a bill that would have increased oversight and transparency of law enforcement surveillance technology. Passage of the bill would have taken the first step toward limiting the unchecked use of surveillance technologies that violate basic privacy rights and feed into a broader…
We have to stop the TSA now, before it installs body scanners at train stations across the country.
I recently appeared on the Lions of Liberty podcast – Felony Friday edition – to talk about how we can fight government surveillance at the local level. Since it was Felony Friday, we had to talk about the lawsuit the city of Lexington, Ky., filed against me in an attempt to keep information about police…
I get more emails about smart meters than any other issue we cover. Pretty much on a weekly basis, somebody asks me how they can opt out of installing these devices in their homes or businesses. Smart meters monitor home energy usage in minute detail in real time. The devices transmit data to the utility…