SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 30, 2018) – Last Friday, a final California Senate committee passed a bill that would increase oversight and transparency of law enforcement surveillance technology. Passage of the bill would take the first step toward limiting the unchecked use of surveillance technologies that violate basic privacy rights and feed into a broader national…
In this podcast, I challenge this ignorant mantra and explain exactly why we should care about surveillance.
In this episode Michael Boldin and Michael Maharrey report on a couple situations where more work is needed, then they shift to some good news, including successful efforts to take on the surveillance state and undermine the Federal Reserve's monopoly on money.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (May 22, 2018) – The St. Louis City Board of Alderman will consider a local ordinance that would the stage to limit the acquisition and use of spy gear by law enforcement and other city agencies. The proposed law would also help limit the impact of the federal surveillance state. A group…
OAKLAND, Calif. (May 21, 2018) – Last Tuesday, the Oakland City Council gave final approval to a local ordinance that sets the stage to limit the acquisition and use of spy gear by law enforcement and other city agencies. The new ordinance ensures there will be public notice and debate before the city acquires or uses…
A video app recently purchased by Amazon turns doorbells into surveillance devices.
Today is day 474 that the GOP has failed to repeal Obamacare. But while Congress is digging America deeper into debt and expanding government power, some states are doing what Congress won’t – fighting to keep the federal government within its constitutional bounds. In this episode, Michael Boldin and Mike Maharrey talk about bills moving…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 3, 2018) – The Tenth Amendment Center has joined a diverse group of organizations supporting a California bill that would increase oversight and transparency of law enforcement surveillance technology. Passage of the bill would take the first step toward limiting the unchecked use of surveillance technologies that violate basic privacy rights and…
In this episode, Mike Maharrey shares his recent experience in court and how local cops in his hometown are using these same talking points to hide surveillance programs. He and Michael Boldin also talk about some success at the state and local level to rein in Big Brother.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 23, 2018) – Last week, a California Senate committee passed a bill that would increase oversight and transparency of law enforcement surveillance technology. Passage of the bill would take the first step toward limiting the unchecked use of surveillance technologies that violate basic privacy rights and feed into a broader national surveillance…