The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in conjunction with advocacy Public Knowledge (PK) have asked a federal appeals court implement changes to patent law to prevent abuse using a method known as “forum shopping” by banning […]
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European Parliament Approves Anti-Surveillance System To Fight Illegal NSA Spying
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are decrying the strange lack of action by EU institutions in safeguarding citizens’ rights from the massive electronic surveillance dragnet of U.S. agencies. Data transfers between EU member states […]
The NHTSA Is Quietly Working On A Plan To Make Breathalyzers Mandatory In All New Cars
Measures for preventing people from driving drunk might be taken to extreme levels in the near future, as a movement is taking place in the United States to have breathalyzers installed in every vehicle in […]
Human Rights Watch Sues Spy Agencies To See Just What Data They Collect
Civil rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has announced it is taking U.S and UK spying organizations to court to find out just how much they work together sharing information. The group wants to find […]
The Directors Of The CIA, NSA And FBI Just Put On A Masterful Display Of Public Relations And Absolutely Nobody Bought It
The directors of the FBI, CIA, and NSA put on an elaborate display of public relations on Thursday in a thinly veiled attempt to con the American public into giving up their basic rights so […]
Rival Dutch Political Parties Stand United In Not Welcoming Islamic Migrants
Outspoken Dutch opposition leader Geert Wilders has called the refugees flooding into Europe an “Islamic invasion.” The leader of the Dutch right wing made the statement in a debate on how the Netherlands would deal […]
Poor Laws And Abusive Corporations Are Forcing Americans To Fight For The ‘Right To Repair’
As companies continue to infuse technology into even the most mundane of household appliances there is an ever growing battle over what can and should be done in the event a product breaks. Do consumers […]
Rise Of ‘Predictive Policing’ Raises Fears Of Computer Generated Discrimination
In the 2002 blockbuster, Minority Report, the character played by Tom Cruise is a police officer who arrests people for the crimes they are about the commit rather than the crimes they have already committed. […]
New Legislation Proposed To Curb The Use Of Fake Cell Phone Towers By Law Enforcement
U.S. officials have introduced new legislation aimed at clamping down on law enforcement agencies use of cell-site simulator technology that tracks criminals and monitors their cell phones, citing concerns that it also invades the privacy […]
Dawn Of Self Driving Cars Leading To Tough Questions About The Future Of Law
When and it what capacity can and should law enforcement direct the actions of those vehicles? A recent report published by the RAND Corp. attempts to identify and ponder these questions that will likely arise […]
Bush, Cheney And Former NSA Director Hayden Sued For Using Blanket Surveillance During 2002 Winter Olympics
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, Ex-US president George W Bush, and senior police officials have been sued in a class-action court case for approving blanket email, phone and text message surveillance of law abiding citizens […]
The FCC Just Affirmed The Right To ‘Bring Your Own’ Internet By Fining Wi-Fi Blocker $750,000
A company which had been blocking Wi-Fi access at convention centers in various parts of the United States, has agreed to pay the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Enforcement Bureau $750,000 in an out-of-court settlement. Smart […]
Chinese Police Arrest Over 15,000 People In Massive Internet Censorship Operation
Chinese police have apprehended over 15,000 suspects for offenses that “jeopardized Internet security,” as part of the government’s efforts to tighten internet security. Since he became the president of the People’s Republic of China in […]
Government Admits It Just Guesses When Putting People On The No Fly List
In a stunning revelation, the U.S. Department of Justice has admitted that the government’s no-fly list is based mainly on “predictive assessments” of potential threats rather than a history of criminality. Whether someone should be […]
Amnesty International Will Now Fight To Decriminalize Sex Work After Historic Vote
A critical vote to guard sex workers’ human rights was passed yesterday at the decision-making forum of Amnesty International, the International Council Meeting (ICM) in Dublin. Delegates from the world over adopted a decision that […]
Wearables: The Next Big Employee Tracking Device
Wearables, which are currently dominating the fitness and lifestyle industry also have another huge fan: Employers. Companies are increasingly using the 24×7 monitoring capabilities of wearables to ensure workers are compliant and at their productive […]
Pennsylvania Will Sentence People Based On Crimes They Have Yet To Commit
Pennsylvania is on the precipice of becoming one of the first states to base criminal sentences not only on the crimes people have been convicted (at the present and in the past), but also on […]
New CISA Legislation Is So Flawed Even Homeland Security Is Warning Of Privacy Invasion
The proposed Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (“CISA”) has supporters and opponents on both sides of the political aisle. However, in a new wrinkle, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), an agency not generally concerned with […]
Despite Court Rulings Illegal NSA Surveillance Programs Continue Unchecked
The National Security Agency (NSA) will continue with its controversial collecting and holding of American telephone records despite the program being ruled illegal by the court back in May. The NSA is openly dismissing a […]
Facebook Controlled Internet.org Celebrates One Year Of Knee Capping Net Neutrality
Concerns are being raised as Facebook’s slimey Internet.org initiative is seeking to expand and triggering fresh fears Internet neutrality is being compromised on a global scale. The service has already reached 17 countries worldwide, and […]
Chinese Government Caught Censoring Nearly 5 Per Cent Of All Social Media Posts
In China’s growing online community, comments on corrupt administration officials, ‘unwarranted’ mention of Chinese politics and even anti administration rumors are strictly prohibited. So much do the Chinese rulers wish to suppress such information that […]
Canadian Court Challenge Seeks To Clarify Right To Be Cryogenically Frozen After Death
In British Columbia, a unique law is being challenged that prohibits sale services that use use ultra-low temperatures to preserve human bodies after clinical death in a process known as cryonics. In short, the Canadian […]
Netherlands Public Image Takes Huge Hit Over Domestic Spying
The Netherlands public image as one of the world’s leaders in personal freedoms has taken a bashing with news its government is seeking to beef up its online snooping capabilities to spy on its law […]
State Department Ruling Likely Will Ban 3D Printed Guns
The U.S. State Department is continuing its crackdown on digital blueprints of 3D printable gun parts and weapons last week as the Department issued notices that there will be changes made to the International Traffic […]
Big Media Companies Lobby To Outlaw Private Website Ownership
The Big Media mafia that is the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is attempting to ban the protection of privacy on the internet by lobbying aggressively […]
New Texas Law Allows Open Carry Firearms And Guns On College Campuses
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday signed legislation that allows licensed Texans to openly tote their handguns in a hip or shoulder holster. Gov Abbot praised the legislation as a salute to the “genius” of […]
Feds Launch Crackdown On 3D Printed Gun Files Claiming Plans Are Weapons
At what point is a plan for a weapon a weapon? At what point is a design free speech? These are the tricky question raised by 3d printed gun plan publisher Defense Distributed, which this […]
Serial Human Rights Abuser Saudi Arabia Sentences Blogger To 1000 Lashes
In a sickening display of human rights abuses, Saudi Arabia’s supreme court upheld a sentence of 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail against blogger Raef Badawi. The charges are for insulting Islam. “This is […]
Apple CEO Comes Out Swinging Against FBI Plan To Spy Of Civilians
The FBI has NSA envy. While the NSA gets all the hot new tools to hack iPhones, Androids and all your favorite social media accounts, the FBI has been left to do regular old police […]
Over 15,000 Websites Block Congress To Protest Patriot Act Spying
Americans are increasingly frustrated with our elected officials’ obsession with spying on innocent Americans. And while Americans may not be marching on Washington, as they probably should, there are other ways they’re making the point. […]