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Tag: surveillance
NASA Detects Deep Space ‘Hum’ 14 Billion Miles From Earth
Voyager 1 spacecraft has detected a deep space hum from 14 billion miles away. Instruments on the spacecraft have uncovered a “constant drone of interstellar gas”.
China Uses Terrorism As Flimsy Excuse To Spy On Western Companies
The Chinese government has introduced its first first counter-terrorism laws, but western companies operating in China say the laws allow the Chinese to snoop on all of their activities. Under the new laws, all organizations […]
Federal Court To Review Controversial FBI Mosque Surveillance
Controversy is still lingering over the FBI’s decision to use an undercover informant to collect information and audio recordings from mosques in southern California as part of an investigation into terrorism that took place during […]
Google Is Upping Its Email Security Services To Foil Hackers
According to recent reports, email servers are becoming more secure, and the use of strong encryption practices are increasing. However, the news isn’t all good, as the number of internet attacks that change encrypted connections […]
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 […]
Is The NSA Out Of Control? Even The CIA Is Worried About The Agency’s Rampant Domestic Spying
Sensitive documents hacked from current CIA director John Brennan’s personal email account have been posted by WikiLeaks, revealing his concerns over U.S. surveillance policy towards civilians and other matters. Email documents revealed that Brennan’s opinions […]
China’s Use Of Surveillance Cameras Prompts Concerns For Spying On US
The Chinese capital of Beijing has been completely covered by surveillance cameras to watch over the city during the Chinese National Day holidays, which run from October 1st through October 7th. Citizens will be happy […]
Prison Officials Spying On US Citizens’ Phones
Prison systems are using new surveillance systems to record phone calls and texts that come from within prisons and the areas around prisons. Officials are not revealing which systems are utilizing this technology. While prisoners […]
Over 50 Members Of The Secret Service Waged A War Against A Congressman Investigating The Agency
A Homeland Security Department report has revealed that U.S. Secret Service agents set out on a course of retaliatory intimidation against a congressman who was investigating possible scandals inside their agency. The report from the […]
Robot Bee That Can Fly And Swim Set To Take Over Surveillance World
Harvard has finally completed developing a robot bee that’s the size of an ordinary bee but comes with a whole lot more features. Harvard has been developing a robot bee for years. The unveiled prototype […]
China Is Building A Secret Facebook Of Every Single U.S. Government Employee
After a massive Chinese security breach that rendered the details of over 21.5 million Americans compromised, Beijing is now compiling a “Facebook” of U.S. public service officials to be used in espionage and blackmail. The […]
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 […]
Creepy Scottish Police Tactic Sees Club-Goers Randomly Swabbed For Traces Of Drugs
Police in Aberdeen, Scotland, have given the world a taste of a grim and highly invasive future after implementing a new drug control policy on club-going youth. Police in the city randomly swabbed the hands […]
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 […]
Trump’s Border Fence Idea Looks Dated Compared To High Tech Arizona ‘Virtual Fence’
The plans for a virtual fence along the southern U.S. border have been revived by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in recent weeks, after cancellation of the previous attempt in 2011 by then Secretary […]
North Dakota Now Allows Drones To Record Video Of The Entire State And Fire ‘Non Lethal’ Weapons At Citizens
North Dakota has passed legislation that allows drones to be equipped with non-lethal weapons in a convoluted bill that was originally intended to require warrants for drone searches. Even more surprising, the original draft was […]
JFK Airport Now Records Every Single Smartphone That Passes Through Its Terminal
Despite numerous advancements in technology and a whole research field emerging in ‘queuing theory’, airport security lines never seem to get shorter. Yet thanks to new technology installed at New York’s busy JFK airport that […]
Jeb Bush’s First Major Policy Is Pushing For Total Spying On Law Abiding Americans
Jeb Bush, former Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate, believes the government should be able to snoop more on Americans. Bush is pushing for private technology firms to work closer with government spying agencies against […]
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 […]
Documents Reveal New York City Treated Black Lives Matter Rights Group Like Terrorists
Undercover New York police officers infiltrated organized Black Lives Matter protests and the city police department tailed and kept secret files on the organization’s activists, according to newly released documents. Nearly 300 documents obtained under […]
‘Extreme Willingness’ Of AT&T Is The Primary Reason Why The NSA Can Spy On America
Telecommunications giant AT&T has provided extensive assistance to the U.S. National Security Agency, allowing the agency to conduct unlawful surveillance on huge volumes of Internet traffic passing through the United States. The revelations come after analysis […]
NSA Grant To Secure Internet Of Things Raises Suspicious Eyebrows
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has received a $229,000 one year grant from the National Security Agency (NSA) to develop security for a “safer” Internet of Things (IoT). Although the official reason for […]
German Journalists Acquitted Of Treason For Exposing Illegal Spying Programs
Two German journalists charged with treason over the publishing of German security documents online have been acquitted and their prosecutor given the boot. In a bold step to safeguard individual civil liberties, the European nation’s […]
The Real Reason The DHS Opposes CISA Snooping Bill Has Nothing To Do With Your Privacy
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has joined the fray in publicly opposing a bill that will sweep away privacy in America’s online communities. But why would an agency widely considered to be leading the […]
Study Finds Battery Level Can Be Used To Track Web Surfers
A new study by conducted by European privacy and security experts has shown that a little known feature of the HTML5 specification, called the battery status API (application programming interface), can be used to track […]
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 […]
How ‘Smart Cities’ Are Becoming To Ultimate Spying Tool On Innocent Americans
Widespread fear is mounting over new light bulbs being planned for installation across many cities in the U.S. The new LED light bulbs, which last longer and are more energy efficient than traditional models, come […]