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Obama Gives OK For Black Box Data Recorders to Be Installed in All Cars
With complete disregard for driver privacy, the Obama administration gave their consent to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to mandate black box event data recorders (EDR) be installed in all new cars
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Americans Are The Most Spied On People In World History
Indeed, the American government has more information on the average American than Stalin had on Russians, Hitler had on German citizens, or any other government has ever had on its people. The American government is
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Arrest of Activist Artist Protesting Drones Highlights NYPD Surveillance Program
New York is now widely regarded as the pinnacle of the police state. The full-spectrum surveillance grid in place supposedly utilizes biometrics and a city-wide camera system that supplies real-time data to law enforcement.
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Obama Memorandum Protects National Security By Demonizing Whistleblowers
On November 25th President Barack Obama issued a presidential memorandum entitled “National Insider Threat Policy and Minimum Standards for Executive Branch Insider Threat Programs” that outlines the provision “and guidance to promote the development
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New Law Aims to Limit Free Speech for Students on the Internet
In recent years more than ever, the right to free speech has been significantly diminished by the federal government. Now protests can only take place with permits, in “free speech zones”, ironically enough, and there
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Presidential memo on insider threats: Why now?
On the day before Thanksgiving with little or no media attention, President Obama wrote a memorandum, which is an unofficial directive, to the “heads of executive departments and agencies” that addresses “insider threats.” While
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Police Install Camera Focused on Back Yard of Woman’s Home
Recently I wrote about an ACLU of Michigan report that highlighted the problem of police cameras being installed outside of people’s private homes. Last week I learned from my colleague Doug Bonney of the
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Woman in India is Arrested for Clicking “Like” on Facebook
In India a 21 year old woman was arrested for posting a status on Facebook that was critical of a deceased politician. In addition, her friend that “liked” the status was also arrested, and the
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Big Sis To Monitor Facebook, Twitter For “Bioterrorism And Pandemics”
As reported by Wired, the agency has commissioned a $3 million one-year contract to Accenture Federal Services to scan the social network sites in real time, and flag up keywords that may help reveal
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Anger as Government plans for new network of road tolls policed by cameras revealed
Motorists will be expected to pay a new round of pay-as-you-drive charges under plans being drawn up by the Government and councils, it has been claimed. Proposals already exist for three new tolling schemes under
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Big Brother Surveillance Only Used for Corporate Marketing, Says Expert
In the UK, more than 200 CCTV cameras have been installed in bathrooms and changing rooms to monitor students. Nick Pickles, director of Big Brother Watch said that parents were not aware of this
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Big Brother and the Coming Drone Wars
Perhaps one day they’ll arrive over a neighborhood near you. Drones are becoming America’s weapon of choice. Domestically so far, they’re used only for eyes in the sky spying. Big Brother wants to watch everyone
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Facebook Censors Navy SEALs to Protect Obama on Benghazi-Gate
Over the weekend, Facebook took down a message by the Special Operations Speaks PAC (SOS) which highlighted the fact that Obama denied backup to the forces being overrun in Benghazi
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Federal court approves use of hidden surveillance cameras on private property without warrants
Yet again, a federal judge undermined the Constitution in a wholly disturbing fashion, this time by allowing police to install hidden surveillance cameras on private property without obtaining a search warrant. This is especially troubling
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Facebook Now Censoring Political Posts As ‘Hate Speech’
Facebook is now apparently censoring political posts which violate its “Statement of Rights and Responsibilities” as hate speech, after the social networking giant threatened to close radio host Alex Jones’ account over an image
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WATCH: Rise of the Machines: “A Drone in Every Home”
A decade ago drones were bulky looking aircraft controlled by complex computer systems requiring multiple pilots, and were reserved exclusively for military and foreign intelligence operations. But technological advancements in just the last five years
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DHS to test spy drones for ‘public safety’ applications
The Department of Homeland Security has announced in a solicitation to drone manufacturers that it will begin testing “Robotic Aircraft for Public Safety” at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, indicating that small spy drones will be
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DHS Set to Use Smaller and Smaller Spy Drones Against the American People
With technology in overdrive, “Big Brother” has something in store for you and the rest of the American people. In the coming months the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to utilize smaller drones to
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The US Government Today Has More Data On The Average American Than The Stasi Did On East Germans
We've written plenty about how the US government has been quite aggressive in spying on Americans. It has been helped along by a court system that doesn't seem particularly concerned about the 4th Amendment
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ACLU of Michigan exposes police surveillance cameras being used in residential neighborhoods
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan recently put out a fascinating report (PDF) on the use of surveillance cameras in residential Lansing, Michigan which seems to be congruent with the ongoing rise
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