By Eric Lieberman A European-owned business is now the facilitator and manager of billions of phone calls and text messages across the United States. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided earlier this week that Ericsson, the Swedish tech conglomerate will oversee the routing system of one of America’s main communication infrastructures. The original routing system…
There is a lot of talk about government watch lists and how individuals on any such a list pose a threat to our nation and shouldn’t be afforded the same rights as the rest of us. Then again, this is nothing new. Demonization of one’s opponents is one of the oldest and most effective short-term…
Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) are leading the charge to shut down warrantless backdoor surveillance of U.S. citizens. They have introduced an amendment into the 2017 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which “would prohibit warrantless backdoor searches of U.S. citizens’ online communications without first obtaining a warrant.” It would also prevent the…
The FBI is working with researchers to develop a state of the art program that will allow law enforcement to track and sort people based on their tattoos. An Electronic Frontier Foundation investigation reports that the new software allows officers to identify an individual “affiliation to gangs, sub-cultures, religious or ritualistic beliefs, or political ideology.” Cataloging…
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced a bipartisan amendment with Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) to the FAA Authorization Act which would prohibit law enforcement from using drones to surveil Americans without a warrant. “The use of drone surveillance may work on the battlefields overseas, but it isn’t well-suited for unrestrained use on the streets in the United…
by Lina Bryce Like an episode of Black Mirror where everyone gains access to a memory implant that records everything they do, see, and hear, the future of wearing smart lenses may be closer than we think, and Samsung’s got the patent for it. According to the Samsung-focused blog SamMobile, Samsung has been granted a patent in…
SACRAMENTO, CA–All over the Golden State, local law enforcement agencies have been spying on innocent civilians by using StingRay devices. These Orwellian electronic surveillance devices simulate cell towers, which collect data and can pinpoint our location even when we’re not making a call. StingRay devices are procured by agencies through DHS grants, yet documents uncovered…