"Time of Use" (TOU) and "Demand Response" energy programs are only beneficial to consumers who can modify their behavior to take advantage of lower energy prices during non-peak hours, hence most consumers are NOT signing up for them. Perhap
Opposition to costly, privacy-invasive, and hazardous utility "smart" meters – electric, gas, and water – has been worldwide since they started being deployed over a decade ago.
• https://www.activistpost.com, By Bianca Gonzalez
Convenience is motivating people to use biometric identification at airports in the U.S., aviation industry leaders said in a webinar this week on educating passengers.
"There's a way to look at digital communications in the past. I can't go into detail of how that's done or what's done, but I can tell you that no digital communication is secure."
The California Public Utilities Commission is set to vote on a virtual net energy metering program that would force renters to sell solar generation to the utility and buy it back at a higher rate, outlawing them from consuming their electricity dire
Our basic expectation of private conversations using End-to-End Encryption is under attack. The UK just passed the Online Safety Bill and the intent is to zuck us by bypassing encryption via client side scanning.
But we can fight back with Linux. Le
In another unfortunate turn of events for anyone hoping their right to privacy to be protected as guaranteed by the US Constitution, the UN Declaration of Human Rights, or applicable state and federal law
International Man: Before people understood what oil was, they considered it waste. Later, once people understood the economic potential of oil, it was transformed from unwanted waste into a lucrative commodity.
• https://www.activistpost.com, By Bianca Gonzalez
As businesses and governments in the U.S. and across the globe implement facial recognition surveillance in public spaces, privacy advocates are pushing back.
• https://childrenshealthdefense.org By Michael Nev
Over the objections of 11 nations, the United Nations General Assembly president today approved a declaration on pandemic prevention that seeks to create a global pandemic authority. Critics said the declaration supports COVID-19-style restrictions,
My warning on End to End Encryption may be a little late now as the UKlegislation has actually cleared the UK Parliament and is just awaiting Royal Assent. Then it is done. This will pass the liability for harmful content to the platforms and will pa
Gun safe manufacturer Liberty Safe has said its customers will now be able to have the records of their safe combinations "expunged" after the company faced growing backlash for handing over the access code to one safe to the FBI.
In this video we outline the characteristics that are found in encrypted messaging apps that we need to care about. Then we apply these to 7 apps which I rank from worst to best. Are the most popular encrypted messaging apps the best?
The U.S. Treasury Department will soon propose a rule that would effectively end anonymous luxury-home purchases, closing a loophole that the agency says allows corrupt oligarchs, terrorists and other criminals to hide ill-gotten gains.
As so-called digital or mobile driver's licenses begin rolling out across North America, we must ask who is behind the expansion of this potentially dangerous technology.
At a time when threats to digital privacy are at an all-time high, one of the web's most formidable hacktivist groups may offer a solution with "Veilid."
This sweater is an invisibility cloak against AI.
It uses "adversarial patterns" to stop AI from recognizing the person wearing it. - Developed by the University of Maryland.
40 senators have co-sponsored a bill that would require you to upload your drivers license before being able to post online. They say it's to "protect children" but in reality, they want your home address on file and to ensure you're not using a VP
The EU wants to use the Digital Services Act to gain control of the Internet. Be assured that this kind of control won't stop at the border. Marie has some ideas of how we can oppose these forces.
Please enjoy this recent presentation of QORTAL by Mike Winner at CAUSE FEST in Nashville, TN. Mike discusses the need for decentralized solutions as a counter to the growing technocratic global state and how personal sovereignty is at stake if we d
For many people, a central attraction of owning and living on a multi-acre expanse of land is the opportunity for complete privacy -- to include freedom from the prying eyes of government.
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