Snowden: Without encryption, everything stops
• The HillFareed Zakaria and Edward Snowden debate "Government should have lawful access to any encrypted message or device," at the TimesCenter, April 26th, 2016. [VIDEO]
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Surveillance
'Spying Billboards' Under Fire For Tapping Into People's Cellphones
• https://www.technocracy.news, Patrick Woodechnocrats in business are no different than Technocrats in government, seeking an endless stream of data wherever there is data to collect. You would think that ClearChannel would apply business ethics to their behavior, but they do not. If technolo
Can you say 'rubber stamp?' FBI and NSA requests never denied by secret court
• yahoo.comYou likely don't know much about the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Security News This Week: The FBI Gets Creative to Avoid Disclosing Its $1M iPhone Hack
• https://www.wired.comThe FBI Is 'Going Dark' About That $1 Million Apple iPhone Hacking Method
Snowden's Surveillance Leaks Made People Less Likely to Read About Surveillance
• MotherboardA new Oxford University study has published empirical evidence showing that government mass surveillance programs like those exposed by Edward Snowden make us significantly less likely to read about surveillance and other national security-related to
iPhone Ruse: FedGov Now Demands Backdoor To All Devices by Ron Paul
• Ron Paul Liberty ReportIt started as a request to help catch the San Bernardino mass-shooters, but the FBI request for iPhone decryption has experienced massive mission creep.
iPhone Ruse: FedGov Now Demands Backdoor To All Devices by Ron Paul
• Ron Paul Liberty ReportIt started as a request to help catch the San Bernardino mass-shooters, but the FBI request for iPhone decryption has experienced massive mission creep.
Supreme Court Now Allows Law Enforcement to Remotely Hack & Search Any Computer in the US
• http://thefreethoughtproject.comThe Supreme Court approved new rules on Thursday that would potentially give the FBI the authority to hack any computer in the United States, and potentially computers located overseas as well. Those hidden by Tor technology will also be vulnerable.
Apple says the FBI tipped them off to security holes in iPhone and iMac software
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Joseph MennThe FBI informed Apple of a vulnerability in its iPhone and Mac software on April 14, the first time it had told the company about a flaw in Apple products under a controversial White House process for sharing such information, the company told Reute
Censored, Surveilled, Watch Listed and Jailed...
• http://rutherford.org, By John W. Whitehead"You had to live--did live, from habit that became instinct--in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized."--George Orwell, 1984
Censored, Surveilled, Watch Listed and Jailed...
John WhiteheadThe Absurdity of Being a Citizen in the American Police State
HOW TO FIX OUR BROKEN INTERNET
• http://www.popsci.com, By Matt GilesA CONVERSATION WITH PRIVACY ACTIVISTS LAURA POITRAS AND JACOB APPELBAUM
Line by line, how the US anti-encryption bill will kill our privacy, security
• http://www.theregister.co,Analysis In the wake of the FBI's failed fight against Apple, Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) have introduced a draft bill that would effectively ban strong crypto.
Federal Judge Alarmed By Surveillance Excesses At FBI And NSA
• https://www.technocracy.news, BY: JOSH GERSTEINTN Note: Not just any judge, but Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Judge Thomas Hogan. There is no end to collection of data by Technocrats in pursuit of establishing a Technocracy. There is also no stopping them by legal or legislative means.
Feds Building Massive Online Database Of Genomic Data On American Citizens
• BY: MOHANA RAVINDRANATHTN Note: Again, there is no such thing as enough data for Technocracy. Genomic data is the ultimate invasion of privacy but that is exactly the point to Technocrats. Collection points include hospitals, doctors, blood-draw facilities and law enforcem
Federal Agents Caught "Masquerading As Utility Workers" While Installing Mysterious Spy Bo
• http://www.shtfplan.com, Derrick BrozeThe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives has claimed ownership of a mysterious box that was removed from a utility pole in Phoenix, Arizona.
Saint or Sinner, Government Eyes Are Watching Every Move You Make
John WhiteheadEvery move you make is being monitored, mined for data, crunched, and tabulated in order to form a picture of who you are, what makes you tick, and how best to control you when and if it becomes necessary to bring you in line.
WhatsApp is Now End-to-End Encrypted
• Schneier on SecurityPopular instant messaging app WhatsApp it is turning on end-to-end encryption for all its users by default. Every call a user makes, every text message they send, all photos and videos they share will now be secure with the encryption status visible
CONIKS
• Schneier on SecurityEnd users should not have to worry about managing encryption keys when they want to communicate securely, but they also should not have to trust their secure communication service providers to act in their interest.
Senate bill draft would prohibit unbreakable encryption
• http://hosted.ap.org, By TAMI ABDOLLAH-- A draft version of a Senate bill would effectively prohibit unbreakable encryption and require companies to help the government access data on a computer or mobile device with a warrant.
Senate bill draft would prohibit unbreakable encryption
• Associated PressA draft version of a Senate bill would effectively prohibit unbreakable encryption and require companies to help the government access data on a computer or mobile device with a warrant.
US fight goes on with Apple over iPhone access
• https://www.yahoo.comThe US government is keeping its encryption battle with Apple alive, pressing the high-tech giant to help crack an iPhone in a drug case in New York.
Fingerprints to be tested as 'currency'
• http://www.prisonplanet.comStarting this summer, the government will test a system in which foreign tourists will be able to verify their identities and buy things at stores using only their fingerprints.
Transparency International Plots to Strip Global Privacy With Public Registry of Ownership
• The Daily BellThe so-called Panama Papers stolen from the Mossack Fonseca law firm specializing in shell companies has caused Transparency International to issue a press release listing three steps "to stop secret companies."
Would You Swallow a Data-Tracking Big Pharma "Smart" Pill?
• https://www.lewrockwell.comBig Pharma is spending like never before to make sure patients take their drugs. Investors recently committed $172 million for "smart pills" being developed jointly by Proteus Digital Health and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals. After a pill is swallowed,
Reddit deletes surveillance 'warrant canary' in transparency report
• ReutersSocial networking forum reddit on Thursday removed a section from its site used to tacitly inform users it had never received a certain type of U.S. government surveillance request, suggesting the platform is now being asked to hand over customer dat
Reddit's Warrant Canary just died
• https://boingboing.net, Cory DoctorowIn early 2015, Reddit published a transparency report that contained heading for National Security Requests, noting, "As of January 29, 2015, reddit has never received a National Security Letter, an order under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance A
Reddit hints that U.S. now spying on its customers
• http://money.cnn.com, by Jose PaglieryIt seems that the federal government has made a demand -- in a controversial secret court -- to spy on Reddit users.
Reddit deletes surveillance 'warrant canary' in transparency report
• ReutersSocial networking forum reddit on Thursday removed a section from its site used to tacitly inform users it had never received a certain type of U.S. government surveillance request, suggesting the platform is now being asked to hand over customer dat
NSA USED SUBMARINE PROBES TO LISTEN IN ON UNDERSEA CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
• http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsey D. AthertonSPYING IN PLAIN SIGHT
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