NYT Worries Big Brother Is Not Watching You
By Dorothee Benz / Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting A recent guest essay in the New York Times (12/28/22) concluded a searing takedown of “our technology overlords” with the sentence:…
British-Run Spy Tech Powers Ukraine Proxy War
Leaked files reveal the Anomaly 6 spy firm is providing intelligence to the British military through a cut-out involved in the Kerch Bridge bombing and other acts of dangerous sabotage…
Scheer & Hedges: They Know Everything About You
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FBI Cointelpro Is Back and Worse Than Ever
By James Bovard / CounterPunch Elon Musk has opened the floodgates to expose the FBI’s latest war on Americans’ freedom of speech. The FBI massively intervened to pressure Twitter to…
NSA Whistleblower Unearthed ‘Project’ That Targeted US Communications
A new FOIA lawsuit revealed a highly censored report from six years ago detailing more deep state malfeasance.
Snowden’s Russian Citizenship: Establishment Response Illustrates Why He Hasn’t Returned Home
Among other wishes, Snowden opponents want to see the NSA whistleblower deployed to the Russian front, captured by Ukraine and returned to the US.
Military Whistleblower Challenges Pentagon’s Warrantless Purchase of Internet Data
America's data is proving again to be a hot commodity for the government.
Defund the Police Algorithms
Law enforcement is increasingly turning to software to surveil and anticipate crime. But a grassroots movement is emerging to resist algorithmic policing.
Don’t Wait: Get Into the Encryption Habit Now
By Thomas Knapp / CounterPunch In early August, a Nebraska prosecutor charged a mother and daughter with violating the state’s ban on abortion after 20 weeks. That ban was passed…
Facial Recognition Technology Down Under
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch The language is far from reassuring. Despite being caught red handed using facial recognition technology unbeknownst to customers, a number of Australia’s large retail companies…
CIA Vault 7 Leaker Found Guilty. What Did He Actually Reveal?
CIA veteran John Kiriakou breaks down some of the most important elements of Vault 7—the biggest leak in CIA history—allegedly divulged to WikiLeaks by another former CIA officer.
Surveillance Is Pervasive: Yes, You Are Being Watched, Even if No One is Looking For You
By Peter Krapp, University of California, Irvine / The Conversation The U.S. has the largest number of surveillance cameras per person in the world. Cameras are omnipresent on city streets…
What Happens When Big Brother Meets Big Tech
Author and law professor Maurice Stucke warns that as fundamental privacy rights vanish, your personal data can and will be used against you.
Meet the Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook’s Content Policy
By Alan MacLeod / MintPress News It is an uncomfortable job for anyone trying to draw the line between “harmful content and protecting freedom of speech. It’s a balance”, Aaron…
Jury Finds Former CIA Programmer Guilty of Leaking CIA Hacking Materials To WikiLeaks
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter A federal jury in New York convicted former CIA employee Joshua Schulte of violating the Espionage Act when he allegedly released materials on the…