Surveillance Is the Tool of Tyrants
By: Mike Maharrey If you’re like me, you’ve probably heard this one a lot over the years: “If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.” I hear ...
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Coronavirus is Just the Latest Excuse to Expand the Surveillance State
By: Mike Maharrey Federal, state and local agencies have teamed up to operate a warrantless cellphone tracking program to monitor compliance with COVID-19 social distancing requirements. According to a report ...
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Repeal the Patriot Act
By: Judge Andrew Napolitano I have been writing for years about the dangers to human freedom that come from government mass surveillance. The United States was born in a defiant ...
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America Ranks as Fourth-Worst Abuser of Biometric Privacy in the World
By: jprivate Does anyone really believe America is still the land of the free? Since 9/11, DHS, the FBI, the CIA, and countless other alphabet soup agencies have turned the ...
Read more.You’d Better Start Expecting Privacy Before it’s too Late
By: Mike Maharrey Those who support government surveillance often argue that we can’t really protest because we have “no expectation of privacy” in public spaces. Therefore, the police can engage ...
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Surveillance: You’d Better Chose Wisely
By: Mike Maharrey I’ve often joked that George Orwell’s novel 1984 was meant to be a warning, not an instruction manual. And yet every day the U.S. marches closer and ...
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A Nightmarish Army of Unblinking Spies
By: Mike Maharrey The surveillance state constantly expands. That thing that seems like no big deal today can suddenly become a big deal as technology evolves. Take the proliferation of ...
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Amazon and Google Use Secret Police Deals and Freebies to Spy on Everyone
By: jprivate Amazon and Google are using secret police agreements and free giveaways to spy on everyone. Last week Vice News revealed how police departments across the country are secretly working with Amazon ...
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Oh, How I Loath the TSA
By: Mike Maharrey I recently took a trip that required me to fly. I was filled with a sense of dread as I got ready to head to the airport, ...
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Police Using License Plate Readers To “Grid” Entire Neighborhoods
By: jprivate Law enforcement is using license plate readers to “grid” entire neighborhoods. So, What does gridding mean? The Arizona Mirror describes gridding as: “Part of the training for the ALPR systems, Chandler ...
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