WikiLeaks is a little peeved that Google handed over details about WikiLeaks staffers to the feds, and failed to inform the whistleblower organization for more than two years. According to WikiLeaks, Google provided the U.S. government with email content, metadata, contacts, draft emails, deleted emails, and IP addresses connected to the accounts of Investigations editor […]
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UK internet porn filters up and running as expected — blocking the websites of businesses and charities
The adult content filters being rolled out by some internet providers under a scheme championed by David Cameron are blocking the websites of businesses and charities and are a ādistractionā for parents seeking to protect children from online pornography, claim campaigners. TalkTalk announced this weekend that it would follow Sky and become the second of […]
NSA’s PRISM access to Skype keys and PSTN gateways let them reach out and touch calls worldwide
A National Security Agency document published this week by the German news magazine Der Spiegel from the trove provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden shows that the agency had full access to voice, video, text messaging, and file sharing fromĀ targeted individuals over Microsoftās Skype service. The access, mandated by a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court […]
Samsung Responds to Privacy Concerns Over TVs Recording āPersonalā Conversations
Samsung has responded to privacy concerns over its warning that voice recognition software used in the companyās line of smart TVs is being used to record āpersonalā conversations and send them to third parties. Last November we highlighted Samsungās global privacy policy, which advises users to, āPlease be aware that if your spoken words include […]
You Could Be Quarantined and Forced to Take Toxic Drugs?
January 13, 2015 A new federal executive order expands the list of illnesses for which you could be detained, isolated, and treated against your will if you are entering the US or traveling between statesāeven if you are completely healthy. Some states have similar or worse laws that would even allow entry into your home. […]
CISPA, the NSA’s favorite anti-privacy law, is back?!
Yes that’s right. CISPA is officially back for the third time. It sounds like President Obama might want it to pass this time too. We need to stop CISPA now. Please sign the petition and share this.http://www.cispaisback.org/ CISPA, the NSA’s favorite anti-privacy law, is back?! Yes, CISPA is back. CISPA is a law that turns […]
Truck drivers jailed for 19 days after exercising rights at federal checkpoint
Youāve probably seen them before: internal border checkpoint refusals, now a popular YouTube genre. Some are funny. Others are hostile. But for Greg Rosenberg, a naturalized U.S. citizen who speaks accented English, an encounter with South Texas border patrol resulted in weeks of jail time without a single charge being prosecuted. Rosenberg immigrated to America […]
The NYPD Has Been Secretly Using Unmarked Vans With X-Ray Machines For Years
NOT RAD, RADIOACTIVE The NYPD Has Been Secretly Using Unmarked Vans With X-Ray Machines For Years Judge Orders NYPD to Release Records on X-ray Vans The NYPD has a secretive program that uses unmarked vans with X-ray machines designed to detect bombs. ProPublica tried to find out more about it, but the NYPD refused to […]
Rightscorp and BMG Exploiting Copyright Notice-and-Notice System: Citing False Legal Information in Payment Demands
” In a nutshell, Rightscorp and BMG are using the notice-and-notice system to require ISPs to send threats and misstatements of Canadian law in an effort to extract payments based on unproven infringement allegations. Many Canadians may be frightened into a settlement payment since they will be unaware that some of the legal information in […]
SWAT Team Demolishes Home To Arrest Man For DUI, Family Left Homeless
Danby, New York ā A SWAT team in New York entirely demolished a familyās home last week in order to arrest a DUI suspect. The aftermath of the raid looked more like the devastation caused by a tornado or earthquake, and the police have made no mention of the destruction in their reports. During the […]