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The FBI vs. Apple Debate Just Got Less White
The FBI vs. Apple Debate Just Got Less White The court fight between Apple and the FBI prompted a slew of letters and legal briefs last week from outside parties, including many tech companies and privacy groups. But a particularly powerful letter came from a collection of racial justice activists, including Black Lives Matter. The letter focused on potential […]
The Human Rights Risks of Encryption ‘Back Doors’
The Human Rights Risks of Encryption ‘Back Doors’ a katz / Shutterstock One fact that has received little attention in the current encryption debate is that many categories of individuals rely on strong encryption for their own security. These include sexual and gender-based rights activists, domestic violence victims, journalists and their sources, and human rights […]
Obama to Expand Surveillance State Powers by Signing a 21 Page Memo
Obama to Expand Surveillance State Powers by Signing a 21 Page Memo As the Apple vs. FBI battle rages in the court system and throughout the halls of Congress, Obama decides to do what he does best. Using “his pen” to make consequential decisions unilaterally. Just another day in the American banana republic. The New York Times reports: WASHINGTON […]
We Just Found out the Real Reason the FBI Wants a Backdoor into the iPhone
We Just Found out the Real Reason the FBI Wants a Backdoor into the iPhone (ANTIMEDIA) The FBI versus Apple Inc. An unstoppable force meets an immovable object — the feverish momentum of American technocracy accelerating into the cavernous Orwellian entrenchment of the surveillance state. You thought the patent wars were intense? The ‘Battle of the Backdoor’ pits one of […]
As Banks Seek Monopoly Over Economy, “Cash Is Being Gradually Taken Away”
As Banks Seek Monopoly Over Economy, “Cash Is Being Gradually Taken Away” There is a war on for the extermination of cash. It is the ultimate monopoly game, but there are those who are willing to put up a fight to keep cash in the game. The powers that be on Wall Street and in […]
Is It All Just A Publicity Stunt? Apple Unlocked iPhones For The Feds 70 Times Before
Is It All Just A Publicity Stunt? Apple Unlocked iPhones For The Feds 70 Times Before The event that has gripped the tech and libertarian community over the past 48 hours has been Tim Cook’s stern refusal to comply with a subpoena demanding that Apple unlock the iPhone 5C belonging to one of the San […]
‘I Feel Like a Despised Insect’: Coming of Age Under Surveillance In New York
“I FEEL LIKE A DESPISED INSECT”: COMING OF AGE UNDER SURVEILLANCE IN NEW YORK IN THE SPRING of last year, two New York women were arrested on charges of supporting ISIS, following a joint investigation by the New York Police Department along with federal agencies. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Queens residents Noelle Velentzas and […]
Congressional Hearings on Surveillance Programs to Kick Off — in Secret
Congressional Hearings on Surveillance Programs to Kick Off — in Secret The House Judiciary Committee will hold its first hearing next week on two of the NSA spying programs revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden that vacuum up domestic content despite being ostensibly targeted at foreigners: PRISM and Upstream. But, to the great consternation of 26 government accountability […]
Almost 12 Years After Calling a Reporter, DOJ Whistleblower Slapped With Ethics Charges
Almost 12 Years After Calling a Reporter, DOJ Whistleblower Slapped With Ethics Charges The D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel — the legal body responsible for overseeing the D.C. Bar’s professional rules — has filed ethics charges against Thomas Tamm, the former Justice Department lawyer who contacted the New York Times about President Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program in 2004. The office’s charging papers, […]
Telecoms Must Defend Our Privacy, Court Confirms
Telecoms Must Defend Our Privacy, Court Confirms Ontario decision orders companies to represent subscribers’ interests. Court ruled law enforcement’s request for thousands of subscribers’ cell phone records breached Canadian Charter rights. Anonymous photo via Shutterstock. In today’s communications driven world, no one collects as much information about its customers as telecom companies. As subscribers increasingly rely on […]
How a Small Company in Switzerland Is Fighting a Surveillance Law — And Winning
How a Small Company in Switzerland Is Fighting a Surveillance Law — And Winning Photo: ProtonMail A small email provider and its customers have almost single-handedly forced the Swiss government to put its new invasive surveillance law up for a public vote in a national referendum in June. “This law was approved in September, and […]
Why Do We Expose Ourselves?
WHY DO WE EXPOSE OURSELVES? AMONG CRITICS OF TECHNOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE, there are two allusions so commonplace they have crossed into the realm of cliché. One, as you have probably already guessed, is George Orwell’s Big Brother, from 1984. The other is Michel Foucault’s panopticon — a vision, adapted from Jeremy Bentham, of a prison in which […]
