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Letter From Britain: An Establishment Blinded By Russophobia

Letter From Britain: An Establishment Blinded By Russophobia A British elite challenged by large parts of the British population is rallying around trumped-up fear of Russia as a means of protecting its interests, as Alexander Mercouris explains. Hostility to Russia is one of the most enduring, as well as one of the most destructive, realities […]

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US Intelligence Developing Better Storage To HOARD YOUR DATA Based On Human DNA

US Intelligence Developing Better Storage To HOARD YOUR DATA Based On Human DNA Since the United States insists on spying its own people and saving massive amounts of personal data, the government is running out of storage space. So now, they are developing a new and improved data storage system based on human DNA. It’s […]

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How the Feds Use Transportation Funds to Spy on You

How the Feds Use Transportation Funds to Spy on You A recent announcement by a local transit authority in Virginia sheds light on how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are building a massive, intrusive surveillance network built on America’s transportation system. The Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC) recently […]

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The Untold Story of Japan’s Secret Spy Agency

Photo: NHK THE UNTOLD STORY OF JAPAN’S SECRET SPY AGENCY EVERY WEEK IN Tokyo’s Ichigaya district, about two miles east of the bright neon lights and swarming crowds in the heart of Shibuya, a driver quietly parks a black sedan-style car outside a gray office building. Before setting off on a short 10-minute drive south, […]

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Business is Booming for the U.K.’s Spy Tech Industry

Photo: David Goddard/Getty Images BUSINESS IS BOOMING FOR THE U.K.’S SPY TECH INDUSTRY DRIVING INTO CHELTENHAM from the west, it is hard to miss the offices of Government Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ, the United Kingdom’s surveillance agency. The large, doughnut-shaped building sits behind high-perimeter fencing with barbed wire and many levels of security. The facility […]

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Bayou Bridge Pipeline Opponents Say Louisiana Governor’s Office Is Surveilling Them

Bayou Bridge Pipeline Opponents Say Louisiana Governor’s Office Is Surveilling Them Opponents of the Bayou Bridge pipeline accused Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards of meeting with representative of the oil and gas industry while refusing to meet with activists and communities affected by the pipeline’s construction. They further allege that the administration has instead placed […]

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FBI Has Been Paying Geek Squad To Spy On Customers For Over A Decade

FBI Has Been Paying Geek Squad To Spy On Customers For Over A Decade For over a decade, the FBI had been paying employees of Best Buy’s Geek Squad to pass on information about illegal materials on customer devices sent in for repair, according to records obtained through the Freedom of Information lawsuit filed last […]

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The Powerful Global Spy Alliance You Never Knew Existed

Photo: Kristian Laemmle-Ruff THE POWERFUL GLOBAL SPY ALLIANCE YOU NEVER KNEW EXISTED IT IS ONE of the world’s most powerful alliances. And yet most people have probably never heard of it, because its existence is a closely guarded government secret.The “SIGINT Seniors” is a spy agency coalition that meets annually to collaborate on global security […]

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UK Mass Digital Surveillance Regime Ruled Illegal

February 21, 2018

UK Mass Digital Surveillance Regime Ruled Illegal On 30 January, the UK Court of Appeal ruled that the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act of 2014 (DRIPA), which made way for the Investigatory Powers Act of 2016 (IPA), did not restrict the access of confidential personal phone and web browsing records to investigations of serious […]

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Is Facebook Using Your Phone’s Camera And Microphone To Spy On You?

December 22, 2017

Is Facebook Using Your Phone’s Camera And Microphone To Spy On You? Do you ever feel like you’re being watched when there’s nobody else around? Decades ago, if the answer to that question was ‘yes’, doctors might’ve advised you to see what they called a headshrinker. But technological progress has a funny way of turning […]

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Finland’s Largest Newspaper Faces Treason Charges For Publishing Leaked Files On Spy Ops Targeting Russia

December 18, 2017

Finland’s Largest Newspaper Faces Treason Charges For Publishing Leaked Files On Spy Ops Targeting Russia A bizarre story of a police raid on a Finnish journalist’s home is drawing international attention, especially as it occurred in a country known for its protection of press freedoms. The journalist is Laura Halminien from Finland’s largest daily newspaper, Helsingin […]

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Has Trump Made It Easier to Spy on Journalists? Lawsuit Demands Answers.

November 30, 2017

Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images HAS TRUMP MADE IT EASIER TO SPY ON JOURNALISTS? LAWSUIT DEMANDS ANSWERS. PRESS FREEDOM GROUPS filed suit today to force the government to disclose more about how and when it obtains journalists’ communications, amid reports that the Department of Justice under Attorney General Jeff Sessions is pursuing a record number of […]

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Secret Code Is Recording Every Keystroke You Make On More Than 400 Of The Most Popular Websites On The Internet

November 22, 2017

Secret Code Is Recording Every Keystroke You Make On More Than 400 Of The Most Popular Websites On The Internet If someone secretly installed software on your computer that recorded every single keystroke that you made, would you be alarmed? Of course you would be, and that is essentially what is taking place on more […]

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The Government Is Lying to Us About Cybersecurity

November 15, 2017

The Government Is Lying to Us About Cybersecurity The Department of Justice is full of excuses for wanting back doors into encryption systems, but they’re just that: excuses. In a press conference, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein stated that the “absolutist position” that strong encryption should be, by definition, unbreakable is “unreasonable.” The DOJ is […]

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Telecoms Knew About Spying Loophole for Decades, Did Nothing

September 5, 2017

Telecoms Knew About Spying Loophole for Decades, Did Nothing Issues with the SS7 network only really entered the public consciousness a few years ago. But the telecom community has known about the issues for a lot longer. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH ROGERS/THE DAILY BEAST Spies and hackers are actively exploiting a backbone of how mobile […]

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