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“Cash Must Not Be Made the Scapegoat”
“Cash Must Not Be Made the Scapegoat” In the War on Cash, a rare defense of physical money by an ECB Board Member. The proposed EU-wide cash restrictions could come into effect as early as this year. But defenders of physical cash have an unexpected ally in their struggle: Yves Mersch, a member of the […]
Ye shall know them by their fruits (Matthew 7:16)
Ye shall know them by their fruits (Matthew 7:16) Google eyes Recently it was my birthday (I’m not going to say what date that was, for reasons which will become clear later) and when I did a Google search, I was surprised to find a “Happy Birthday” greeting from Google, complete with an image of candles. […]
Mastercard Pushes Biometrics, Banks Follow
Mastercard Pushes Biometrics, Banks Follow Biometric authentication “will be of great benefit to everyone.” Mastercard has set a deadline for widespread use of biometric identification for its services across the whole of the EU: April 2019. Mastercard Identity Check, currently available in 37 countries, enables individuals to use biometric identifiers, such as fingerprint, facial, and […]
The Net’s Good Old Boys: Dr. (Don’t Be) Evil Meets Dr. Strangelove
The Net’s Good Old Boys: Dr. (Don’t Be) Evil Meets Dr. Strangelove Dr. Eric Schmidt has called for intelligence agencies to stop illegally prying into personal information and has been doing his best to convince the government to pay Google to do it legally instead. That said, in 2009 he was widely rebuked for telling […]
Corporate Coercion and the Drive to Eliminate Buying with Cash
Corporate Coercion and the Drive to Eliminate Buying with Cash “Sorry we’re not taking cash or checks,” said the clerk at the Fed Ex counter over a decade ago to an intern. “Only credit cards.” Since then, the relentless intensification of coercive commercialism has been moving toward a cashless economy, when all consumers are incarcerated […]
DHS Announces Program to ILLEGALLY Scan Our Faces—And They’re Forcing Us to Pay For It
DHS Announces Program to ILLEGALLY Scan Our Faces—And They’re Forcing Us to Pay For It Both Congress and the Department of Homeland Security have never justified the biometric scanners at airports that could cost Americans $1 billion in 2018. As TSA agents continue to prove their incompetence in the “War on Terror,” the Department of […]
Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – 5
Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – 5 Gustave Courbet Sunset on Lake Geneva 1876Chapter 1 of this five-part series by Dr. D is here: Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – 1 Chapter 2 is here: Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – 2 Chapter 3 is here: Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – 3 Chapter 4 is here: Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – 4 Next […]
Arizona Citizens Tracked In Facial Recognition Database In First Step For REAL ID Implementation
Arizona Citizens Tracked In Facial Recognition Database In First Step For REAL ID Implementation Arizona citizens are now in a government database that uses facial recognition technology to track them simply for getting a driver’s license. This allows federal and local law enforcement to use the “perpetual lineup” of suspects not accused of a crime to […]
Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – 1
Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – 1 Gustave Courbet The wave 1869A while ago, I asked a regular commenter at the Automatic Earth, who goes by the moniker Dr. D, to try and write an article for us. Not long after, I received no less than 31 pages, and an even 12345 words. Way too long for […]
How Silicon Valley’s Dirty Tricks Helped Stall Broadband Privacy in California
How Silicon Valley’s Dirty Tricks Helped Stall Broadband Privacy in California Tech, including Facebook and Google, lent their support to a host of misleading scare tactics. Wolf here: After the US Congress repealed restrictions earlier this year, your broadband provider (ISPs such as Comcast, Verizon, or AT&T) can monetize your private data. ISPs know practically everything you […]
How many Americans are swept up in the NSA’s snooping programs?
How many Americans are swept up in the NSA’s snooping programs? © Getty Images Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper famously (or infamously) told Congress the National Security Agency did not “wittingly” collect data on Americans. That turned out to be false. More recently, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) asked the current director of national […]
The Age of No Privacy: The Surveillance State Shifts Into High Gear [SHORT]
The Age of No Privacy: The Surveillance State Shifts Into High Gear [SHORT] “We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no secrets from government.” ― William O. Douglas, Supreme Court Justice (1966) The government has become an expert in finding ways […]
