Oakland City Council Bans Facial Recognition
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, the Oakland City Council gave final approval for a ban of facial recognition technology by the city. The new ordinance not…
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Locked Up: How the Modern Prison-Industrial Complex Puts So Many Americans in Jail
By Sam Jacobs Where you find the laws most numerous, there you will find also the greatest injustice. Arcesilaus, Greek philosopher and student of Plato…
Israel Accused Of Spying On The U.S.; Trump Denies Despite Past Actions Of Espionage
By Aaron Kesel The U.S. government has concluded that Israel set up cellphone surveillance devices that were found near the White House and other sensitive…
Distracted Driver Cameras To Spread Across North America
By MassPrivateI Imagine driving down a highway or a city street in North America and wondering if anywhere is safe from Big Brother’s prying eyes. That…
Signed as Law: Illinois Limits Warrantless Location Tracking, Hinders Federal Surveillance State
By Michael Maharrey Last week, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that expands a state law barring warrantless location tracking to include historical location…
Spying on You Is a Team Sport
By Chris Mishevski Most people know that the NSA spies on Americans thanks to the revelations by Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers. But the NSA…
Local Activist Taking on Surveillance in Illinois
By IL Tenthers Editor’s note: State and local activism are at the heart of the Tenth Amendment Center’s work. The following outlines the efforts of…
Cambridge Massachusetts to Consider Facial Recognition Ban
By Michael Maharrey Last night, Cambridge, Massachusetts Mayor Marc McGovern proposed a measure to ban facial recognition technology in the city. Cambridge could become the…
The Rise of the American Gestapo: Has It Already Happened Here?
By John W. Whitehead “Adolf Hitler is alive and well in the United States, and he is fast rising to power.”—Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant…
DARPA To Put Nuclear, Biological And Chemical Detectors In Public Venues
By MassPrivateI Can you imagine living in a country that puts surveillance devices in every city and public venue? What would be the first country…
Second in the Nation: Somerville City Council Passes Facial Recognition Ban
By Michael Boldin SOMERVILLE, Mass. (June 27, 2019) – The Somerville city council voted Thursday to ban the use of facial recognition by police investigations…
The History of Cellular Network Security Doesn’t Bode Well for 5G
By EFF Threat Lab There’s been quite a bit of media hype about the improvements 5G is set to supposedly bring to users, many of…
How Evil Wins: The Hypocritical Double Standards of Political Outrage
By John W. Whitehead “She was asked what she had learned from the Holocaust, and she said that 10 percent of any population is cruel,…