LAPD Becomes Nation’s Largest Police Department To Test Drones
By Aaron Kesel The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners approved the police department’s pilot drone program in a 3-1 vote that will allow the…
Civil Liberties
Media Silent As Government Uses Vegas Shooting to Push Bill Allowing Warrantless Searches
By Rachel Blevins As the mainstream media provides relentless coverage of the Harvey Weinstein Hollywood sex scandal, there is one major piece of legislation it…
So You’ve Decided To Boycott Google…
By James Corbett You’ve decided to boycott Google? Congratulations! That’s a great idea! But now, where do you go for alternatives? Are there any other…
Ron Paul: “Liberty is a Very Young Issue”
By Vin Armani In this video, Vin Armani speaks with former Congressman Dr. Ron Paul about the momentum of the liberty movement. Paul says people…
Smart Billboards Target Individual Motorists and Spy on License Plates and Cellphones
By MassPrivateI Editor’s Note: This is the Minority Report world we have entered. Please also see the article by Nicholas West which covers the use…
Train Stations to use Facial Recognition and Palm Vein Scanners for Payment
By MassPrivateI Editor’s Note: The stages of incrementalism seem to be speeding up. Nicholas West has written for Activist Post just this month about China’s…
How to Disappear an Activist (Or, Where IS Andy Ostrowski?)
By Janet Phelan As reported here, activist attorney Andy Ostrowski was taken into custody by the Wilkes-Barre, PA police department on September 19, for a…
Judicial Reform Activist and Attorney Abducted by Police While Broadcasting
By Janet Phelan Judicial reform activist and radio personality Andy Ostrowski has been taken into custody against his will and forced into a psychiatric evaluation….
Homeland Security Faces Lawsuit Over Warrantless Searches at Border
By Derrick Broze The Department of Homeland Security faces a federal class action lawsuit for violating the rights of people crossing the U.S. border by searching…
With iPhone’s New FaceID, Cops Can Unlock Your Phone by Pointing at Your Face—While You’re Cuffed
By Matt Agorist On Tuesday, the world watched as Apple unveiled their tenth-anniversary special edition iPhone, the iPhone X. While iPhone boasts a newer more…
California Organizations Use Available Tools to Fight for Privacy
By Michael Maharrey In a previous report, we pointed out that simply passing laws isn’t enough. Ensuring government agencies comply with transparency requirements and limits on…
Entire Student Section Detained, Forced to Have Blood/Urine Tests After Beer Can Found at Football Game
By Matt Agorist Randolph, NJ — Parents of high school teenagers were outraged this weekend after dozens of their children were ordered to undergo forced blood and…
35 False Matches and 1 Erroneous Arrest As Police Secretly Test Facial Recognition Technology
By Nicholas West All things biometric are sweeping across the world at warp speed now, from security on planes and trains to check-ins at conferences…
California Supreme Court Rules Against Police Collection of License Plate Data
By Derrick Broze Privacy and civil liberties advocates won a small victory this week as the California Supreme Court ruled that license plate data secretly…