School District to Begin Randomly Drug Testing High School Students
By Carey Wedler Clark County, IN — A school district in Clark County, Indiana, will soon be randomly drug testing students who want to participate in extracurricular activities…
Civil Liberties
What I Don’t Like About Life in Post-9/11 America
By John W. Whitehead “A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.”―Edward Abbey, American author Life in a post-9/11 America…
Responding to the “Nothing to Hide” Argument in Support of Mass Surveillance
By Michael Maharrey Whenever I talk about government surveillance, there is always “that guy” who claims if I’m not doing anything illegal I shouldn’t be…
John Mackey (Whole Foods) Won’t Talk About Amazon’s Facial Recognition Program
By The Conscious Resistance Journalist Derrick Broze attempts to question John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, about his controversial partnership with Amazon. Amazon’s Rekognition…
Amazon’s Facial “Rekognition” Mismatches 28 Lawmakers With Criminals
By Aaron Kesel The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California tested Amazon’s facial Rekognition software and the program erroneously and hilariously identified 28 members of…
Kavanaugh: Warrantless Data Collection “is entirely consistent with the Fourth Amendment”
By Phillip Schneider On July 9th, President Trump’s announced Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee for the Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, and…
U.S. Courts Release 2017 Wiretap Report: Orders and Convictions Rise, No Requests Denied, 10 States Absent, No FISA Data
By Aaron Kesel Federal courts across the U.S. reported a 30 percent increase in authorized wiretaps in 2017, compared to 2016, that’s up 73% over…
Court Gives Clearance for TSA to Molest and Falsely Arrest Air Travelers
By MassPrivateI Yesterday a Philadelphia Appeals Court ruled that TSA agents can not be sued for molesting or falsely arresting air travelers. According to an…
California Shopping Centers Are Spying for an ICE Contractor
By Dave Maas Update 10:45 a.m., July 11, 2018: The Irvine Company has disclosed the three shopping centers are Irvine Spectrum Center, Fashion Island, and…
California Schools Sued for Putting Kids on Probation for Defying Authority
By Carey Wedler (CW) — Last week, the school system in Riverside County, California, was hit with a major lawsuit from multiple legal advocacy organizations over its…
Smart Technology That Tracks People Through Walls Raises Privacy Concerns
By Phillip Schneider A team of researchers from MIT have developed and tested a technology called RF-Pose, which uses artificial intelligence to track and identify…
Media Silent As US Agrees To “Full Implementation” of United Nations Gun Control Pact
By Rachel Blevins While the United States is typically set apart from other countries when it comes to gun laws, a recent conference with the…
Facial Recognition Tech Company Refuses to Sell to Governments
By Derrick Broze The CEO of a company that makes facial recognition software has publicly stated that his company will not sell to law enforcement…
Actually, You Can Fight City Hall—Even On Surveillance Issues
By Michael Maharrey You’ve probably heard the old adage, “You can’t fight city hall!” Well, I did. And I won. Last October, the city of…