Large-Scale “Internet Rationing” Possible, Experts Warn
By Tyler Durden Netflix app downloads have exploded across Europe over the last several weeks as “Netflix and chill” “Netflix and quarantine” has been all the rage during countrywide…
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How Governments Are Deploying Big Data To Enforce COVID-19 Quarantines
By Tyler Durden This week a technology startup called Unacast launched a new app called “Social Distancing Scoreboard,” which tracks the GPS location of smartphones and…
Britain’s Housing Market Freezes As Wave Of Delayed Mortgage Payments Looms
By Tyler Durden One of the more unorthodox measures implemented by No. 10 Downing Street when it placed the entire UK on lockdown earlier this…
Footage Of Indian Police Beating Lockdown Violators Goes Viral
By Tyler Durden With only 500 or so cases confirmed as of Tuesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared in a late-night address that as…
Chicago Mayor Warns — Those Who Go Outside To Exercise Risk Arrest
By Tyler Durden Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot threatened to shut down public areas on Wednesday after becoming increasingly frustrated with people disobeying the COVID-19 stay-at-home…
A Record 3.3 Million Americans Just Filed For Unemployment Benefits
By Tyler Durden The pace at which Americans are losing their jobs is absolutely breathtaking. According to the Wall Street Journal, the largest number of new…
47,000 Stores Shutter Across The US As Virtually All Retailers Stop Paying Rent
By Tyler Durden Even before the coronavirus pandemic ground the US economy to a halt, the US brick and mortar retail sector was facing an…
LA Mayor To Cut Off Water & Power Of “Irresponsible, Selfish” Stores That Remain Open
By Tyler Durden Earlier, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva ordered all gun stores closed (fearing that too many first-time gun-owners were getting access to…
India Is Now Hand Stamping People Who Are Suspected To Have COVID-19 Infections
By Tyler Durden After an all-day curfew was observed by the entire nation Sunday, millions of Indians are remaining on lockdown because of the global…
As State Censorship Grows, VPN Usage Soars During COVID-19 Crisis
By Tyler Durden The global COVID-19 outbreak has led to a surge in VPN usage according to Atlas VPN. The company published data from their 50,000 weekly users…
“Widespread Panic” Hits Commercial Property Markets: Deals Implode, Renters Disappear, Businesses Shut
By Tyler Durden As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, and the ensuing lockdown, the commercial property market has essentially frozen. Buildings that were used…
In Sweeping Power Grab, DOJ Seeks Ability to Detain People Indefinitely Without Trial
By Tyler Durden In a sweeping power grab, the Department of Justice has asked Congress for the ability to go directly to chief judges in…
Florida Seniors More Worried About Market Collapse Than Pandemic
By Tyler Durden Reuters took a trip down south and spoke with baby boomers at a retirement community in Florida, many of whom were more concerned…
Israel Debates “Total Suspension Of Individual Freedom” In Knesset Intel Hearing
By Tyler Durden Is this where we’re all headed? Will the “Israeli model” soon be the reality across the West amid the coronavirus pandemic? After…