‘Big Brother’ Archives
Google’s Plan To Take Over The World
Business Insider | May 18, 2013 Related: Google-Berg Merger Ushers in Planned-Opolis Future in the Hybrid Age By Steve Kovach Google‘s big keynote at its I/O developers conference this week wore me out. Not because it lasted a grueling three hours and fifty minutes, [Read More]
IRS demanded Facebook posts, book titles, names of donors during politically-motivated targeting of non-profits
Natural News | May 18, 2013 By J. D. Heyes The scandal surrounding the Internal Revenue Service’s illicit, politically-motivated scrutiny of conservative, patriot, Tea Party and pro-Israel groups continues to expand daily, as more information is learned about its [Read More]
Will giving the internet eyes and ears mean the end of privacy?
The Guardian | May 16, 2013 By Bruce Schneier Corporations and governments are turning the internet into a colossal, always-on surveillance tool. Once passive objects are able to report what’s happening, where is the power balance? The internet has turned into a [Read More]
Google ‘Knows When You’re Home’
Prisonplanet | May 16, 2013 By Paul Joseph Watson Google has devised yet another ingenious way of convincing people to hand over their real-time location data, by offering location specific “reminders” as part of its Google Now feature. During the company’s Google I/O [Read More]
US counter-terror database jumps to 875,000 names – report
RT | May 3, 2013 The number of names on a US database used to track suspected terrorists has skyrocketed to 875,000 in five years, a US official told media. One of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was added to the list in 2011. The Terrorist [Read More]
Researchers create RFID-enabled paper, bringing us ever closer to traceable cash
Extreme Tech | May 2, 2013 By James Plafke Physical cash has both benefits and drawbacks. One of the major benefits is that you can use it at establishments that don’t accept credit or debit, which are surprisingly frequent if you live in a big city. Some major drawbacks [Read More]
Biometric Database of All Adult Americans Hidden in Immigration Reform
Wired | May 10, 2013 By David Kravets The immigration reform measure the Senate began debating yesterday would create a national biometric database of virtually every adult in the U.S., in what privacy groups fear could be the first step to a ubiquitous national [Read More]
Bill Gives DHS Sec. ‘Virtually Unlimited Discretion to Waive Any Manner of Crimes,’ ICE Council Warns Congress
CNS News | May 9, 2013 By Craig Bannister Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) entered a letter from law enforcement officials nationwide warning of the dangers of the immigration bill S.744 into the judiciary committee record today. The letter To Congress from the National [Read More]
GAO Now Investigating DHS Ammo Purchases
US News | April 29, 2013 By Elizabeth Flock The Government Accountability Office tells Whispers it is now investigating large ammunition purchases made by the Department of Homeland Security. Chuck Young, a spokesman for GAO, says the investigation of the purchases is [Read More]
Bloomberg: New Yorkers will ‘never know where our cameras are’
RT | April 26, 2013 New York City police officials intend to expand the already extensive use of surveillance cameras throughout town. The plan, unveiled Thursday, comes as part of a drive for increased security around the US following the Boston Marathon attack. New York [Read More]