Tag: Privacy
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Attention Activists: Your Phone May Not Be Safe at Protests
Ever wondered why your cell phone reception suddenly becomes terrible at protests? Ever worried that police could use electronic spoofing devices to suck up your mobile data because you are in the streets exercising your rights? You might have been onto something. Mobile “IMSI catchers”, currently on the market and being pushed to police and…
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The NSA Unchained: INFOGRAPHIC
“Its exactly what the founding fathers never wanted.” -Bill Binney, NSA Whistleblower
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New ‘Terahertz’ Scanner Lets Mobile Phones See Through Walls
Scanner uses ‘terahertz’ spectrum – between infrared and microwaves Can see through walls, wood and plastics Doctors could use small, cheap devices to see tumours inside body Comic-book superpowers could become reality as scientists have designed a phone that works as ‘X-Ray spex’. A hi-tech chip allows a phone to ‘see through’ walls, wood and…
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How to secure your computer and surf fully Anonymous BLACK-HAT STYLE
This is a guide with which even a total noob can get high class security for his system and complete anonymity online. But its not only for noobs, it contains a lot of tips most people will find pretty helpfull. It is explained so detailed even the biggest noobs can do it^^ : === The…
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Map of US Police Departments’ Policies on Tracking Cell-Phone Use Without a Warrant
ACLU affiliates across America requested information on local law enforcement’s use of cell-phone tracking, and received a wealth of disturbing information about the extent of wireless tracking. They produced a map showing which police departments were discovered to be tracking people’s phones without a warrant, either by getting gutless phone companies to fink out their…
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The Way of the Drone: Emblem for an Empire of Cowards
A few months back, I reposted here an article that I wrote 10 years ago, before the invasion of Iraq: a fictional scenario of how the Terror War would play out on the ground of the target nations — and in the minds of those sent to wage these campaigns. I was reminded of that piece by…
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Whistleblower: The NSA Is Lying–U.S. Government Has Copies of Most Of Your Emails
In his first television interview since he resigned from the National Security Agency over its domestic surveillance program, William Binney discusses the NSA’s massive power to spy on Americans and why the FBI raided his home after he became a whistleblower. Binney was a key source for investigative journalist James Bamford’s recent exposé in Wired…
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First Man Arrested With Drone Evidence Vows to Fight Case
The tiny town of Lakota, N.D., is quickly becoming a key testing ground for the legality of the use of unmanned drones by law enforcement after one of its residents became the first American citizen to be arrested with the help of a Predator surveillance drone. The bizarre case started when six cows wandered onto…
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Cops can request a copy of your complete Facebook activity
If police officers were to file a subpoena for your Facebook information, they would receive a printout of the data from the social network. This printout would be so detailed, complete and creepy that you should strive to be a good law-abiding citizen, just to prevent it from ever existing. We have just learned about the true…
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STOP CISPA: Come Togeter – Take Action
COME TOGETHER TO STOP CISPA! WHAT IS CISPA? The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (H.R. 3523) is a bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Reps. Mike Rogers (D-MI) and C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger (D-MD) in late 2011. It amends the National Security Act of 1947 to allow private companies and US…
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CISPA replaces SOPA as Internet’s Enemy No. 1
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is quickly becoming the Internet’s new most-hated piece of legislation. But is it really “the new SOPA,” as critics are calling it? Here, a comprehensive rundown of what CISPA is, what it does, and why people think it’s dangerous. The Internet has a new enemy. The Cyber…
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The Right to Anonymity is a Matter of Privacy
Electronic Frontier Foundation Defending your rights in the digital world January 28, 2012 | By Jillian C. York This January 28marks International Privacy Day. Different countries around theworld are celebrating this day with their own events. This year, we are honoring the day by calling attention to recent international privacy threats and interviewing data protection…
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Cell Phone Guide for Occupy Wall Street Protesters (and Everyone Else)
Occupy Wall Street has called for a global day of action on October 15, and protesters are mobilizing all over the world. In the United States, the Occupy Wall Street movement has already spawned sizeable protests in New York, Washington DC, Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland, Austin, and other cities. Several of these movements have…