A phone-recorded video posted to Reddit shows a wooden desk strewn with various office supplies. On a monitor on the desk, a video begins to play: an Amazon delivery driver, being recorded by a driver-facing camera in their van, leans out of their window to talk to a customer. Though the video is cute, the […]
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Amazon Told Drivers Not to Worry About In-Van Surveillance Cameras. Now Footage Is Leaking Online
Docs Show FBI Pressures Cops to Keep Phone Surveillance Secrets
Docs Show FBI Pressures Cops to Keep Phone Surveillance Secrets Source Views: 0
CIA Front Company Extends Intrusive Surveillance Operations in Lithuania Under Pretext of New Cold War
[Source: chesbro-on-security-blogspot.com] Creation of Orwellian surveillance apparatus belies claim that the U.S. is upholding democracy in the face of Russian authoritarianism. On April 26, Palantir, a data analytics company founded with CIA seed money, announced an expansion of its operations in Lithuania after entering into a strategic partnership with Lithuania’s Ministry of Defense. This announcement exemplifies how the new […]
Five Things to Know About NSA Mass Surveillance and the Coming Fight in Congress
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act permits the U.S. government to engage in mass, warrantless surveillance of Americans’ international communications, including phone calls, texts, emails, social media messages, and web browsing. The government claims to be pursuing vaguely defined foreign intelligence “targets,” but its targets need not be spies, terrorists, or criminals. They can […]
Surveillance Devices Spark Privacy Battle at Carnegie Mellon U.
Carnegie Mellon University’s Institute for Software Research recently introduced a series of experimental super-sensing devices known as Mites, sparking a privacy battle between the university’s staff. One software engineering grad student said, “It’s not okay to install these by default. I don’t want to live in a world where one’s employer installing networked sensors in your […]
This year, we will reject surveillance
March 15 2023 Dear special being, Is 2023 the year we reject the spread of surveillance? We’ve got to act soon because we’re watching 1984 come to life in front of our eyes in places like China – and other countries are not so far behind. Instead of worrying about it, I’d like to take […]
Whitney Webb Interview – CIA/Mossad-Linked Surveillance Systems Quietly Installed Throughout The US
Joining me today is Whitney Webb, here to discuss the very alarming development of intelligence-backed surveillance and pre-crime systems being rolled out under a guise of helping/protecting the people, one that her and I discussed in 2020 regarding Carbyne911, and one that is the focus of her recent article. Since 2020, this issue has only […]
CIA and Mossad-linked Surveillance System Quietly Being Installed Throughout the US
Launched in 2016 in response to a Tel Aviv shooting and the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, Gabriel offers a suite of surveillance products for “security and safety” incidents at “so-called soft targets and communal spaces, including schools, community centers, synagogues and churches.” The company makes the lofty promise that its products “stop mass […]
Congress Holds Hearing on Chinese Surveillance on the US
Lawmakers in the House held a hearing on Thursday to discuss efforts by the Chinese regime and its affiliates to surveil the United States, including the recent transit of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over the country and reports of a Chinese secret police station operating in New York City. “This Chinese surveillance balloon was a […]
This Hacker Hoodie Uses Surveillance Camera Parts to Blind Surveillance Cameras
An engineer and privacy advocate has taken a critical part used in many surveillance cameras and used it to blind them. Mac Pierce’s “Camera Shy Hoodie” is a DIY anti-surveillance hoodie with 12 high-powered infrared LEDs sewn near the hood. Using a switch sewn into the sleeve, the wearer can make the LEDs strobe, flooding […]
CYBER: Iran’s AI-Powered Surveillance State
On January 31, a court in Iran handed out a combined sentence of 10 years to a couple who danced outside of Azadi Tower in Tehran, Iran. A film of the brief dance went viral on Instagram and Twitter. They’re 21 and 22 years old. The woman was not wearing a hijab. The long sentence […]
11,000 Police Surveillance Cars With 360-Degree Cameras and “Perimeter Alerts” To Patrol NYC
Way back in 2017, I wrote about tech companies working together to create 360- degree police surveillance vehicles complete with facial recognition. This has now become a reality. As the above video shows, the Wausau Police Department is already using Ford’s 360-degree police surveillance vehicles to quietly surveil everyone. According to Yahoo News the New York City Police Department […]
360 Degree Surveillance: How Police Use Public-Private Partnerships to Spy on Americans
In this age of ubiquitous surveillance, there are no private lives: everything is public. Surveillance cameras mounted on utility poles, traffic lights, businesses, and homes. License plate readers. Ring doorbells. GPS devices. Dash cameras. Drones. Store security cameras. Geofencing and geotracking. FitBits. Alexa. Internet-connected devices. Source Views: 0
COVID Technologies Feeding Into The Global Surveillance State
By Mike Maharrey In another frightening example of “mission creep,” governments around the world are using technologies developed during the COVID-19 Source Views: 0
NYC Mayor Says You Will Learn To Love the Surveillance State: ‘Big Brother is Protecting You’
Americans will learn to love the Chinese-style surveillance state, according to New York City Democrat Mayor Eric Adams who responded to criticism over increasing the use of facial recognition technology by declaring, “Big Brother is […] The post NYC Mayor Says You Will Learn To Love the Surveillance State: ‘Big Brother is Protecting You’ appeared […]
Consumer Warning: Eufy surveillance products not safe for your privacy!
Have Australian ‘consumers’ been warned by the authorities of Anker’s sub brand Eufy’s false advertising and security risk? Basically Anker should be in the courts for false advertising which has been exposed on various tech channels approx. two weeks ago. The products (deliberately) do not feature encryption as stated, which makes them easily hackable with […]
You’d Better Watch Out: The Surveillance State Is Making a List, and You’re On It
You’d better watch out—you’d better not pout—you’d better not cry—‘cos I’m telling you why: this Christmas, it’s the Surveillance State that’s making a list and checking it twice, and it won’t matter whether you’ve been bad or good. Source Views: 0
The NZ Security Intelligence Service has been advertising for Surveillance Officers and Contact Tracers
For those of you who have your eye on the ball so to speak, these are job opportunities not commonly seen in our ‘freedom loving democracy’ of NZ. Any items concerning surveillance are generally described as necessary for the safety of citizens. Not too many years ago this site and others were being watched by […]
China Has Become a Big Prison, Residents Under Surveillance by Property Managers
A homeowner in China’s Chengdu City found himself under constant surveillance by his property management company, which made him extremely uncomfortable. More and more people have realized that privacy is a luxury in communist China, where citizens have almost no civil rights. Jimu, a news outlet in Hubei Province, recently exposed two incidents that occurred […]