Tag Archives: Surveillance

The Post Office is Logging your Snail Mail for the Feds

Posted on by Davi Barker

Let me just say plainly, I was utterly baffled by the level of shock and surprise people had upon learning that the government records their phone calls. It’s like people just haven’t been paying attention for the last 10 years. … Continue reading

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Video Game ‘Watch Dogs’ Lets Players Hack into NSA-like Spy Grid

Posted on by Barry Donegan

The upcoming video game Watch Dogs, set for release on PC and game consoles towards the end of 2013, puts players in control of fictional hacker and vigilante Aiden Pearce. The game takes place in a dystopian re-imagination of Chicago … Continue reading

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Ears Everywhere: US Buses, Street Lights Will Soon Record Audio

Posted on by Barry Donegan

NSA whistle-blowers have recently exposed the fact that most text messages and emails sent by Americans are captured and logged in government databases. It’s safe to say that emails and text messages are no longer truly private. Also, spy cameras … Continue reading

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#TinfoilTuesday – Turkey Suspects Bird of Being Israeli Spy

Posted on by Wes

So naturally this headline was way too good to pass up for today’s Tinfoil Tuesday feature. What makes it especially fun is the wordplay on “Turkey” and “Bird,” making this sound like an inter-species squabble instead of an international one. … Continue reading

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Tinfoil Tuesday: Supreme Court says ‘Unconstitutional’ but Congress says ‘Mandatory’

Posted on by Davi Barker

I don’t know why I ever report good news from the State. Just when you think justice has struck even a small symbolic blow against the relentless march of petty tyrants and bureaucrats. Not long ago we reported on a … Continue reading

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#TinfoilTuesday: Former NSA Cryptographer Says New Spy Center Is Almost Totalitarian

Posted on by Davi Barker

There’s an article over at Wired right now titled “The NSA Is Building the Country’s Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say)” that’s really worth reading. The only problem is it’s about 15 pages long, and really dense with facts … Continue reading

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#TinfoilTuesday – Ten Signs You’re in an Abusive Relationship (with your government)

Posted on by Wes

When you think of an abusive relationship, what adjectives come to mind? Controlling? Violent? Humiliating? Jealous? Obsessive? Go figure, it doesn’t take a huge stretch of the imagination to apply these same adjectives to many of the world’s governments throughout … Continue reading

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Supreme Court requires warrant for GPS tracking… sort of… not really

Posted on by Davi Barker

In the case of US v. Jones the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that law enforcement required a warrant to install a GPS tracking device on nightclub owner Antoine Jones’ car. In doing so they tossed out his drug conspiracy conviction … Continue reading

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