If you’ve ever heard something like ‘America is the greatest democratic country in the world’ take heed. While many believe that to be the…
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A Bit Of 1984: Biometrics Used In Argentina Today
Some time ago, there was a post here that mentioned the biggest DNA database in the World. Well, I don’t know if it’s the…
Read MoreIs it Time to Police the Police?
Every week, somewhere in the US, there’s a story of some kind of police activity that leads people scratching their head, or saying ‘That…
Read MoreThe Danger To Privacy Isn't Corporate Data-Mining Or Governmental Surveillance – It's Both Combined
The past year, something of a pointless debate has broken out – whether it’s the governments’ ridiculously-broad surveillance laws that pose the greatest threat…
Read More"Plurality": An Amazing Short Film About Surveillance In 2023
I usually don’t watch video. The format bores me. But I found this short film about the current developments amazing. Normally, when I start…
Read MoreCryptoparties For Learning Essential Survival Skills
An interesting movement gaining momentum is cryptoparties, which is about learning and sharing fundamental survival skills. I say “survival skills”, because it is about…
Read MoreWhat Came True Of Dystopic Predictions Of The 1950s – And What Didn't
You recall the dystopic visions of the future around the 1940s-60s, all the ominous forebodings of a totalitarian surveillance society? The most famous of…
Read MoreFast and Furious: A Prequel
Our latest Wikileaks release shows that the United States is assassinating Mexicans without trial, and the ATF gunwalking scandal may have just been the…
Read MoreStratfor Thinks the CIA Is Incompetent, Yet They Can Lock You Up Forever?
An Exclusive Wikileaks GI File leak : A serious provision contained within the National Defence Authorization Act allows the US Governement to lock up…
Read MoreDebunking The Dangerous "If You Have Nothing To Hide, You Have Nothing To Fear"
Every so often, you hear the argument “If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear”, in order to justify increased and…
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