Privacy Rights Thursday, January 5th, 2012
Facial recognition is becoming a bigger part of law enforcement and homeland security. It’s also growing in the commercial sector, which has all kinds of privacy and ID misuse implications. That’s why the Federal Trade Commission recently held a workshop to explore the issues.
Alaska lawmaker blasts TSA in new PSA, warning travelers about revealing full body scanners
Privacy Rights Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Regular readers of NaturalNews.com already know that the expectation of privacy in America has slowly been eroded through a series of laws and court rulings. In the modern era, one of the most egregious and serial violators of privacy has been the Transportation Security Administration.
Military may get faster airport screening
Privacy Rights Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
WASHINGTON — Members of the military on official travel, and their families, would move through airport security quicker next year under legislation sent to the president on Tuesday.
Gun lobby rejoices over ruling on FOID privacy
Privacy Rights Saturday, December 10th, 2011
Gun-rights advocates are doubly relieved with Peoria County Circuit Judge Michael Brandt’s ruling that blocks the names of Illinois’ 1.3 million gun-card holders from being released to the public.
Privacy Rights Monday, November 7th, 2011
By: Emily Babay | WashingtonExaminer.com It sounds a bit like Big Brother: Police can place a GPS device on your car to follow all of your movements, for any length of time. The Supreme Court on Tuesday is scheduled to hear arguments about whether investigators need to get a warrant before doing so. Legal experts [...]
Every Breath You Take, Every Move You Make – 14 New Ways That The Government Is Watching You
Privacy Rights Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
If you live in the United States today, you need to understand that your privacy is being constantly eroded. Our world is going crazy, government paranoia is off the charts and law enforcement authorities have become absolutely obsessed with watching us, listening to us, tracking us, recording us, compiling information on all of us and getting us all to spy on one another.
Privacy Rights Sunday, October 30th, 2011
By Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Google’s work to integrate its Google+ social networking site broadly with its other services could raise red flags for users who want to closely guard their privacy. Google wants Google+ to be more than a stand-alone social network. It envisions Google+ integrating with most, maybe all, of its Web [...]
Gov’t cameras in your car? E-toll patent hints at Big Brotherish future
Privacy Rights Friday, October 14th, 2011
By Bob Sullivan, MSNBC Imagine that you couldn’t drive on major highways without agreeing to put a camera in your car — one that could film either the occupants or the vehicle’s surroundings and transmit the images back to a central office for inspection. You don’t have to read George Orwell to conjure up such [...]
Privacy Rights Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
By WBALTV11 BALTIMORE — A Transportation Security Administration security officer is out on bail after he was arrested and charged with child pornography. Michael Scott Wilson, 41, has been suspended from his job following the arrest. Wilson was charged Monday with possession and distribution of child pornography after agents searched his Perry Hall home. Neighbors [...]
Privacy Rights Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
By Nick Allen, Telegraph UK Using cameras and sensors the “pre-crime” system measures and tracks changes in a person’s body movements, the pitch of their voice and the rhythm of their speech. It also monitors breathing patterns, eye movements, blink rate and alterations in body heat, which are used to assess an individual’s likelihood to [...]