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In a recent series of tweet, Jet Blue admitted to using biometric data provided by the US Department of Homeland Security to scan passenger faces during the boarding process of international flights. A Jet Blue passenger tweeted “I just boarded an international @JetBlue flight. Instead of scanning my boarding pass or handing over my passport, … Continue reading
Large, unmanned airships that can stay afloat for a day at a time may be the future of mass surveillance. The Eos, designed by Avalon Airships, is touted as a possible law enforcement tool to keep tabs on the civilians. The airship’s capabilities and uses include: Multiple, high resolution camera arrays Silent operation with remote … Continue reading
Crypto Radar Two decades ago, the US intelligence community worked closely with Silicon Valley in an effort to track citizens in cyberspace. And Google is at the heart of that origin story. Some of the research that led to Google’s ambitious creation was funded and coordinated by a research group established by the intelligence community … Continue reading
The Independent Hundreds of apps and games are monitoring smartphone users through their microphones. They feature a technology that can even recognise audio when the user puts their phone inside their pocket, or if the apps are running in the background. Advertisers can then use this information to learn more about consumers and target ads … Continue reading
Glenn Greenwald The Intercept IN SEPTEMBER OF last year, we noted that Facebook representatives were meeting with the Israeli government to determine which Facebook accounts of Palestinians should be deleted on the ground that they constituted “incitement.” The meetings — called for and presided over by one of the most extremist and authoritarian Israeli officials, … Continue reading
“We might be the system that caught the first evidence of E.T. out there,” said Aaron Maestas, director of engineering and chief engineer for Surveillance and Targeting Systems at Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems business. “But I’m not surprised we were able to see it. ATFLIR is designed to operate on targets that are traveling … Continue reading
A breakthrough in Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology has troubling implications for the government’s ability to track and surveil its citizens. In an MIT video, researchers explain how this new technology can be used to scan faces and even detect fingerprints from afar. Using the technology you can “see the fine wrinkles in his … Continue reading
A large, iridescent light streaked through the southern California sky Friday evening, leaving a trail of orbs in its wake. Residents speculated that it was everything from a UFO to a nuclear attack. The phenomenon turned out to be a SpaceX satellite launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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Wikileaks Today, Tuesday 7 March 2017, WikiLeaks begins its new series of leaks on the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Code-named “Vault 7” by WikiLeaks, it is the largest ever publication of confidential documents on the agency. The first full part of the series, “Year Zero”, comprises 8,761 documents and files from an isolated, high-security network … Continue reading
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