Get ready for the surveillance state Olympics
Thanks to AI-powered mass surveillance algorithms, intelligence agents had a great look at Depeche Mode’s recent two-night stint at the Accor Arena. Smart cameras captured everyone in the name of protection. French law enforcement and intelligence agencies are using this “threat” as a pilot for widespread surveillance to be used by police at all ranks […]
Surveillance video captures man sexually assaulting 81-year-old woman with dementia in California
Family of elderly woman with dementia released Police released a video of her sexual assault to help identify and arrest the suspect. The horrific abuse occurred around 6:45 p.m. Monday at a woman’s apartment in Pacoima, Southern California. According to the family, the video showed the 81-year-old woman answering the front door and then the […]
WARNING GRAPHIC: Surveillance Video Appears To Show Moment Of Woman’s Murder In US City
WARNING: This article contains footage and descriptions that some readers may find disturbing. Footage shared Thursday on social media appears to show show the brutal death of Alisia DeCoteau at a Seattle apartment complex in March. The 1 minute 50 second video shared on social media appears to show the moment 20-year-old mother DeCoteau entered […]
SEC hit with new lawsuit alleging ‘mass surveillance’ of Americans through stock market data
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) illegally collects data on all citizens. invest in the stock marketaccording to a new lawsuit. The New Civil Liberties Union (NCLA) on Tuesday said the SEC is forcing brokers, exchanges, and clearinghouses to collect large amounts of personally identifiable data through its “Consolidated Audit Trail” (“CAT”) program. filed a […]
Lawmakers reauthorize US spying law that critics claim expands the government’s surveillance of Americans
Lawmakers recently passed a bill to authorize and expand it early Saturday morning. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Article 702. The controversial bill would allow the government to collect communications of foreign nationals by accessing records from phone and technology providers. tech crunch. The bill passed with a vote of 60 to 34. But critics have […]
Senate approves extension of FISA surveillance just after deadline
The Senate passed a two-year reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance program early Saturday morning, after hours of intense and sometimes acrimonious debate on the Senate floor. I narrowly avoided going dark. Senators voted 60-34 to send the bill to President Biden’s desk shortly after the midnight deadline to expire expanded […]
Senate passes FISA surveillance tool renewal minutes after midnight deadline
About 40 minutes after it expired, the Senate voted to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). FISA is a service provider that serves as an important tool used by governments to gather information about foreign subjects using the mandatory assistance of electronic communications. The Senate voted 60-34 to reauthorize. The provision […]
House sends foreign surveillance reform bill to Senate
The House on Monday concluded proceedings on a bill to reform state warrantless surveillance powers, sending the controversial reauthorization to the Senate. Monday’s vote came after a tie vote on the floor of an amendment to add a warrant requirement to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The bill was rejected by […]
Lawmakers, Privacy Experts Sound Alarm on Most ‘Terrifying Expansions of Government Surveillance’ in History in Spy Powers Bill
Lawmakers and privacy experts on both sides of the political spectrum are sounding the alarm over a provision in the spy powers reform bill that one senator described as one of the “most horrifying expansions of government surveillance” in history. Last Friday, 86 House Republicans voted in favor of the Intelligence Reform and Securing America […]
Eighty-Six House Republicans Vote for Warrantless Surveillance of Americans
On Friday, 86 House Republicans voted against an amendment that would have required a warrant to monitor Americans’ communications. Congressman Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) was suggested This bill is an amendment to the Information Reform and Security Act (RISAA) and reauthorizes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Section 702 is a law intended […]