Category Archives: Government Surveillance

Dec 01
2019

“Gridding” with License Plate Readers

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Cloak Meister

Basically, when police aren’t needed for something else, they drive around neighbourhoods and their equipment records the license plate of every vehicle they drive past, and records the location and time. This also occurs when they are to and from … Continue reading →

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Jun 29
2019

Cardiac signature at 200 meters

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Cloak Meister

So, supposedly, our heartbeats form a “cardiac signature” that is more unique than our faces. An individual’s cardiac signature is unique, though, and unlike faces or gait, it remains constant and cannot be altered or disguised. A new device, developed … Continue reading →

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Mar 30
2019

Terahertz Scanners

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Cloak Meister

In mid-August the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Transportation Security Administration announced Metro has paid $100,000 each for several TSA-approved portable terahertz millimeter-wave screening devices. Made by the U.K.-based company ThruVision, the devices will be deployed within … Continue reading →

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Feb 12
2019

Remote Hacking of iPhones is Real

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Cloak Meister

This is big. Most hacking requires the phone user to click on something. This doesn’t, and the suggestion is that many government agencies have been using it. Karma reportedly didn’t work on Android devices, but was deemed especially powerful as … Continue reading →

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Jun 13
2018

Stingray & Parallel Constructions

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Cloak Meister

The police in the USA use stingrays to illegally snoop on suspects, recording calls and precisely locating them. The problem is, they can’t use it as evidence. So they then pretend to have received their intel from more legitimate sources, … Continue reading →

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Apr 25
2018

US Govt Acknowledges Stingrays

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Cloak Meister

Used by various US agencies for years now, Stingrays allow their operators to snoop on cell phone calls and messages. They aren’t legal, so it is interesting that Homeland Security is admitting they exist – seemingly because “bad actors” are … Continue reading →

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Apr 21
2018

Big Brother in the Sky

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Cloak Meister

I’m yet to work out if Bill Gates is a good guy or not. I’m sure he believes he only does good (these days), but self-judgement isn’t something everyone has. He has invested in a global live satellite video project … Continue reading →

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Jun 22
2017

Black Box Buildings

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Cloak Meister

Some future citizens will crave privacy in a world saturated with surveillance. Here’s a way for them to conduct their lives privately outside of their homes: Ground floor – shopping centre – full of surveillance. First floor – offices – no surveillance … Continue reading →

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Apr 30
2017

US Border Patrol Increases Digital Searches

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Cloak Meister

In the first full month after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, warrantless searches of electronic devices by U.S. Customs and Border Protection — which had already dramatically expanded during the Obama administration — exploded beyond anything on record. According to numbers obtained by … Continue reading →

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Dec 03
2016

Is Big Brother Coming to China?

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Cloak Meister

As with just about everything else reported on here, it will likely come to be because, good honest people have nothing to fear. It would be far nicer if the focus was only the positive, getting plus points for community … Continue reading →

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