Category Archives: Government Surveillance

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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May 11
2016

Sweden: First Cashless Society?

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Cloak Meister

When a former member of ABBA says a cashless society will have less crime, people listen. Already Sweden has laws restricting cash deposits in banks, as well as 80% of transactions being non-cash (USA is 50%). Read the full story at Wired. Yes, … Continue reading →

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Sep 06
2015

How Legal is Stingray?

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Cloak Meister

Judge Kendra Ausby ruled last week that the police should not have used a stingray to track Andrews without a search warrant, and she said prosecutors could not use any of the evidence found at the time of his arrest. … Continue reading →

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Aug 29
2015

Legal in the USA: Drones That Can Attack You

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Cloak Meister

Either this will get reversed in due course, or it is a sign of a future we need to get used to. In North Dakota it is now legal for the authorities to fly unmanned vehicles that can use non-lethal … Continue reading →

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Aug 23
2014

Android Phones: Your Every Movement Is Tracked

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Cloak Meister

If you have set Location Tracking to ON, security services can know everywhere you have been. We know that Google gives up info to the NSA For ad serving purposes, they keep account of your movements Log in with your … Continue reading →

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Jul 16
2014

Your Credit Card Spending Is Being Monitored

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Cloak Meister

This was in the Wall Street Journal a while back: NSA also obtains access to data from Internet service providers on Internet use such as data about email or website visits, several former officials said. NSA has established similar relationships … Continue reading →

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Jul 11
2014

NSA Spies on Linux and Tor Fans

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Cloak Meister

This is why I reiterate that the privacy problem lies in the “grey area”. Squeaky clean citizens have nothing to hide. Real criminals have everything to hide. But what if you are the fan of something that is alternative, risqué and … Continue reading →

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Apr 03
2014

Stingray Update

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Mr Cloak

A reader alerted me to this article, which shows that Harris Corporation has more to offer than just the Stingray: …marketing materials come with a warning that anyone distributing them outside law enforcement agencies or telecom firms could be committing … Continue reading →

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Apr 02
2014

Stingray: Cell Tower Interceptor

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Mr Cloak

In the USA law enforcement officials have legal means of obtaining cell phone data. But that requires time and paperwork. So much easier to just intercept the information with a piece of technological kit: The Stingray is smaller than a … Continue reading →

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Mar 30
2014

Total Surveillance?

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Mr Cloak

George Orwell’s 1984 predicted a world of substantial surveillance. Spying on citizens is certainly growing, and if anything it is accelerating. One conclusion is that, with a touch of social massaging, we will end up completely surveilled. Excerpts via an … Continue reading →

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