There’s a free method of searching the Internet that’s so anonymous and secure the National Security Agency wants to destroy it. It’s called TOR or the Onion Router, and documents obtained by The Guardian indicate that both the NSA and ...
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How Public Schools Are Invading Your Child’s Privacy With Data Mining
Most of us are aware of the Pandora’s Box that has been opened in terms of personal data mining. We are cautious in filling out store loyalty card applications, and we try our best to safe-guard of our online passwords ...
Read More »Big Business Using NSA-Like Technology Against Americans
The kind of surveillance techniques the NSA uses against “terrorism suspects” are now being deployed to help big business trample the rights of average citizens. At least that’s the conclusion of Philosophy Professor Peter Ludlow in a recent New York ...
Read More »TSA Now Searches Job History, Credit And Tax Records Before You Fly
The Transportation Security Agency (TSA) wants to know all about you long before you leave for the airport – your job, your tax filings — and is amassing a huge database of information about millions of travelers and would-be travelers. ...
Read More »Journalist Says Feds Raided Her Home And Illegally Seized Notes
The Department of Homeland Security and Maryland state police allegedly used a gun law as an excuse to search a reporter’s home and illegally seize her notes. Audrey Hudson, a conservative investigative journalist, claims that officers raided her home before ...
Read More »Congress Considering Tracking And Taxing Drivers On Every Mile
Black boxes in our cars may soon become a reality in all cars, tracking and taxing every mile we drive. A lack of cash to repair the decaying highway infrastructure reportedly has prompted the high-tech data boxes idea. The black ...
Read More »Hackers Break Into Obama’s Own Website
In a revelation that could give Americans pause about their privacy on government-run websites, the Syrian Electronic Army hacked into President Obama’s Twitter account, Facebook page and campaign website. The “Donate” page on the president’s website was apparently the hacking ...
Read More »How To Hide Your House From Google Maps
As it turns out, there is a way to prevent strangers from seeing your home online through Google Maps. Many Americans don’t realize it, but Google actually has vehicles driving around the United States taking what are called “street view” ...
Read More »Patriot Act Author To Introduce Anti-NSA Bill
The author of the much-maligned Patriot Act thinks the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs are out of control, and he plans on introducing a bill as soon as this week to rein it in. The bill by Rep. Jim Sesenbrenner ...
Read More »3 Ways To Avoid NSA Detection On The Internet
We unfortunately live in the age of surveillance, when agencies like the NSA and FBI push and cross the boundaries of unconstitutional actions. This means that everybody needs to take steps to protect their data and. Obviously, there is no ...
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