Tag: surveillance
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defcon 12/7: track, leak, shock & confuse
feds ‘pinged’ sprint gps data 8m times over a year*yahoo issues takedown notice for spying price list*yahoo threatens cryptome over leaked surveillance document*yahoo, verizon: our spy capabilities would ‘shock & confuse’ consumersibm poised to acquire database security start-up for $225m*google expands tracking to logged out users*murdoch accuses google of news ‘theft’*pub ‘fined £8k’ for wi-fi…
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1000s of behavior detection officers watching you at airports
from alternet: Here’s a question to ponder the next time you’re taking off your shoes at airport security: Can you spot terrorists by the look on their faces? For the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the answer is yes. For the past few years, airports across the country have been using what many call “behavioral surveillance”…
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police state int’l: crowd control, drills & behavior detection
don’t be alarmed by black helicopters over san fernando valley* pneumonic plague drill held in illinois*sound weapons for vancouver police* china conducts nuclear emergency exercise*india holds maritime drill to prevent another 11/26* flashback: coordinated carnage in mumbai; 145 dead*indian mall owners told to beef security arrangements*uk to ‘spy’ on every phone call, email & web…
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ultrasecret nsa has conspicuous role in new cybercenter
from newsweek: Congress and civil libertarians have always been twitchy about involving the ultrasecretive National Security Agency—masters of electronic spying—more deeply in domestic security matters. Revelations that George W. Bush authorized the NSA (Motto: Never Say Anything) in the wake of 9/11 to expand warrantless electronic eavesdropping on Americans caused heartburn for both intelligence officials…
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defcon 10/29: smart grid, nsa supercenters & surveillance
obama announces stimulus funding for the ‘smart grid’*obama invests $3.4b in US electricity grid*feds’ smart grid race leaves cybersecurity in the dust*flashback: corbett report: episode103 – the smart grid cometh*cyberattacks: espionage now, sabotage soon*nsa supercenters to store americans’ private data permanently*government to build $1.5b cybersecurity data center*dhs to announce cyber merger*scan of internet uncovers 1000s…
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police state int’l: exercises, excessive force & covert networks
military looks to upgrade its super spy blimps*chicago police officers accused of forcing man to pose for photo during g20*georgia tech police dept adds 8 man swat team*as ‘vigilant guard’ rages on, public info meeting on tonawanda, ny drills*kansas, oklahoma officials plan ‘stop livestock movement’ exercise oct22*oklahoma guard & military train for attack*military trains for…
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police state int’l: fbi, dmv, fema, norad, apf & more
police stop more than 1m people on street*phone company is arm of govt, feds admit in spy suit*report: US considers phone companies ‘arm of government’*nypd tracking cell phone owners, but foes aren’t sure practice is legal*los angeles’ anti-terrorism program sparks controversy*battening down the hatches: secret state monitors protest, represses dissent*fit to fly? balance board tapped…
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police state int’l: there’s a kind of crush all over the world
meme du jour: US headed for coup?* uk surveillance state ‘a good thing’*dhs doles out fed cash to deploy military lrad’s in US cities*video: mass graves in houston?* local media attempts to debunk mass graves story*mayor kalb calls blogger a ‘worthless piece of shit’*video: military damages kentucky neighborhood during urban warfare drill* feds sentence elaine…
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police state int’l: g20, fake terror & american police force
gore vidal says we’ll have a dictatorship soon in the US* g20 began amid massive police presence & protests*video: police intimidate, assault students at uni of pittsburgh*videos: g20 police break up assembly at uni of pittsburgh*lrad mounted on truck terrorizes pittsburgh residents*more video of lrad used against demonstrators* sonic warfare erupts in pittsburgh, honduras*video from…
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police state int’l: the g20 crackdown & occupying US
military attacks US citizens with sound weapons & tear gas at g20*video: orwellian militarized police state in pittsburgh*g20 protesters in pittsburgh hit with ‘oc vapor & smoke’*security nerve center established at secret spot for g20*ny gov announces natl guard support for g20 meeting*lebanon, penn guardsmen on g20 duty*soldiers & sailors conference allows organizers to vent…