Surveillance
CIA Spies and Their Collaborators
In the past month, this column has twice addressed the unbridled propensity of federal intelligence agencies to spy on Americans without search warrants as required by the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. These agencies believe that the Fourth Amendment —...
Atlanta Fusion Center Creating Massive 30,000 Camera Surveillance Network
A recent article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution claims the Atlanta Police Department’s Real-Time Crime Center (Fusion Center) has just created a 4,500 real-time camera surveillance network using “Connect Atlanta.” “Connect Atlanta, a...
George Orwell’s 1984 Has Become a Blueprint for Our Dystopian Reality
Tread cautiously: the fiction of George Orwell (Jun. 25, 1903-Jan. 21, 1950) has become an operation manual for the omnipresent, modern-day surveillance state. It’s been more than 70 years since Orwell—dying, beset by fever and bloody coughing fits, and driven to warn...
The War Over Genetic Privacy Is Just Beginning
“Guilt by association” has taken on new connotations in the technological age. All of those fascinating, genealogical searches that allow you to trace your family tree by way of a DNA sample can now be used against you and those you love. As of 2019, more than 26...