Surveillance
Document Unmasks Fusion Center’s Participation in License Plate Surveillance
A document pulled from the BlueLeaks trove reveals the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC) collects automatic license plate reader (ALPR) information and stores it for up to a year, making it accessible to government agencies across the country....
Coronavirus is Just the Latest Excuse to Expand the Surveillance State
Federal, state and local agencies have teamed up to operate a warrantless cellphone tracking program to monitor compliance with COVID-19 social distancing requirements. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the program provides information on...
Task Force Floats Health Surveillance System
When is enough, enough? How many national surveillance systems does America need? President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has created a task force that wants to create a real-time national coronavirus surveillance system. An article published by...
Surveillance Is the Tool of Tyrants
If you’re like me, you’ve probably heard this one a lot over the years: “If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.” I hear this retort all the time when I warn about the ever-expanding national surveillance state. Setting aside the...