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DEA using Apple AirTags for SURVEILLANCE purposes

April 10, 2023 -

Forbes Associate Editor Thomas Brewster disclosed the DEA's use of AirTags in a March 2023 piece, outlining one such case in May 2022. He recounted that Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted two packages from Shanghai, China. One package contained a pill press used to compress powders into tablets, while the other contained some pill dyes.

"Believing that they were destined for an illegal narcotics manufacturer, the DEA was called in. Investigators inspected ...

California thieves NOT BOTHERED at all by surveillance cameras

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In broad daylight, a group of brazen masked thieves was filmed storming into a Home Depot store on Spring Street in Signal Hill on August 27 and stealing $5,000 worth of power tools in full view of shocked staff and customers.

Employees in orange aprons could only watch in shock and did not engage with the masked thieves. Some workers decided to record the raid.

One of the thieves in a gray hoodie was seen wrestling a shopping cart from an employee while the others ...

Having a healthy, active lifestyle found to lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s

January 19, 2023 -

Because "Alzheimer’s disease" and "dementia" are often used interchangeably, the Alzheimer's Association believes that learning the difference between these two terms can greatly empower individuals living with Alzheimer's or another type of dementia, their families and their caregivers with the necessary knowledge. (Related: Health basics: The history and primary causes of Alzheimer’s disease.)

Three major long-term studies released in recent months cite activities ...

FBI surveillance contractor infiltrated chatrooms, monitored skeptics of COVID jabs

May 16, 2023 -

In previous times, Flashpoint was used by the FBI to infiltrate Islamic terror groups. Since that time, the group's directive has been refocused onto what the government perceives as domestic "terror" groups comprised of people who refuse to accept experimental drugs being pumped into their bodies.

Fang was able to obtain and analyze a webinar presentation created by Flashpoint that company analyst Vlad Cuiujuclu used to illustrate best practices for identifying and infiltrating ...

AI surveillance tech can find out who your friends are

March 07, 2023 -

Surveillance technology has for years been used to identify people just by getting clear pictures of their faces. This kind of technology is becoming more and more of a reality as governments around the world expand their use of AI-enhanced surveillance infrastructure. (Related: Microsoft's AI chatbot goes haywire – gets depressed, threatens to sue and harm detractors.)

Police in the Netherlands use AI to match photos of suspects to criminal databases. In London, the Metropolitan ...

Rep. Gaetz leading charge to dismantle illegal government mass surveillance scheme

July 16, 2023 -

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) must be reauthorized by the end of the year in order to remain in place, but Gaetz and his allies are aiming to stop it, thus stopping the federal government from conducting warrantless surveillance of foreigners outside the United States.

In certain circumstances, warrantless surveillance of Americans living inside the U.S. also occurs under Section 702 of FISA. This has drawn considerable civil liberty concerns ...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams brings back NYPD’s creepy robot surveillance dog

April 16, 2023 -

The robotic dog was recalled by the previous NYC mayor shortly after its introduction in 2021 due to major backlash and security issues. Civil rights advocates found Digidog's aggressive policing creepy and scary.

"The prior administration didn't have a mayor that was a computer geek and that was willing to go where others are not willing to go to keep the city safe," Adams said in a press conference Tuesday, April 11, in Times Square. "I made it clear on the campaign ...

France may use 2024 Olympics to introduce Big Brother-style SURVEILLANCE

March 28, 2023 -

State-owned news outlet France24 reported on March 25 that the French National Assembly would adopt a new law ahead of the 2024 Olympics. The legislation adopted on March 28 would permit shops to open on Sundays, establish a health center in the Seine-Saint-Denis department in Paris' northeast.

However, the law would also permit the French state to investigate future accredited persons. Article Seven of the said law would allow the use of artificial intelligence (AI) video ...

Russia’s nuclear-capable Satan II ICBM goes on active combat duty for the first time

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Russian President Vladimir Putin once described the Satan II as "invincible" and will make the nation's enemies think twice. (Related: Nuclear-armed nations are expanding and modernizing their nuclear arsenals in anticipation of a potential global power conflict.)

Yuri Borisov, current head of Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, announced the deployment of the Satan II missiles, but refused to divulge any other details such as where they were stationed.

Russia first ...

Adopting a healthy diet and an active lifestyle can lower your risk of heart disease

December 02, 2022 -

Some risk factors cannot be controlled, but you can take steps to lower your risk by addressing the factors you can control. (Related: Predicting heart disease accurately.)

Genes control every aspect of the cardiovascular system – from the strength of the blood vessels to the way cells in the heart communicate with other vital organs and systems in your body.

Genetic variations (mutations) are inherited traits that are passed on from parents to children. If one ...

We the targeted: How the government weaponizes surveillance to silence its critics

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(Article by John & Nisha Whitehead republished from Rutherford.org)

The end result of the government’s efforts over the past 60 years is a country where nothing ever really changes, and everyone lives in fear.

Race wars are still being stoked by both the Right and the Left; the military-industrial complex is still waging profit-driven wars at taxpayer expense; the oligarchy is still calling the shots in the seats of government power; and the government is still weaponizing ...

French government passes justice reform bill that vastly expands police surveillance powers

July 11, 2023 -

On July 12, 80 lawmakers voted in favor of a provision allowing the police to remotely activate cameras, microphones and GPS on phones and other devices of the suspects. National Assembly members have approved this disputed measure as part of a comprehensive justice reform bill currently making its way through Parliament. (Related: Atlas of Surveillance database reveals THOUSANDS of law enforcement agencies unlawfully surveilling Americans.)

The law covers not ...

REAL or STAGED? Sweden’s drone surveillance EXPANDED due to violent gang wars

June 06, 2023 -

It's not clear, however, if these gang wars are real or just staged to justify the expansion of the program. It's interesting to note that the lead actors in these "gang wars" are immigrants.

Multiple areas in Stockholm County are now under constant surveillance, and the suburbs of Rågsved, Hagsätra, Hökarängen and more than 60 other locations have been added to the list of monitored locations. The surveillance program was initially authorized until May 31, but has now ...

Age of surveillance: Authorities now have even more control over ordinary people

December 29, 2022 -

Cameras with facial recognition systems, satellites, street sensors, license plate readers, drones, credit cards, computers, phones, televisions, smart devices and other technologies are already watching every move that people are making.

And companies are utilizing this cascade of data to earn more money.

Way back in 2013, a group of scientists studied 15 months of human mobility movement data collected from 1.5 million people. They concluded that just four ...

USDA stirs surveillance suspicions as it sets up national vegetable garden database

October 11, 2022 -

As per the agency's website, it is building a "more diverse and resilient local food system to address issues like nutrition access and climate change." The guidelines provided that school gardens, community gardens, urban farms and small-scale agriculture projects in rural, suburban and urban areas can be recognized as a "people's garden" once they register on the site.

"We welcome gardens nationwide to join us in the people's garden effort and all it represents," USDA ...

Politicized FBI commits ‘massive errors,’ dramatically under counts number of times armed citizens stop active shooters

October 13, 2022 -

According to a new report from the Crime Prevention Research Center, the bureau has significantly undercounted -- likely on purpose -- the number of times armed citizens have used their firearms to stop criminals and criminal behavior, Fox News reported this week. Turns out that 'a good guy with a gun' stops criminal behavior many more times than Americans have been led to believe.

"Although collecting such data is fraught with challenges, some see a pattern of distortion ...

EU mandates crypto firms report users’ holdings to tax authorities, evoking surveillance concerns

December 14, 2022 -

The new law, which is inspired by international standards designed to curb crypto tax evasion, could also apply to stablecoins, derivatives and non-fungible tokens (NFT). Current tax rules prevent people from stashing money in foreign bank accounts to avoid taxation.

"The obligation to report income earned through crypto-asset investments and the exchange of such information will help member states receive a full set of information in order to collect tax revenues due," ...

Atlas of Surveillance database reveals THOUSANDS of law enforcement agencies unlawfully surveilling Americans

November 28, 2022 -

The EFF is a digital rights lobbying non-profit based out of San Francisco. It released its Atlas of Surveillance to act as a searchable and mappable repository "of which law enforcement agencies in the U.S. use surveillance technologies." (Related: State Department is freely giving intelligence agencies unrestricted access to passport data of 145 million Americans.)

These surveillance technologies include body-worn cameras, automated license plate readers, facial recognition ...

Dallas school district installs AI spying, surveillance systems to keep an eye on students

May 30, 2023 -

A chilling, real-life manifestation of the type of futuristic, dystopian technologies portrayed in movies from the past, Dallas ISD's AI scheme will remove all personal privacy from every student's life. Using a complex and advanced algorithm, each child's behavior will be monitored and recorded continuously for use in predicting what that child might do at some point in the future.

Much like what was depicted in the 2002 sci-fi action film Minority Report, Dallas ISD aims ...

TikTok parent firm admits to spying on journalists as part of “covert surveillance campaign”

December 24, 2022 -

Beijing-based ByteDance admitted to spying on Forbes journalists to determine the source of leaks inside the company. The "covert surveillance campaign" was launched by the company after multiple stories emerged exposing its deep ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

A report from the magazine stated that ByteDance had "tracked multiple journalists covering the company, improperly gaining access to their IP addresses and user data in an attempt to identify whether ...