Joe Cadillic writes: Trust a corporation to turn property tax collectors into property owner surveillance operatives. Deckard Technologies (DT) promotes Smart City surveillance by creating a program that allows tax collectors to surveil resident’s properties anytime they want. If you hate corporate doublespeak like I do, then you will love DT’s explanation of how their product works. Read more…
Category: Govt
Russia’s new ‘disconnect from the internet’ law is actually about surveillance
Catalin Cimpanu reports that experts believe that the explanation for Russia’s new “internet sovereignty” law is just a pretext for mass surveillance: The Kremlin government cited the need to have the ability to disconnect Russia’s cyberspace from the rest of the world in the event of a national emergency or foreign threat, such as a…
GOP argues whistleblower’s name must be public
Scott Wong and Mike Lillis report: As the evidence mounts of a quid pro quo in President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, the president’s allies in Congress are increasingly hopeful they’ll find exoneration in a singular figure: the government whistleblower they’re fighting to expose. The clash over the whistleblower’s identity — and that person’s right to…
Twitter says government demands for user data continue to rise
Zack Whittaker reports: Twitter says the number of government demands for user data are at a record high. In its latest transparency report covering the six months between January and June, the social media giant said it received 7,300 demands for user data, up by 6% a year earlier, but that the number of accounts affected are down…