Reality Check: EU Council Chat Control Vote is Not a Retreat, But a Green Light for Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance and the End of Right to Communicate Anonymously

Contrary to headlines suggesting the EU has “backed away” from Chat Control, the negotiating mandate endorsed today by EU ambassadors in a close split vote paves the way for a permanent infrastructure of mass surveillance. Patrick Breyer, digital freedom fighter …

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Documents reveal that the Biden FBI secretly tracked the calls of 8 GOP senators under Arctic Frost, an operation that was not oversight but deliberate surveillance on political opposition.

The Biden FBI quietly crossed lines that most Americans assumed were untouchable, secretly tracking the communications of 8 sitting Republican senators and expanding that reach to nearly a dozen more under the Arctic Frost investigation. This was not oversight; this …

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Microsoft cuts off Israeli military unit’s access to cloud service after investigating claims of mass surveillance

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/microsoft-ends-israel-military-units-access-cloud-service-rcna233723 Microsoft has cut off some services to a unit in Israel’s Defense Ministry after investigating allegations that it was using Microsoft cloud products for the mass surveillance of Palestinians. In a blog post published Thursday, Microsoft President Brad Smith …

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They say Bitcoin is anti-government, but it’s the perfect surveillance tool. Every transaction is public. Every wallet is traceable. Blockchain is bureaucracy’s favorite invention.

The identity behind Bitcoin’s creation remains unconfirmed. In October 2008, a white paper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” appeared under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. The network went live in January 2009. While the name is Japanese, linguistic and …

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Tulsi Gabbard declassifies Biden’s secret surveillance strategy, revealing alarming government overreach.

/2 On April 2, AFL formally urged @DNIGabbard to declassify the Biden Administration’s classified domestic surveillance and censorship strategy — a top-secret plan AFL uncovered through litigation against the Department of Homeland Security. https://t.co/YeWBY7YpBP — America First Legal (@America1stLegal) April …

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