CCTV: A View on Surveillance From Britain
British citizens may be the most visually surveilled people in the West, with an estimated one camera for every ten people. Critical awareness may slowly be dawning, but will it make any difference?
Category: Privacy
Help End Section 702 Surveillance
Section 702 of 2008’s FISA Amendment Act, the basis of an enormous surveillance program, is about to lapse. A new bill, the USA Rights Act, would fix it.
Want to Borrow Money? Then Let a Credit Startup Read Your Email
New online lenders promise funds for previously-ignored groups. The catch? Borrowers have to allow them to spy on everything they do and everyone they associate with.
America Needs the New EU Data Law You’ve Never Heard Of
The US has lagged behind Europe in safeguarding individual rights to protect and control data. A new EU law may unintentionally help US citizens.
Will Surveillance Finally Sunset?
Controversial surveillance authorizations are scheduled to sunset this year. Now is the time to press for the end of these Constitution-defying practices.
Worried About Internet Privacy? Visit Your Local Librarian
Librarians have historically taken strong stances on protecting the privacy of patrons. Now, some of them are becoming valuable assets in the fight against online surveillance.
On “Going Back”
“We can’t go back” is a favorite rejoinder to technoskeptics. We just don’t think it’s a compelling argument for much of anything.
Now Following You on Twitter: The Police
Social media monitoring tools let local law enforcement scoop up and sift through everyone’s posts, regardless of suspicion.
A Message From the Publisher
Happy birthday us! This month marks one year since we moved to weekly updates. Publisher Mo Lotman shares a few thoughts about The Technoskeptic and the stakes of its mission.
In the Shadow of Surveillance
Not a user of Facebook? They’re creating a dossier on you anyway.