Quote of the Day: Failed Attempt at Intimidation Edition
“If the UK and US governments believe that tactics like this are going to deter or intimidate us in any way from continuing to report aggressively on what these [Snowden] documents reveal, they are...
View ArticleBye Bye 4th and 5th amendment: Obamacare info may be used for Law Enforcement...
Well… we knew that the 4th and 5th amendment meant nothing to them… never mind HIPAA… but really? Obamacare Marketplace: Personal Data Can Be Used For ‘Law Enforcement and Audit Activities’...
View ArticleBOOK REVIEW: The United States of Paranoia
Conspiracy theories are only believed by people on the fringe of American politics? Not so says Reason’s Jesse Walker in his latest book: The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory. Walker...
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Deny/Disrupt/Degrade/Deceive
Last week at United Liberty, Alice Salles posted a very disturbing article about the NSA and GCHQ intercepting and storing webcam images from supposedly private web chats. Between 3 to 11 percent of...
View ArticleThe own goal of Okcupid
The ousting of Brendan Eich from his post as CEO of the Mozilla Foundation is seen by many as a blow against intolerance. It is in fact the opposite, and if gay rights groups expand such ‘outings’ as a...
View ArticleJames Comey vs. your privacy
Today’s smartphones contain more data about your life than any other device in human history. It could be argued that they even contain more usable information about your whereabouts and activities...
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This Advice Could Save Your Life and Preserve Your Liberty
The fact that the police can get away with killing an individual who presented no threat to anyone with the whole incident caught on camera is quite disturbing. A grand jury decided not to indict a...
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Know Your Rights
Before going out this New Year’s Eve, check out this infographic. The cops will be out; be sure you know your rights. (Click to enlarge) Source: Online-Paralegal-Programs.com Happy New Year! Stephen...
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Stop Calling Government Regulation of the Internet “Net Neutrality”
Image from the FCC by way of Ars Technica Stop using “net neutrality” to refer to government regulation of the internet. That’s not what net neutrality is, and it’s certainly not what the government...
View ArticleHow Rand Paul’s Campaign Is Already Succeeding
Even if Rand Paul is not elected president, he has already performed the country a great service. No, I’m not talking about the pending expiration of Section 215 of the Patriot Act. It will likely be a...
View ArticleOne of the Original “Liberty Papers” Turns 800
A mere 572 years before the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, 561 years before the Declaration of Independence, and 465 years before John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government was a...
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A Simple Question
So… hardcore drug warriors out there… I have a very simple question for you… Why? You can’t stop people from getting high. It’s NOT POSSIBLE. It literally does not matter how far you go, you cannot...
View ArticleWeakening Encryption: The China Problem
By now, you’ve heard that the FBI has asked Apple to help break into the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino terrorists. USA Today describes the specific request: Right now, iPhone users have...
View ArticleYour Ox Will Eventually Be Gored (Re-post)
It seems logical that every American, regardless of political affiliation/philosophy, race, religion or creed, would be concerned about the revelations concerning domestic spying on the part of the...
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