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- JD Vance Hacked via Government Backdoor, FBI Private Messenger Sting Operation, & AI Helping Hackers
JD Vance’s phone breach by Chinese hackers highlights the inherent danger of so-called “backdoor” security measures intended for government use. This episode dives into the revelations surrounding how backdoors, originally designed for surveillance by U.S. agencies, can be exploited by foreign entities, proving once again that there’s no such thing as a “backdoor for the… Read more: JD Vance Hacked via Government Backdoor, FBI Private Messenger Sting Operation, & AI Helping Hackers - Government Surveillance Is a Creepy Stalker Guy
Whenever I talk about government surveillance, especially cameras, somebody will inevitably say, “You have no expectation of privacy in a public place. So what’s your problem?” Well, let me explain. It’s true I have no expectation of privacy when I walk down Vine Street or hang out in Berry Hill Skate Park. Anybody who happens to… Read more: Government Surveillance Is a Creepy Stalker Guy - Real-World Use of Meshtastic Off-Grid Comms & Lawsuit Takes on Surveillance Tech
TSA’s new facial recognition system is here, and Zach shares his recent experience opting out of it with ease. We dive into how to protect your privacy during routine travel and why so few people realize they can opt out. Next, we cover mesh network radios and Zach’s experience using Mesh-tastic devices at a packed… Read more: Real-World Use of Meshtastic Off-Grid Comms & Lawsuit Takes on Surveillance Tech
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“There would be no place to hide. The technological capacity that the intelligence community has given the government could enable it to impose total tyranny. And there would be no way to fight back because the most careful effort to combine together in resistance to the government, no matter how privately it was done, is within the reach of the government to know. Such is this capability of this technology.
“I know the capacity that is there to make tyranny total in America and we must see to it that all agencies that possess this technology operate within the law and under proper supervision so that we never cross over that abyss. That’s the abyss from which there is no return.”
Frank Church,
Chairman of 1975 Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, informally known as “Church Committee”
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