FBI thinks they don’t need warrants to spy on email, Facebook and other electronic communication
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie New documents reveal that the Department of Justice takes a similar stance to that of the IRS in claiming that they do not necessarily need warrants to spy on emails, Twitter direct messages, Facebook chats and other private communications of Americans. In the case of the IRS, [...]
Air Force brochure on sexual assault advises victims to submit rather than resist attackers
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie The US Air Force – and the military in general – has a massive problem with sexual assault and they apparently think one of the solutions is telling potential victims to submit rather than resist their attackers. In a brochure issued to personnel at Shaw Air Force [...]
The troubling privacy implications of increasingly common eye tracking technology
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie With eye tracking technology becoming increasingly common in everything from phones to computers, some individuals and groups have raised troubling concerns about the privacy implications involved. While this technology can be used in applications related to advertising, it most troublingly can be used by law enforcement and [...]
New video shows Harvard’s creepy quarter-sized ‘RoboBee’ robot insect in flight
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Harvard’s tiny “RoboBee” flying robot is shown in flight in a new video released by the school, flapping its translucent wings 120 times per second, emitting a creepy persistent buzz. The RoboBee, which is around the size of a quarter, is part of an increasingly fruitful focus [...]
Exploit can turn Google Glass into secret surveillance device, even Michael Chertoff isn’t a fan
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie A hacker has proven that Google Glass can be turned into a secret surveillance device by anyone with physical access to the device, according to a report. Oddly enough, even former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff has come out against the technology. It’s [...]
New ‘DroneShield’ project seeks to crowdfund a cheap way to detect surveillance drones
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie The latest bit of anti-drone technology comes in the form of a crowdfunded project attempting to build a cheap device that will detect surveillance drones and alert users via text message or email. This seems to be part of a much larger backlash against increasingly widespread domestic [...]
Mozilla may take legal action against company behind FinFisher for masking surveillance virus as Firefox
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Mozilla recently said that they are likely going to take legal action against the Gamma Group, the company behind the FinFisher surveillance virus, for making the malicious software appear to be Firefox. Mozilla called it “doubly offensive” that FinFisher tricked users into thinking it was actually Firefox, [...]
Disturbing report indicates Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s requests for a lawyer were ignored
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie A recent report reveals a disturbing fact about the treatment of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: his multiple requests for a lawyer during his interrogation were ignored. While reports indicating that Tsarnaev’s Miranda rights were being withheld were disturbing enough, this new aspect pointed out today by [...]
Activists protest Boeing annual shareholder meeting in latest of many anti-drone demonstrations
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Recently there have been many anti-drone demonstrations across the United States and around the world, with the latest at Boeing’s annual shareholder meeting in Chicago. Boeing is one of the United States’ largest defense contractors, spending a whopping $17.89 million on lobbying efforts in 2010 alone. The [...]
