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 [...]
10 signs that you are one of the ‘sheeple’
By Locust Contributing writer for End the Lie Here are 10 behaviors that will identify you as homo ovis, a new mutant breed of beings devolving, who outwardly appear human but behave more and more as herd animals. They are easily frightened, unable to fend for themselves, pathologically needing to conform to the norm, in [...]
Some of force-fed hunger striking detainees in Guantanamo were cleared for release years ago
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Some of the hunger striking detainees being force-fed at Guantanamo Bay were actually cleared for release years ago, according to a report. Currently, government numbers indicate that 100 of detainees are participating in the hunger strike, and 20 are currently being given tube feedings. While Guantanamo officials [...]
