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Independent reporting on surveillance, privacy, and digital freedom.
Must Watch
Two North Korean smartphones were smuggled out of the country. What was found on them reveals exactly how a surveillance state controls its people through their devices.
Government Surveillance
He didn't break in through a firewall. He didn't write a single line of malicious code. He just grabbed two USB drives, walked out the front door of a federal building, and took your data with him. The databases he allegedly took contain records on more than 500 million Americans.
Data Breach
A hacking group exploited an unpatched vulnerability and a database password of 'Lexis1234' to breach one of the most sensitive legal data companies in the world. They walked out with 400,000 user profiles, including the contact details of 118 federal judges and DOJ attorneys.
Cyber Warfare
There's a database inside the FBI called DCS-3000. Some people call it Red Hook. It holds the metadata of every person the FBI is currently watching. China just got into it, and the bureau classified it as a major incident.
Data Breach
A benefits administrator most people have never heard of was breached for a month. 2.7 million Americans lost their Social Security numbers, dates of birth, home addresses, and dependent information. Most of them will get a letter they won't fully understand.
Surveillance
A surveillance company built a fake version of WhatsApp, got 200 people to install it, and silently owned everything on their devices. No hack required. Just a convincing imitation and a moment of misplaced trust.
Cyber Warfare
Nine days ago, FBI Director Kash Patel sat before Congress and was asked point blank whether the FBI would stop buying Americans' location data without a warrant. He wouldn't say yes. Three days ago, Iranian-linked hackers cracked open his personal Gmail account and posted his private photos on the internet.
Surveillance
Next time you hand your loyalty card to the cashier or punch in your phone number at checkout, ask yourself a simple question. Why is a grocery store giving you free stuff? The discount on your cereal, the fuel points, the digital coupons: none of that is charity. More than a third of Kroger's profit doesn't come from selling groceries. It comes from selling information about the people who buy groceries.
Government Surveillance
Last week, Senator Ron Wyden asked FBI Director Kash Patel a simple question: can you commit to not buying Americans' location data? Patel's answer told you everything. The FBI is buying your location data. Without a warrant. Without a judge. Without you ever knowing.
Government Surveillance
Whether you hate Tucker or love him has nothing to do with it. The fact is, government agencies have the ability to do this to anyone. Your texts. Your calls. Your location. Your phone is the primary tool being used against you.
Surveillance
You stopped at a gas station on a Tuesday night. Three hours later, someone got robbed there. You had nothing to do with it. But a detective just drew a digital circle around that parking lot, and your entire life just opened up. No warrant. No judge. No paper trail.
Surveillance
You mention something in passing: a restaurant, a pair of shoes, a trip you've been thinking about. You never searched for it. And twenty minutes later, it's sitting in your ad feed. Here is exactly how it works.
Surveillance
Jorge Molina was handcuffed in front of his coworkers and charged with murder. He had never met the victim. But Google's location data said he was there. Here is what geofence warrants are, how they work, and why your phone puts you at risk.
Surveillance
Zachary McCoy rode his usual route past the same block three times in one hour. A fitness app logged every second of it. Ten months later, police decided that looked like someone casing a crime scene.
Data Brokers
Your claims and prescriptions are just the start. Insurers are buying 442 non-medical data points about you, including your grocery purchases, and feeding them into algorithms that determine what you pay.
Surveillance
In 2010 a Target statistician built a system that could predict whether a customer was pregnant before she told anyone. The world called it creepy and moved on. It shouldn't have. What exists today makes Target's algorithm look like a sticky note.
Cyber Warfare
The attack on Stryker wasn't science fiction. It was a single command sent through Microsoft's own device management platform. Over 200,000 phones, laptops, and servers wiped before breakfast. And your phone is built the same way.
Intelligence & Surveillance
Last week the U.S. government cancelled a $200 million contract with an AI company because that company refused to help them spy on American citizens. Then they turned around and gave the contract to a company that said yes.
Must Watch
This short is shocking. The fact is, your data is exposed and it's time to get serious about protecting your data. One breach can be devastating.
Must Watch
The device in your pocket was designed to track, record, and report everything about you. This video breaks down exactly how it works — and what you can do about it.
Privacy & Security
You don't have to buy a Ghost Phone to lock down your digital life. This guide walks you through everything you need to flash GrapheneOS onto a Pixel, disable telemetry, and strip out every app that phones home. No technical background required.
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