Category Archives: Surveillance state

CrowdStrike Lessons: Liability Shields Fuel Risky Practices, Expert Warns

A discussion of the regulatory and behavioral issues that helped produce the Crowdstrike 404.

The US Vassal State of Germany Comes Apart

Alternative for Germany and Sahra Wagenknecht are likely to perform well as government doubles down on failed policies and castigates voters.

Experts: US Hospitals Prone to Cyberattacks Like One That Hurt Patient Care at Ascension

Hospitals in the US and UK have been hit hard by cyber attacks, leaving practitioners struggling to offer care.

The EU “Center” Embraces the Right Kind of “Right”

A look at Europe’s elections and a comparison of the neoliberal, pro-war center with a right that abandons its EU and NATO skepticism begs the question, what’s the difference between the two?

The Twenty-First Century Executive Branch Is a Criminogenic Environment

Alexander Hamilton’s “energy in the Executive” has a downside.

Assassination Attempt on Slovak PM Highlights Dangers of Constant EU Demonization of Project Ukraine Opponents and Hypocrisy of ‘Misinformation’ Crackdown

Will there be any self reflection among mainstream media and Atlanticist politicians for relentlessly going after Slovakian PM for the crime of opposing Project Ukraine while also silencing counter arguments? Don’t hold your breath.

Defending Privacy in the Surveillance State and Fragmenting Internet

Governments and private entities are eroding privacy on the internet. Is it possible to safeguard both openness and security in cyberspace?

“Living in Netanyahu’s America” – In More Ways Than One

The economic components that have served as the dehumanizing foundation to Israel’s current “plausible” genocide share many similarities with poor Americans and migrant laborers who are treated as disposable in the US.

The Culture of the CIA, a First Look

How the CIA evolved, or depending on your point of view, devolved into what it is today.

Stasi in the West

Governments across the West are enacting more draconian measures to silence all criticism and are increasingly asking citizens to inform on one another.

AirBnB Again in Bed With Surveillance State Tactics by Asking for Biometric ID, Spurring Illinois “Mass Arbitration” Action

AirBnB seems determined to violate customer privacy by demanding government ID images, against the laws of some states. What gives?

String of Conveniently Timed Spying Cases in Germany Influence EU Elections, Undermine Chancellor’s China Efforts, and Spread Fear of Russian Fifth Column

Spies, spies everywhere.