(Natural News) If there was ever a need for the government to step in and smack down the big tech platforms for blatant violations of basic constitutional protections, it’s now, especially after revelations regarding a tool used by Facebook that were revealed at a Senate hearing this week. Missouri GOP Sen. Josh Hawley has been […]

(Natural News) NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden recently criticized Facebook, Amazon and Google for abusing people’s personal data and insisted that people need to understand the threat to privacy that these social media platforms pose. He made the comments when he appeared via video link at Web Summit in Lisbon on Monday. He said that Big […]

(Natural News) The largest looting operation of the year had to be the federal government’s $20+ billion “Operation Warp Speed” vaccination program, a taxpayer-funded gambit that promised a safe and effective covid-19 vaccine before the 2020 election. Because the emergency vaccine program did not seek consent from American taxpayers, the final distribution plan will similarly […]

(Natural News) Starting Monday, Nov. 2, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has required businesses in the state to record the names and contact information of every customer that physically visits their store. Establishments that fail to comply with the MDHHS order are fined between $200 to $1,000 and their owners slapped with a misdemeanor charge punishable […]

(Natural News) RICHMOND, Va. — In a blow to privacy that extends the government’s authority to create a web of surveillance, the Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that state and local police are free to use Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) to collect data about the travel and movement of persons throughout the state. Denouncing […]

(Natural News) Beijing is using the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as a justification to expand and intensify its already gargantuan internet surveillance systems, according to a report by Freedom House. In its annual Freedom of the Net report, which details the state of digital surveillance in over 60 countries, the nonprofit ranked China last with a […]

(Natural News) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has intensified its surveillance efforts on Chinese citizens, taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to do so. Collaboration between local security bureaus—similar to police departments—and medical institutions such as hospitals made bolstered surveillance efforts possible. According to leaked documents, security bureaus obtained broad powers to collect health data […]

(Natural News) Experts are deeply concerned about the effects of end-to-end encryption on public safety online, according to a recently published statement, and a shocking statistic is being used to support their position. Facebook was responsible for a remarkable 94 percent of the 69 million images of child sex abuse that were reported by American […]

(Natural News) In 2013, Microsoft introduced a subscription-based model for their popular Microsoft Office software. That year Microsoft debuted Office 365, making it available through cloud-based apps that automatically update the newest security measures to protect against phishing. The downside of subscription-based software compared to licensed software is that the user can get locked out […]

(Natural News) Chinese researchers have developed a special kind of paper coating that allows invisible messages to be written on it with water. The messages are visible only under ultraviolet (UV) light and can be erased by heating the paper. In a paper published in the journal Matter, the researchers described how invisible messages can […]