CBP Blurs Scope of Surveillance State
As the surveillance capabilities continue to expand under the guise of national security, one of the beneficiaries and participants is the CBP. July 20, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Last week I talked about countries like China moving toward a digital currency, and the US entertaining that idea. It will inevitably propel the […]
Race Toward Digital Currency: US vs China
While the US tries to adapt digital currency to its welfare state and otherwise avoid it in the global markets, China spent the last five years working on the digital yuan. Ben Franklin once said: I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion about the means. I think the best […]
Smile, You’re in This Facial Recognition Database
Only one state in the union has laws concerning biometric privacy, and the fate of American privacy could be hanging in the balance as they determine whether facial recognition surveillance crosses the line of legality. If you post your pictures on the Internet, you may have ended up being identified by facial recognition … without […]
Policy Experimentation: Florida vs New York
The state level experimentation in policy during and after the pandemic gives insights into what works, and what does not. This contrast is clear between New York and Florida. By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP July 6, 2020 Liberty is an ironic concept in the modern world. Individuals who call for it, are at once […]
FBI Gets to Peek at Your Browser History
Under the guise of national security, Congress is looking to expand surveillance powers of the FBI; this time they are coming for your browser history. After the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. Government signed the Patriot Act into law. This legislation opened the door for federal authorities to investigate American citizens suspected of violating a vaguely […]
Congress Pushes to Police Internet
Struck down for being unconstitutional, congress revisits a bill to police the internet which would make platforms and end users both liable for content. June 29, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP The United States has become a sociological tinder box. Lock downs ushered in depression level economic hardship. The portrayal of the pandemic […]
Shopping for Citizenship? Let’s Talk Turkey?
If you’re shopping for a second citizenship, let me present a country with warm hospitality, rich and diverse culture, and an affordable cost of living: Turkey. June 22, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP It seems with all the stuff happening in the world, things have come to a veritable stand-still. Depending on where […]
A Small Reprieve in Surveillance
The United States has been under the jackboot of the surveillance state for quite some time; but recent events have brought about some reprieve in the facial recognition. June 15, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP It looks like there’s been a slight armistice in the brokering of our private data. I’m pleasantly surprised […]
Taxation by Citation: Policing For Profit
Tickets, fines, fees, surcharges, and asset forfeiture are all forms of policing for profit, and it’s lead to more discord within local communities. June 8, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP I remember when people called out George W. Bush about his foreign policy. “The US is not the police of the world!” they […]
The Destruction of COVID-19 Response and Aftermath
COVID-19 has done some harm to people around the world, the but the toll of the response and the aftermath are much worse. June 1, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP The COVID-19 is bad. For many, it has been deadly, and for others a tough recovery. We can dispute how the numbers are […]
