Digital Nomad Opportunities… Even for Americans
Countries aren’t just selling citizenships, they are selling extended visas for those who are looking to give the digital nomad life a whirl. August 10, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP The short term vacations are on the back burner, especially for Americans. In some countries you’d spend your full vacation in the initial […]
Cryptocurrency is Here to Stay
If you are unfamiliar with or daunted by cryptocurrency, there is a simple and profitable way to get started in this space. Are you earning 6% yield in today’s zero yield climate? The world is changing. And it’s doing so at a much faster clip than I could have ever imagined a few years ago. […]
Caribbean Citizenships are On Sale
With all these travel restrictions placed on certain passports, not only is the urgency for a second passport clear, but the pricing in the Caribbean is incredible. August 4, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP We we saw last week, the US passport tanked in value. Not in cost, but in value. After all, […]
Google Sued for Blatantly Ignoring this Browsing Option
With issues dating back nearly four years, Google finds itself in new lawsuits regarding the sort of privacy they offer versus the sort of privacy end users actually get. Most Internet browsers are advanced enough to include some “data tracking” blockers that are supposed to help protect your browsing data from being tracked. Those same […]
US Passport Takes a Major Hit
Holders of US passports took a hit as a result of policies surrounding COVID-19. Not only are they banned from traveling to some countries, they have restricted access to states in their own country! July 27, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP I’m willing to bet the most popular wish of 2020 is “GET […]
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 […]