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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Immortality of the Patriot Act
Like a bad case of herpes, the Patriot Act is flaring up again in the halls of the Senate, and there were some hits and misses, with the main casualty being privacy rights. May 25, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP The sun set on Section 215 back in March around the same time […]
Gig Workers Unite
More politicians have their sights on restricting and regulating gig work, and they are coming for it during the worst possible economic times. May 18, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Provided governments don’t have the global society regressing back to some dark age, the days of professional career monogamy are waning. Keeping options […]
TRACE is in the House
The House of Representatives has a bill called TRACE which will begin the efforts of monitoring people with or those who came in contact with people with COVID-19. May 11, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP If I were to look at the response to COVID-19 so far, here’s what I’ve observed: People became […]
The COVID-19 Panopticon Could Be Permanent
Letting no crisis go to waste, COVID-19 is being used as a Trojan Horse for all sorts of invasive policies, trampling your privacy in the name of safety. The COVID-19 virus isn’t just a pandemic in the viral sense, it has also created a privacy pandemic. In fact, the U.S. could be on the verge […]
The Decentralized Solution
While the government centralizes its power and control, individuals will find more solutions by fragmenting and decentralizing their lives. April 20, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP I see a lot of fringe arguments about the insidious “psyop”. While I don’t indulge rabbit holes like that, there is something about a system reliant upon […]
From Purge of Status Quo to Surge in Opportunities
Economies are suffering, but was this the purge from a terrible status quo that could lead to a surge of new opportunities? April 13, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP This situation isn’t totally unprecedented. Many of us watched the world after 9/11, and are still living with the legislative artifacts of that time. […]
Police Using This Doorbell to Violate Your Rights
Buyer beware: The doorbell app, Ring, tracks and packs your personal data. Imagine if your doorbell rang, and suddenly, your personally identifiable information (PII) was sent straight to analytics companies, marketing companies, and other companies — including Facebook. Now stop imagining, because this exact scenario is happening right now. The company I’m referring to is […]
