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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Smartphones to Reach “Peak Tracking” (No Warrant)
Yet another feature to the smartphone has been added to track users, and that collected data is sold to the government to avoid obtaining a warrant. Just a few years ago, anyone who warned that “Big Brother is watching” was mocked, called a conspiracy theorist, and told to put on a “tin foil hat.” Almost […]
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 […]
Zoom Opens Door for Hackers to Access Your Camera
While everyone is already feeling uncertain and vulnerable, they turned to online conference services like Zoom, only to have their private information shared and left open to hackers. In a devastating one-two punch to your privacy, Zoom has admitted in a class action lawsuit that they provided your private information to Facebook. They also left […]
The IRS Has a New Plan and You Won’t Like It
The IRS is making an example of a sample, and it’s to put everyone one notice that they want your compliance… and your money. There is no question, the IRS is understaffed and underfunded at the moment. But, if you’re a U.S. taxpayer, you should not let that lure you into a false sense of […]
Emergency is the Backdoor for Tyranny
State of emergency used as a backdoor for tyrannical wishlist as governments push through all sorts of invasive, and expensive policies in the name of “safety”. March 23, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP As the panic continues, I hear people talking about how this situation surrounding Covid-19, or the “Novel coronavirus”, is unprecedented. […]
