Encryption – The Fight Continues to Defend Privacy
The battle to defend end-to-end encryption and privacy continues as congress introduces yet another measure for back doors into people’s data. March 9, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Certainly when data breaches occur at large entities like Yahoo, Equifax, JP Morgan Chase, and Anthem, there’s plenty of reason to be concerned for the […]
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 […]
Surveillance Update
What more is there to say on the matter of government surveillance and intrusion into the privacy of people? Plenty. March 2, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP The issue of privacy is an ever-evolving battle. Politicians around the world seek to use the threat of criminality as their way into some backdoor access […]
Due Process is on the Chopping Block
The TSA has worked around due process. Here comes the DHS and the EU Police following and looking to do the same. February 24, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP One of Lysander Spooner’s greatest criticisms of the US Constitution was: But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is […]
Death of Privacy: Part 2
Government is using private companies to pry into people’s lives. While some good comes from it, at what cost to privacy are people allowing this to continue? February 3, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP The amount of news surfacing about the various directions from which your privacy is being attacked is so much, […]
The Death of Privacy: Part 1
From science fiction novel, to outlandish foil-hat conspiracy theory, to public policy: how the government convinced hundreds of millions of people to willingly kill their own privacy. January 27, 2020 By: Bobby Casey Managing Director GWP A variety of initiatives from the federal government of the US, that once seemed benign, and proving to be […]
Second Citizenship Becoming a Viable Option for Expats
Citizenship renunciation or second citizenship become viable solutions for expats, especially those with any dealings in crypocurrencies. January 6, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Oppression is the number one reason why people leave one place for another. This is why people leave abusive homes. This is why people flee dictatorships and unaccountable regimes. […]
State Governments Putting Your Identity and Privacy at Risk
Privacy is one of your greatest and most valuable assets, and it’s always under attack. This time, it’s the states’ DMVs selling off your information to turn a quick buck. December 9, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP It recently made the headlines that the state of California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has […]
Privacy Is A Right and Tool in Self Protection
Privacy is under attack, and it’s time to heed the warnings from where these attacks are felt most because eventually it’ll spread to everyone else. November 18, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP I have a pretty comfortable life as an expat. Sometimes so comfortable I forget about those people who are complacent toward […]
Profiling is a Slippery Slope
Wanting to reduce crime, and seeking justice are noble intentions. Using profiling policies which violate people’s civil liberties is not. October 14, 2019 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Public policies which try to capture bad actors always seem to sweep up innocent people in the process. It’s not the guilty criminal I’m worried about, […]
