“A team of armed undercover US Air Marshals could be following you on your next flight, taking minute-by-minute notes whether or not you engage in such threatening behavior as sleeping on the plane, using a phone, going to the bathroom or talking to other passengers. Despite its relative recency, the program is already operational across virtually all major airports.”
Tag Archives: Statism
Bankrupt Philadelphia plunders homeowners via gas monopoly
“The gas company is filing liens over people’s properties due to unpaid gas bills for as little as $300. There is essentially zero due process here.”
Bank of America freezing accounts based on mailed citizenship questionnaires
“A heads-up for any Bank of America customer: You might be getting questions about your citizenship status and even have your accounts frozen with no warning.”
Facial Recognition Toll Booths Identify Drivers And Passengers, Notify Police In Seconds
“Roughly one in every two American adults—117 million people—are in the facial recognition networks used by law enforcement, according to a 2016 report.”
Read more: https://massprivatei.blogspot.com/2018/07/facial-recognition-toll-booths-identify.html
Canada is using ancestry DNA websites to help it deport people
“In another example of the extraordinary lengths Canadian immigration officials go to deport migrants, the Canada Border Services Agency has been collecting their DNA and using ancestry websites to find and contact their distant relatives and establish their nationality.”
Canadian pot investors are being banned for life upon entry into U.S.
“Apparently, if you are a Canadian who has investments in U.S. cannabis companies, you may be banned from entering the states for life, even if you have never used marijuana yourself.”
Is There A Revolution Brewing In Puerto Rico?
“A tropical paradise is racked with bankruptcy then smashed by a killer hurricane. In rides a cavalry of digital evangelists selling hi-tech revolution. Will they save the day?”
Fear of Lawsuits Actually Does Result in Unnecessary Medical Procedures
“The possibility of a lawsuit increased the intensity of health care that patients received in the hospital by about 5 percent — and those patients who got the extra care were no better off.”
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/upshot/malpractice-lawsuits-medical-costs.html
US bans generic form of opioid treatment drug Suboxone
“The UK based pharma company Indivior PLC had got the restraining orders against Dr Reddy’s just a day after the US FDA granted the final approval last month.”
Amid exploding wait times, California DMV operator slept 2,200 hours on the job
“A California DMV employee went to sleep at her desk for three or more hours every day for nearly four years, according to a new state audit.”