“More than six months later, Customs and Border Protection still has not given back her money. This, despite the fact that the U.S. attorney’s office in the Southern District of Texas did not bring a civil asset forfeiture case against her or charge her with any crime.”
“The Defense Department is funding a project that officials say could revolutionize the way companies, federal agencies and the military itself verify that people are who they say they are and it could be available in most commercial smartphones within two years.”
“All over the United States, law-enforcement agencies quietly adopt technology that would spark intense debate if they first asked permission. They treat the public they are meant to serve as if its views don’t matter.”
Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/05/the-undemocratic-spread-of-big-brother/560999/
“Haverbeck has been prosecuted numerous times for her unorthodox beliefs, including that notorious concentration camp Auschwitz was a labor camp that had no gas chambers.”
Read more: https://www.rt.com/news/426064-haverbeck-nazi-grandma-prison-germany/
“A man in Sweden faces up to two years in prison over a Facebook post in which he said Somalis typically have low IQs, despite technically being correct.”
“Theresa May says new laws are needed to outlaw the online abuse and bullying of politicians and other public figures.”
“What constitutes material that is abusive or offensive is highly subjective. Under Hancock’s plans, that judgement, for the most part, will be left in the hands of the big social-media companies.”
Read more: http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/internet-safety-just-means-internet-censorship/
“A handful of websites, including those of major news providers, went down in the EU. While it’s unclear how vigorously regulators will enforce the rules, the shutdowns show that many would rather go dark than take the risk.”
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/25/17393894/gdpr-news-websites-down-europe
“Government-backed surveillance projects are deploying brain-reading technology to detect changes in emotional states in employees on the production line, the military and at the helm of high-speed trains.”
“People with the implants can wave their hand near a machine to unlock their office or gym, rather than taking out a key card. Many microchip users are not concerned with hacking or surveillance at this point.”
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/swedish-people-embed-microchips-under-skin-to-replace-id-cards-2018-5