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Who really wants AI…and why?

I’ve noticed that self-checkout is taking over more and more shops and supermarkets.

Shutdown or Not, the Police State Will Continue to Flourish

“There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men.” Ludwig von Mises Once again, the police state is up to its old tricks, stoking tensions over whether or not the government is forced to shut down, even partially, due to a default

Russia is still complicit in the Great Reset

Sber’s “Little Palms” biometric payment system for school meals. Twelve months ago (plus a few days) we participated in a roundtable discussion moderated by Whitney Webb and Kit Knightly, “Russia & the Great Reset – Resistance or Complicity?” A short summary of our position (“Yes, Russia is complicit in the Great

Why You Should Destroy Your Smart Phone Now

So-called ‘smart phones’ — far more accurately described as ‘dumb phones’ — combine a mobile phone with a watch, with a road map, with a tourist atlas of the world, with a digital camera, with a personal stereo system, with a music collection, with a video recorder, with a diary, with a

Circus Politics Are Intended to Distract Us. Don’t Be Distracted

“There is nothing more dangerous than a government of the many controlled by the few.” Lawrence Lessig, Harvard law professor It is easy to be distracted right now by the bread and circus politics that have dominated the news headlines lately, but don’t be distracted. Don’t be fooled,

The Right to Be Let Alone: When the Government Wants to Know All Your Business

“Experience teaches us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government’s purposes are beneficent.” Supreme Court Justice Louis D.

“One Health”, ESG & “Sustainable Development”: Inside the WHO’s “Pandemic Treaty”

The World Health Organization is the One Ring to Rule them All, and its written goal, inscribed in fiery letters along both sides of its band, is the Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Treaty. Fashioned by the Dark Lord of the Twenty-first Century, the United States of America, in its

Amazon's Relationship with Police Causes Privacy Nightmare for Honest Citizen

The Amazon-owned Ring home security camera system has developed a “symbiotic” relationship with police, and creates a privacy nightmare for honest citizens by handing over private video footage to law enforcement without much pushback. Late last year, when Ohio business owner Michael Larkin cooperated with police who were investigating his

While you are watching your TV, your TV is watching you

According to Yuval Noah Harari the “covid crisis” was a watershed moment in terms of surveillance and personal data. During a panel discussion at the 2020 Athens Democracy Forum, Harari was asked what were his fears and concerns about digital surveillance. He said televisions not only know what we’re

Russia to introduce digital identity cards

It seems QR codes will soon be back in vogue in Russia. Via Interfax: The Ministry of Digital Development, together with the FSB, will submit to the Russian government by May 1 a draft decree allowing the use of a digital identity card on smartphones instead of [an internal] passport