Tag Archives: 1984

More than 6,000 websites, including Reddit, Tumblr, Mozilla, are taking part in an online protest against government surveillance. The action marks two years since website blackouts against SOPA and PIPA and commemorates Aaron Swartz’s death. The February 11 online protest, going by the title ‘The Day We Fight Back’, is …

At Peak to Peak Charter School in Lafayette, Colorado, a humiliating policy is in place which requires kids to get a stamp on their hand if they do not have enough money in their accounts to pay for lunch. Noelle Roni, the principle at this elementary school says she was …

A spy satellite was launched earlier this week by the National Reconnaissance Office with a haunting statement and logo on the side. You really cannot make this stuff up. According to the United Launch Alliance,  A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office …

According to 7 News San Diego,  The Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) is now using special facial recognition technology accessed via computer tablet. “This particular tablet has software downloaded on it to allow a police officer to do a facial recognition assessment,” explained CVDP Roman Granados.   But fret not, …

1984 is here. Funded by DHS, Seattle has instituted a network of wifi boxes that can track every move that you make. As you walk down the street you can actually see the boxes visually and on your phone showing up as wifi hotspots. Department of Homeland Security funded the …