Tag Archives: Privacy

The Second U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that the NSA’s mass metadata collection is illegal. That’s great news, of course, but the ruling is narrower than we’d like. The Court ruled that Section 215 of the Patriot Act, which … Continue reading →

I’m sure most Irreal readers are familiar with the fake cell phone towers known colloquially as “Stingray” after the version manufactured by the Harris Corporation. Vox has a nice article on the status of the Stingray and the deteriorating government … Continue reading →

If you offer it, they will come. You’ve been warned.

The UK government's unironic embrace of Orwellian imagery is really something. pic.twitter.com/11BvAZCUL8 — Franklin Harris (@FranklinH3000) March 10, 2015 I wanted to add further comment but, really, I don’t know what to say.

It turns out that it’s not just the U.S. Britain, too, has bozos in charge of keeping us safe (via Nic Ferrier): Tories plan porn site age checks http://t.co/mftZlYDrHq <- more unicorn-farming fantasies from the techno-illiterate — Simon Phipps (@webmink) … Continue reading →

FBI Director James Comey just hates it that he’s not able to snoop on us at will. His shameless invocation of the 4 Horsemen descends into self-parody. Sadly, his message resonates with some of our more weak minded representatives, one … Continue reading →

Just when you thought it couldn’t get much worse, The//Intercept is reporting that the CIA has been conducting a sustained multi-year effort to exploit Apple’s iPhone and iPad. The idea was to defeat Apple’s efforts to provide their users with … Continue reading →