FINANCIAL SURVEILLANCE IN THE UNITED STATES: HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WEAPONIZED THE BANK SECRECY ACT TO SPY ON AMERICANS [More]
What did we just say about if you’re not doing anything wrong…?
[Via Antigone]
Category: Fourth Amendment
Blend Over, Here It Comes Again
Under the banner of establishing global governance in the metaverse, the World Economic Forum (WEF) is pushing digital ID for all users, so all blended reality interactions and transactions can be tracked-and-traced. [More]
Hey, if you aren’t doing anything wrong… and it’s not like systems are ever hacked.
If only there were a way to control the aftermath, because some things really do call for French Revolution solutions…
[Via Antigone]
A Public/Private Partnership
Federal prosecutors seek records from company that deployed AI weapons scanner on NYC subway… In October, the city revealed the scanners did not detect any passengers with firearms — but falsely alerted more than 100 times. [More]
Sounds every bit the economic fascism boondogle ShotSpotter has proven to be…
[Via Steve T]
We’re the Only Ones Consensual Enough
Today, the Department of Justice suspended the Drug Enforcement Administration’s controversial practice of having agents intercept travelers, interrogate them, and insist on searching their bags in what the agency calls “consensual encounters.” [More]
The government sure has a funny way of carrying out its mandate “to secure the Blessings of Liberty”…
[Via Michael G]
We’re the Only Ones Nakedly Abusive Enough
We’re the Only Ones De-Listing Enough
“I’m a [r]ealtor, I can show my badge—I can show my ID; give me a chance to show my ID,” Salem allegedly said repeatedly, according to the ruling. [More]
Nah, it’s more fun to terrorize you and take you hostage without probable cause.”Officer safety” is what this country is all about, you know.
[Via Edmund M]
We’re the Only Ones Nakedly Corrupt Enough
We’re the Only Ones Storming Enough
We’re the Only Ones Temporary Enough
Bone of Contention
Always Think Forfeiture
We’re the Only Ones Unqualified Enough
The Second Circuit has ruled that a Connecticut police officer is not entitled to qualified immunity after handcuffing, detaining, and conducting a warrantless search on the plaintiff’s car because they “presented a facially valid firearms permit and disclosed that he possessed a firearm pursuant to the permit” [More]
Pity there’s no way to send Nicholas Andrzejewski my regards…
[Via CP]
We’re the Only Ones Unwarranted Enough
The decision, first announced by the Institute for Justice, means that Tennessee wildlife officers will no longer be allowed to access private lands unless they have explicit permission of the landowner, or have obtained a court-ordered search warrant. [More]
Damn Constitution takes all the fun out of being a JBF (Jackbooted Fudd)…
[Via Michael G]
A Package Deal
The U.S. Postal Service has shared information from thousands of Americans’ letters and packages with law enforcement every year for the past decade, conveying the names, addresses and other details from the outside of boxes and envelopes without requiring a court order. [More]
Kinda seems like expecting privacy in that situation is hardly realistic. But it’s something to keep in mind if you’re one of the usual suspects…
Maybe when buying mail order items of interest, “gift” them to a pseudonym…?
[Via bondmen]
Intercepting the Signal
Speaking of ‘Swarms of Officers to Harass Our People’…
Oh, East is East and West is West…
Xi Jinping’s Recipe for Total Control: An Army of Eyes and Ears [More]
At least the impulse is “bipartisan”…
You Have a Right to Privacy. Now Bend Over
Gun owners in the Golden State weren’t deprived of their Second Amendment nor privacy rights because the state only shares minimal biographical information with two research colleges, a Ninth Circuit panel found on Wednesday. [More]
Which will then be used by “The Hero of Medicine” to give cover for infringements to reach into all of their purchases, records, homes, safes…
[Via bondmen]