If it can conceivably be considered a “third party record,” the government is going to seek warrantless access to it. The Third Party Doctrine — ushered into existence by the Supreme Court in 1979 — says there’s no expectation of privacy in information shared with third parties. That case dealt with phone records. People may prefer the government stay out of their personal conversations, but the Smith v. Maryland ruling said that if people shared this info with phone companies (an involuntary “sharing” since this information was needed to connect calls and bill phone users), the government could obtain this information without a warrant.
More Mass Surveillance: FOIA Docs Reveal Illegal Snooping On US Residents’ Financial Transactions
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ADL’s penetration of the FBI & negative consequences for human rights activism
The ADL has been trying to liaise with the FBI by offering ADL investigators as informants, offering to exchange files to “avoid duplication of investigation” and “train” FBI and law enforcement personnel since the 1940s.
What have been the negative consequences for human rights activists?
IRmep presents findings from years of Freedom of Information Act filings at a number of relevant Washington, DC locations.
ADL files FBI “Civil Rights Threat” conflating white nationalists with pro-Palestinian charities
FOIA documents: Israel Lobby Archive
ADL’s penetration of the FBI & negative consequences for human rights activism
Cryptocurrency News: US Regulators Should ‘Maybe’ Ban Crypto + Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2022
Banking Committee Chair: US Regulators Should ‘Maybe’ Ban Crypto
The senator [Sherrod Brown] also pointed to numerous incidents to back up his claims, not just the recent collapse of FTX but also issues such as “the threat to national security from Korean cyber criminals to drug trafficking and human trafficking and financing of terrorism and all the things that can come out of crypto.”
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Senator Elizabeth Warren unveiled a new bill governing cryptocurrencies earlier this month, dubbed the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act.
Warren’s bill would look to force crypto asset providers to offer audited financial statements and impose bank-like capital requirements more in line with what is expected of traditional financial institutions. The act would also give the SEC increased powers to regulate the asset class.
Get ready for the Digital Dollar!
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Read More »Most Americans Don’t Care About Freedom
Here is an interesting short video about the famous book “1984” that shows how it’s becoming true.
Here is another interesting short video about how most Americans don’t care about freedom.
Jun 24, 2022 – Most Americans Don’t Care About Freedom – The Empire Struggles
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UK Government Awards CIA-Linked Spyware Firm, Palantir, Another Juicy NHS Contract
There are many reasons why Palantir’s increased involvement in the UK’s health care system is troubling, including, first and foremost, the company’s close ties with the US military and intelligence industrial complexes.
UK Government Awards CIA-Linked Spyware Firm, Palantir, Another Juicy NHS Contract
The CIA has been conducting mass surveillance in the U.S. with minimal oversight—and the program’s uncovering is bad news for Big Tech
You’d Better Watch Out: The Surveillance State Has a Naughty List, and You’re On It
Climate is the new Covid
“Own Nothing and Be Happy”: The Great Reset’s Vision of the Future
“Own Nothing and Be Happy”: The Great Reset’s Vision of the Future
But do not worry – you will be property-less and happy in your open prison of mass unemployment, state dependency, track and chip health passports, cashlessness, mass vaccination and dehumanisation.
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 