Government Surveillance, Corporate Power, and Public Resistance
If we want to prevent ourselves from becoming silenced, compliant subjects in a corporatized society where everything we do passes through technology connected to a militarized surveillance grid, we should resist by declaring allegiance to all who dare defend their rights and freedoms by exercising them. Here are some suggestions for rolling back the surveillance state.
The “law student” who contacted me online and later joined a Zoom call seemed credible. He said he’d found my email through the Armenian Bar Association, spoke with a light accent and referenced community life. His posture felt stiff, but I chalked it up to nerves.
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Learn how social engineering exploits trust and practical steps individuals can take to become human firewalls. The email seemed genuine: a Yale Law School student — and a fellow Armenian from California — was looking for part-time research work. When I asked how he found me, he said the Armenian Ba…
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By Heidi Boghosian WhatsApp has become a lifeline for humanitarian aid and preserving ties between families torn asunder — making last week’s hours-long shutdown of the app, alongside other Facebook products, more than a mere inconvenience. Among Lebanon’s Syrian refugee households in 2017, 8…
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This article that appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer in February 2025 discusses six federal bills that aim to weaken the market dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google.
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But in the Philly Fighting COVID debacle, the city failed in this first duty — not just for public health, but also regarding data and privacy. One of the revelations that led to the city severing its partnership with PFC to administer vaccines was that the contractor was playing fast and loose in p…
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The day before Thanksgiving, the Baltimore County School District learned the hard way to prioritize cybersecurity. Attackers inserted malicious software in their systems—ransomware, in cyberspeak—then threatened to block access or publicize sensitive data unless a ransom was paid.
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They are in a difficult spot, and so are those who work with them. They serve two masters—the government agents seeking evidence, and the criminal enterprises that are the source of a CW’s knowledge. It can be nerve-wracking for all involved.
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From breaking codes during World War II, operating computational machines, or working at MIT’s Lincoln Labs (a U.S. Department of Defense research and development center), many computer careerists and innovators were female. This was true in both the public and private sectors. One of the first Harv…
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This is costly not just financially but also as cyber security risks. The problems these systems present range from being in use for over half a decade, to being relatively new but already obsolete. Some have received hardware updates but use outdated software.
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Several years ago, the FBI placed hacktivist Jeremy Hammond on a terrorism watchlist, according to a leaked document obtained by the Daily Dot in 2015 from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. The Guardian UK reported that the document was marked “destroy after use,” along with…
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Whistle-blowing journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sits in solitary confinement in London‘s infamous Belmarsh prison. In August 2012, Ecuador granted him asylum due to fears of political persecution and possible extradition to the United States. Julian remained in the Embassy of Ecuador…
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