All Posts Tagged With: "Surveillance State"
The Road to Big Brother: One Man’s Struggle Against The Surveillance Society
As I write this review, millions of Americans are annoyed if not outraged over the recent measures adopted by the so-called Transportation Security Agency. Airline travelers hate the choice between going through a scanner that effectively undresses them and an aggressive grope of their bodies. Are those offensive procedures necessary? Are they legal? What is [...]
23Mar2011 | George C. Leef | 1 comment | ContinuedAn American Stasi?
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reported on July 25 that “there are 72 fusion centers around the nation, analyzing and disseminating data and information of all kinds. That is one for every state and others for large urban cities.” What is a fusion center? The answer depends on your perspective. If you work for the [...]
22Oct2010 | Wendy McElroy | 22 comments | ContinuedAn American Stasi?
A fusion center is part of a powerful new domestic surveillance infrastructure that combines data from both the public and private sectors to track innocent people
28Jul2010 | Wendy McElroy | 10 comments | ContinuedCongestion Pricing: The Road to the Surveillance State
To combat the rush-hour traffic threatening Western civilization, American mayors are flocking to “congestion pricing.” They’re not alone: rulers worldwide love this scheme because it combines yet another automotive tax with surveillance cameras at every intersection. The theory fueling congestion pricing is the one spanning our automotive lives: driving is a “privilege” government dispenses. Driving [...]
1Jan2008 | Becky Akers | 0 comments | Continued-
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