Category: The Surveillance State

“I can have my team get back to you on that” A new name to pay attention to: Palantir Mark Zuckerberg questioned by the Senate Commerce Committee. A new name to pay attention to: Palantir. Palantir’s clients include the CIA, DHS, NSA, the FBI and more. Founded by Peter Thiel and very friendly with Facebook. Here’s what the UK’s Guardian says about the company: “It is all-powerful, yet no one knows it even exists. Palantir does not have an office, it has a ‘SCIF’ on a back street in Palo Alto, California. SCIF stands for ‘sensitive compartmentalised information facility’....

All about metadata Ethical and unethical uses of date NSA whistle blower Bill Binney explains the ethical – and unethical – ways that the NSA snoops on you. Metadata. The documentary about Binney they are referring to is called “A Good American” A Good American is a 2015 Austrian documentary film that chronicles the work of whistleblower William Binney, a former official of the National Security Agency who resigned shortly after the September 11 attacks. Brasscheck TV needs your help Brasscheck TV relies on viewer contributions to keep going Donate...

Not so social after all “You don’t realize it, but you are being programmed” “You don’t realize it, but you are being programmed.” Facebook founders admit: “The initial goal was to get people hooked.” “We knew what we were doing.” What the long term effects of “social” media? Multiple, well documented significant harms. For example: 1. Its wastes time 2. It fragments attention, permanently reducing your ability to concentrate 3. It increases feeling of isolation and promotes depression 4. It creates a steady hum of anxiety More about the negative effects here: Brasscheck TV needs your help Brasscheck TV...