THEY ARE WATCHING.
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News
Breaking surveillance news and daily intelligence briefings
Government
State surveillance, legislation, and government overreach
Surveillance
Surveillance tech, tracking systems, and spyware
Corporate
Big Tech data harvesting and corporate surveillance
Technical
Privacy tools, encryption, and security analysis
THE SURVEILLANCE APPARATUS
Every threat has a face. We sort them by who is watching and how much they can spend, from a lone stalker to a nation-state.
THE INDIVIDUAL
A stalker, an ex, a doxxer. One motivated person with free tools and patience can map your life from your public posts.
THE ORGANIZED GROUP
Harassment mobs, scam rings, private investigators. Coordinated money and manpower turn scattered clues into a dossier.
THE CORPORATION
Data brokers and ad-tech aggregate thousands of data points on you, then sell that reach to every other adversary.
THE NATION-STATE
Legal compulsion, spyware, and signals intelligence. The top of the ladder buys corporate tools and compels corporate data.
DATA SOVEREIGNTY IS RESISTANCE
Privacy is not about hiding. It is about power. It is the ability to determine who knows what about you, and how that information is used.
- Personal Security: Neutralize identity vectors and fraud risks.
- Cognitive Liberty: Prevent algorithmic manipulation of your worldview.
- Algorithmic Justice: Opt-out of biased automated decision systems.
- Human Rights: Privacy is the foundation of all other liberties.
ENCRYPT. OBFUSCATE. SURVIVE.
IMMEDIATE COUNTERMEASURES
Normalize Encryption
Use Signal for text. Use PGP for email. Reject unencrypted communication channels.
Block The Trackers
uBlock Origin + Privacy Badger are mandatory. Do not negotiate with advertisers.
Compartmentalize
Use different emails, browsers, and identities for different aspects of your life.
Obfuscate Your Location
A VPN is the bare minimum. Tor is better. Leave your phone at home when possible.
WARNING: DATA PERMANENCE
The internet does not forget. Data collected today by a "benign" entity can be sold tomorrow to a hostile one. Assume everything is logged forever.
INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS
Analysis of government overreach, corporate surveillance, and digital rights
How to Stop Your Phone From Being Tracked Online
Cut the advertising ID, in-app browser tracking, app SDKs, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth beacons that follow your phone between apps. Real settings paths.
ACCESS FILEHow to Limit What Siri AI Can See in iOS 27
iOS 27 Siri AI can read on-screen Signal chats and send prompts to Private Cloud Compute. Settings paths to lock it down, with the iPhone 15 Pro cutoff.
ACCESS FILEWhich Video Doorbell Shares the Least With Amazon, Google, and Police
Ring, Nest, Eufy, and Wyze all store doorbell video in the cloud. Some hand it to police and tech giants more easily. Here is what each one actually does.
ACCESS FILEiOS vs Android Privacy: Which Phone Protects You Better
iOS and Android both collect data. Here is what each one actually sends back, what each platform blocks, and where each wins on privacy.
ACCESS FILEWhat the FTC's Personalized Pricing Policy Actually Changes
The FTC proposed a personalized pricing policy in August 2026. What surveillance pricing means, what the policy covers, and how to limit the data behind a price...
ACCESS FILEHow to tell if a public USB charging station is safe
Public USB charging stations carry a small but not zero juice-jacking risk. How to evaluate a station in seconds and what to carry instead.
ACCESS FILESECURE YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
Every step toward digital privacy is a step toward freedom. Begin with our comprehensive roadmap.
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