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
Was Your SSN in the National Public Data Breach?
The 2024 National Public Data breach leaked 2.9 billion records including SSNs. Here is how to find out if you were exposed and what to do.
ACCESS FILEWireGuard vs OpenVPN vs IPsec: Which VPN Protocol?
WireGuard, OpenVPN, and IPsec are the three VPN protocols that matter in 2026. Side-by-side on speed, security, mobile use, and audit history.
ACCESS FILEHow Accurate Is Facial Recognition, Really?
NIST and DHS data on face recognition error rates, demographic gaps, and why the top-line 99% number hides the false matches behind wrongful arrests.
ACCESS FILEHow to Spot a Hidden Camera in an Airbnb or Hotel
Visual sweep, flashlight reflections, Wi-Fi network scans, and infrared detection: practical methods to find hidden cameras in any rental room.
ACCESS FILEHow to find a hidden GPS tracker on your car
Practical guide to finding hidden GPS trackers on your car: exterior/interior spots, iPhone and Android alerts, RF detectors, and what to do next.
ACCESS FILEHow to spot a card skimmer at an ATM or pump
Practical field guide to recognizing card skimmers at ATMs, gas pumps, and POS terminals: visual tells, Bluetooth overlays, and the limits of an eyeball check.
ACCESS FILESECURE YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
Every step toward digital privacy is a step toward freedom. Begin with our comprehensive roadmap.
INITIATE ROADMAP