THEY ARE WATCHING.
Exposing the surveillance state through investigative journalism.
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE
COVERAGE AREAS
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
Cozy Bear (APT29) Tracker: What the Public Record Shows (2020-2026)
APT29, the Russian SVR group Microsoft tracks as Midnight Blizzard, has hit cloud tenants, CI servers and hotel Wi-Fi. What the advisories establish.
ACCESS FILEHow to Wipe Your Phone or Laptop Before Selling It
Microsoft's own docs say the reset misses government erasure standards, and SSDs keep hidden copies. How to actually wipe a phone or laptop before selling it.
ACCESS FILETexas Age Verification Law (HB 1181): What It Requires of You
Texas HB 1181 is the age-check law the Supreme Court upheld in 2025. What a covered site must ask you for, what it may not keep, and who Texas sued.
ACCESS FILEStorm-0558 Tracker: What the Public Record Shows (2023-2024)
A China-based actor forged Microsoft login tokens with a stolen consumer signing key and read government email. How the key escaped, and what CSRB found.
ACCESS FILEWhat Hotel Wi-Fi Can See About Your Phone and Laptop
Your phone hands the hotel network a MAC address before you sign in. The portal may ask for your identity. Here is what each side collects.
ACCESS FILEHow to Get the Background Check a Landlord Ran on You
A landlord or employer bought a file on you and you never saw it. The law says you can read it, dispute it, and force the fix. Here is the walkthrough.
ACCESS FILESECURE YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
Every step toward digital privacy is a step toward freedom. Begin with our comprehensive roadmap.
INITIATE ROADMAP