By Harold on May 5, 2010
Posted in DIY, Featured Posts, MacGyver, Privacy | Tagged big brother, cctv, clothing, infrared, infrared LED, LED, Privacy, surveillance, video camera |
“Big Brother” surveillance systems are growing across the globe at an alarming rate, some people believe it makes them safe, while others believe their privacy is being violated.
This step-by-step article will show you how to cheaply make an IR (infrared) LED mask, that will shield your image to the camera with a bright white [...]
By Ben on April 7, 2010
Posted in Physical, Privacy, Self-Defense | Tagged farming, FCLDF, legal, property, raids, state inspections |
This article from Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund lays out some useful tips and advice for dealing with nosy agents of the state who think it’s their right and duty to “inspect” your farm.
While this organization appears to be based at least partially around political action, much of the advice they provide is not only [...]
By Ben on April 4, 2010
Posted in Physical, Privacy | Tagged anonymity, Internet, Ipredator, ISP, Pirate Bay, Sweden, torrents, VPN |
IPREDator (Ipredator) is a product from the creators of the Pirate Bay. For a flat-rate subscription it:
“gives you an encrypted tunnel and changes your public IP-number to an anonymous.”
Unlike other privacy solutions, this one claims that:
“this is the first time you can get all the advantages without any drawback.”
By Ben on April 3, 2010
Posted in Physical, Privacy | Tagged anonymity, encryption, Firefox, Internet, Polipo, Tor, Vidalia |
Tor (The Onion Router) should be part of everyone’s internet toolbox – hell, it should be the foundation of it. Protecting your privacy online is a relatively simple thing to start doing, and Tor is the best place to start.
Of course, many of you reading this now are doing it through Tor already. So, the purpose [...]
By Ben on March 18, 2010
Posted in History, Mental, Physical, Privacy | Tagged Arab, census, FBI, Homeland Security, internment camp, Japanese, John Gilmore, Secret Service, WWII |
It being census time, I figured this post would be apropos. This article on John Gilmore’s website outlines the ways the census has been used and abused in the past, and how it could be abused again.
The article also discusses how “the Department of Homeland Security asked the Census Bureau in 2003 for details [...]
