The same week the US government sheepishly announced that Chinese hackers had absconded with the private data of millions of government employees,  the FBI was lecturing America about the dangers of encryption, and the “necessity” of preventing individuals from protecting their own

‘New Jersey Governor and likely 2016 Presidential candidate Chris Christie (R-NJ) is a vocal fan of the surveillance state, and on Monday, he expressed a need to invest even more in American “intelligence capabilities.” Christie’s […]

‘France has announced that in the wake of the so-called “Charlie Hebdo Shooting,” it will be passing a controversial new bill granting security agencies unprecedented powers to tap the communications of France’s population without judicial […]

‘The Department of Justice has been asked to investigate after prison guards allegedly forced inmates to engage in gladiator-style fights for “sadistic pleasure” and betting, in scenes the authorities said evoked “Game of Thrones.” An […]

‘Police were last night urged to patrol in pairs for their own safety amid rising fears of a terrorist plot to murder an officer on UK streets. The advice was issued by the nation’s counter-terrorism […]

‘Thousands of troops stationed overseas could be sent home to help police cope with a Paris copycat attack amid fears they are not prepared for a large-scale bloodbath. Ministers are examining plans to have ‘high-readiness’ […]

‘Economist Martin Armstrong warns that the twin attacks in France will be used by world leaders to push for restrictions on Internet privacy and the total elimination of encrypted communications. Armstrong, who correctly predicted the […]