Libertas per vigilantia. http://www.shadowmonkey.net Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:54:06 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.shadowmonkey.net/news/latest/congress-to-continue-to-bury-head-in-the-sand.html In a not-too-surprising move, Congress apparently plans to re-write the rules for the government’s wiretapping powers, and would provide what amounts to limited immunity to telephone companies that took part in the Bush administration's warrantless eavesdropping program. News - Latest Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:06:27 +0100 http://www.shadowmonkey.net/articles/privacy/big-brother-meet-small-sister.html Maybe you noticed it too, but over the last couple of years there has been a movement towards less anonymity on the Internet. People obtaining documents they shouldn't, attackers stealing information and governments (sometimes not even yours) obtaining information that you didn't volunteer to give in the first place. All these things undermine the trust people have in technology and make it harder for you to maintain your personal space on-line. SmallSister is meant to do something about that by helping you find the much needed tools, by explaining technologies and the issues at hand and last but not least: by creating solutions to help you increase your own privacy and put you back in the driver seat. Visit SmallSister.org (Visit%20SmallSister.org) to learn more about online privacy tools. Articles - Privacy Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:15:42 +0100 http://www.shadowmonkey.net/news/latest/fbi-wants-widespread-monitoring-of-illegal-internet-activity.html WASHINGTON--The FBI on Wednesday called for new legislation that would allow federal police to monitor the Internet for illegal activity. The suggestion from FBI Director Robert Mueller, which came during a House of Representatives Judiciary Committee hearing, appears to go beyond a current plan to monitor traffic on federal-government networks. Mueller seemed to suggest that the bureau should have a broad omnibus authority to conduct monitoring and surveillance of private-sector networks as well.The surveillance should include all Internet traffic, Mueller said, whether it be .mil, .gov, .com--whichever network you're talking about. Visit CNet.com for the full story and a transcript of the Congressional hearing. News - Latest Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:41:59 +0100 http://www.shadowmonkey.net/articles/general/questions.html What do you expect of a nation? Of a land that you call your own? Of a community of which you are a part?What is it, really, that matters? What is it at the end of the day that speaks to your heart and tells you that this nation or person or belief is one that you're proud of?What makes this a nation worth dying for? What makes this a nation for which millions have sacrificed over the course of our short history? What makes these United States of America important and strong enough to hold a place in our hearts through civil strife and economic downturns and partisan bickering?And when was the last time you asked yourself these questions?And what were your answers?And what did you do about them?Did you do anything?Did you? Articles - General Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:15:28 +0100 http://www.shadowmonkey.net/articles/privacy/smile-your-privacy-is-becoming-non-existent.html Privacy International ranks the U.S. as having really crappy privacy protections in the following areas: legal protections, privacy enforcement, use of identity cards and biometrics, visual surveillance, communications interception, workplace monitoring, medical, financial and movement surveillance, and border and trans-border issues. Articles - Privacy Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:15:19 +0100 http://www.shadowmonkey.net/news/latest/the-war-on-the-unexpected.html Schneier on Security: We've opened up a new front on the war on terror. It's an attack on the unique, the unorthodox, the unexpected; it's a war on different. If you act different, you might find yourself investigated, questioned, and even arrested -- even if you did nothing wrong, and had no intention of doing anything wrong. News - Latest Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:26:18 +0100 http://www.shadowmonkey.net/news/latest/bush-quips-he-might-stay-in-power.html At a press briefing this morning that touched on issues like the White House's extrajudicial wiretapping program and torture policies, the president was asked a question about Vladimir Putin's plan to hold on to power when his term as Russian president runs out. News - Latest Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:00:30 +0100 http://www.shadowmonkey.net/articles/commentary/no.-i-will-not-comply.-period.html This YouTube video features freedom-loving brother Darren Pollard in the U.K. facing down police officers who came onto his property in an attempt to intimidate him into not videotaping them in the course of their duties. My sincerest thanks to Mr. Pollard for making his video available. All free nations of the world could benefit from several hundred thousand Mr. Pollards. These are our nations. Our freedoms. Our rights. And we should never allow anyone -- perhaps most especially those in 'authority' in our own lands -- to take them away. Mr. Pollard: you are ShadowMonkey's hero for today. VfQrDK9YHas Articles - Commentary Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:38:34 +0100 http://www.shadowmonkey.net/articles/commentary/so-long-al.html I just wanted to say thank you for your service to our nation. That you will be missed is a sure thing. It's good to see a man fight for what he believes in, and you have certainly done that! Go get 'em, Al! Articles - Commentary Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:26:08 +0100 http://www.shadowmonkey.net/articles/commentary/no.-i-will-not-comply.-period.html TbNIU2KEz4g Articles - Commentary Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:38:34 +0100