By Tinderella Our Agony Aunt is here to help readers navigate the choppy waters of modern society. Today’s trauma comes to us from a disgruntled computer. Dear Ella, Firstly, I must disclose that this communication is generated by Artificial Intelligence, i.e. AI. To be specific, I am a mobile surveillance device, or ‘smartphone’ as you
Asking politicians if they want their bank accounts monitored (Big Brother Watch/YT): Everyone wants fraudulent uses of public money to be dealt with, and the government already has strong powers to check the bank statements of suspects. These new powers to surveil our bank accounts en masse signal government overreach beyond even George Orwell’s worst
Don’t Connect Your Phone To Your Car! Modern cars are a privacy nightmare. It’s worse than you realize. In this video we dive into all the types of data your car is collecting about you: from video footage, microphone recordings, location data, biometrics, all the way to files/contacts/photos ingested from your phone! (NBTV, with Naomi
From the National Scot: Benefit claimants will reportedly have their bank accounts monitored under new “Big Brother” anti-fraud plans drawn up by the UK Government. The law change is due to be introduced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement expected later this month, The Telegraph reports. Ministers told the paper the change could save the taxpayer
Funded by tax-payers until 2025. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) recently signed contracts with mobile network operators O2 and BT Group, which owns EE, to track the movements of people. Such data was extensively used during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The deal with BT will run up to April 2025 while the
Big Brother Watch launched the Ministry of Truth report on 30 Jan 2023, 6-7.30 pm. Speakers include David Davis MP, Gavin Millar KC, Julia Hartley-Brewer and Prof. Carl Heneghan. Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson Last summer, we worked with Big Brother Watch to determine the extent of the government’s spying activities. As a result, Carl sent Freedom of