Month: July 2012

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The big vulnerabilities of biometric security

In the movie Minority Report, audiences witnessed a future where citizens iris’s were scanned at every turn in order to both track and market to individuals. This fiction however is soon to be reality as government agencies have begun increasing their use of biometric data. The Electronic Freedom Foundation reports on the current vulnerabilities of

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Oregon police arrest man for being too self-reliant

One of the most important core values that Sovereign Man promotes is self-reliance. However, in the US and other countries, governments are making it increasingly difficult to live sustainably because of the threat it poses to the profits of private corporations and crony politicians. CNS News reports on the developing story of an Oregon man being sent

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China’s sovereign wealth fund experiences ‘worst year ever’

Despite the size of their economy and the amount of direct state support, China was far from immune to the global depressions occurring in Europe and the US. In 2011 Chinese investments took a massive hit but in spite of the loss, they feel confident in their long-term positions. CNN reports on the

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This is the scariest thing about using Skype

Government surveillance of civilian communications has been going on since they could intercept couriers delivering messages on foot. However, in today’s digital age it’s even easier for governments to obtain your conversation as service providers are becoming more compliant to these high power entities. The Washington Post reports Skype’s new policy to hand over any of

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One of the scarcest resources in the world

July 25, 2012 Trakai, Lithuania We’ve spoken before about the importance of a second passport. It is, in short, one of the best insurance policies you can have. If you only have one passport, you become trapped by a single government– a government that has the power to tax you into the poorhouse,

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Invasive TSA checkpoints are coming to train and bus stations

Anyone who’s traveled on an airplane post-9/11 knows the extent to which the TSA are willing to invade your privacy. Celebrities and average civilians alike have fallen victim to the TSA intrusive search procedures. In addition to their security at airports however, TSA are increasingly being stationed at trains and bus stations where

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Hunan capital calls for huge stimulus package

The global financial crisis has caused declines in growth across almost every continent. After decades of steady gains, Chinese officials are now anxiously seeking short-term solutions to a temporary financial lull. In a knee-jerk reaction, government officials in Changsha are calling for an enormous amount of government stimulus to be pumped in the

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Congress finally decides to audit the Fed

Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve have been a prime example of why big central banks are ineffective and can destroy a nations currency. The Federal Reserve has pumped trillions of dollars into the economy in order to ‘spur’ growth by bailing out corrupt bankers and so far their initiatives have been failures. Congress yesterday

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The next Asian Tiger to revise their growth forecasts

Around the world, countries that were once expected to experience an explosion of growth are now hitting a plateau as global manufacturing demand declines. Both the BRIC’s and the Four Asian Tigers are all revising their growth forecasts as sovereign debt crises continue in Europe and soon in the US. CNN reports on the

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Government is spying on ‘virtually every U.S. citizen’

When Bush first enacted the patriot act I was up in arms over the blatant constitutional violation that it posed, however, many people that I knew didn’t seem phased by it. They insisted that the government wouldn’t abuse this power and they didn’t feel their privacy was at risk because they’re not ‘terrorists’.

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China’s strengthening currency forecasts a gowing consumer economy

Many US politicians continue to spout off rhetoric that America can’t compete with China in exports because the Chinese are artifically devaluing their currency. This assertion however is quickly becoming an invalid one as the renminbi continues to appreciate in value. Business Insider reports on this surprising trend and what the IMF believes will occur as a

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‘Britain in its longest double-dip recession in more than 50 years’

Around the world, economies have been consistently struggling to produce any type of real growth in recovery of the 2008 collapse. European nations like Greece and Italy have been hit especially hard and now the United Kingdom joins them in their efforts to rebuke their current austerity measures in favor of an ineffective stimulus and

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Japan’s trade deficit could mean a rebound for nuclear energy

The massive tsunami that rocked the Japanese people in March of 2010 is still fresh in many minds, especially the nuclear disaster that followed as a result. This scare has has hurt the global demand for nuclear power as well as uranium and other peripheral industries. This lack of nuclear power in Japan however has

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$11.37 billion in taxes go to keeping Americans ignorant

When people think of American spies and classified documents, they flashback to the Cold War and the information warfare between the US and the USSR. The government had many secrets back then however, the current administration is now spending more tax dollars than every to secure classified information as well as increasing the amount of

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Intelligence officials finally admit to unconstitutional wiretapping

When the Patriot Act was first enacted under the Bush administration, there was serious outrage over the lengths to which citizens constitutional rights were violated. This same violation of privacy and desecration of the fourth amendment continues under the Obama administration to a vast extent. The Electronic Freedom Foundation reports on a recent confession by intelligence officials

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