Flagger is a Chrome extension that adds potential NSA keywords to every URL you visit, just to give a little trolly “fuck you” to the any feds that may be watching. As I write this, for example, the URL for ANIMAL’s back end has “?lulz=regime+warfare+MSP” tacked to the end of it. I just refreshed, and now it says “&lulz=marathon+fake%20ID+embassy.” You get the idea. You can also add a customized message to every site you visit. I was thinking something like “Hey NSA, wtf bro i thought we were cool.” Download Flagger here. Is it actually an effective way of confusing NSA’s surveillance algorithms? Who knows. Is it worth a try anyway? Why not?
A new report from the think tank New America Foundation claims NSA surveillance isn't nearly as effective at stopping terrorism as the feds would have you believe. The study, titled "Do NSA's Bulk Surveillance Programs Stop Terrorism?" Of the 225 counterterrorism cases researchers studied, only 7.5 were investigated under evidence…
Here's an ingenious billboard intervention from the California Department of Corrections, a confusingly-named art group out of the Golden State. The piece flips the Pacific Rim tagline, "To fight monsters, we created monsters," on its head, emblazoning each of the film's giant robots with the names of a U.S. security agency--NSA, CIA,…
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on an amendment to the 2014 Defense Appropriations bill, which will determine the Pentagon's spending next year. The amendment, sponsored by Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), would divert taxpayer money away from NSA surveillance of and collection of data from American citizens…