activistpost--2020-10-04--Hawaii Food Bank Sees “Stunning” Increase In Meals Served

Hawaii is facing an economic cliff as federal stimulus money for small businesses and unemployed workers have dried up ( read : here ) .
This past summer , there was some optimism in restarting Hawaii ’ s tourism industry , but the resurgence in COVID-19 cases in July and August changed all that .
High unemployment and a collapsed tourism industry continue to plague the island .
Carl Bonham , executive director of the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization , told Honolulu Civil Beat that the island ’ s economic situation “ is , to some extent , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recession on the island has been so severe that Hawaii Food Basket , one of the island ’ s top food banks , “ has significantly increased its services since the start of the coronavirus pandemic , serving up to 80,000 people monthly , ” according to The Hawaii Tribune-Herald .
Widget not in any sidebars This time last year ( September 2019 ) , the food bank provided assistance to around 14,000 individuals a month , representing a 5.7x increase over the year .
Food Basket executive director Kristin Frost Albrecht said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care packages to a network of partner agencies and programs .
Albrecht said at one food bank site on the Big Island , the facility serves 2,000-3,700 people , where 85 % of them are unemployed .
“ The one thing I will say about The Food Basket — we are experienced with crisis , ” she said .
“ In the last couple of years , we ’ ve had hurricanes and lava , but there ’ s been nothing like this .
( Those disasters have ) helped ease us into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re doing , but it ’ s a stunning number .
There are no two ways about it.
” And the “ new normal ” Albrecht speaks of consists of a country where the working-poor are entirely reliant on local food banks .
As we ’ ve outlined in recent weeks , food bank demand , on a national level , is rising once more : • Dramatic Photos : Desperate For Provisions , Thousands Of Cars Line Up At Texas Food Bank • Massive Lines Form Outside Virginia Food Bank As Demand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wisconsin Food Bank Warns : “ We ’ re Not Going Back To Normal Anytime Soon ” Subscribe to Activist Post for truth , peace , and freedom news .
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By Tyler Durden
Hawaii is facing an economic cliff as federal stimulus money for small businesses and unemployed workers have dried up (read: here). This past summer, there was some optimism in restarting Hawaii’s tourism industry, but the resurgence in COVID-19 cases in July and August changed all that.
High unemployment and a collapsed tourism industry continue to plague the island. Carl Bonham, executive director of the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, told Honolulu Civil Beat that the island’s economic situation “is, to some extent, worse than we anticipated.”
The virus-induced recession on the island has been so severe that Hawaii Food Basket, one of the island’s top food banks, “has significantly increased its services since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, serving up to 80,000 people monthly,” according to The Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
Widget not in any sidebars
This time last year (September 2019), the food bank provided assistance to around 14,000 individuals a month, representing a 5.7x increase over the year.
Food Basket executive director Kristin Frost Albrecht said the food bank helps residents by providing care packages to a network of partner agencies and programs.
Albrecht said at one food bank site on the Big Island, the facility serves 2,000-3,700 people, where 85% of them are unemployed.
“The one thing I will say about The Food Basket — we are experienced with crisis,” she said. “In the last couple of years, we’ve had hurricanes and lava, but there’s been nothing like this. (Those disasters have) helped ease us into this new normal of what we’re doing, but it’s a stunning number. There are no two ways about it.”
And the “new normal” Albrecht speaks of consists of a country where the working-poor are entirely reliant on local food banks. As we’ve outlined in recent weeks, food bank demand, on a national level, is rising once more:
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activistpost--2020-10-04--University Students Invent “Smart Mask” to Detect COVID-19 Symptoms. But Will It Be Accurate or Safe

University Students Invent “Smart Mask” to Detect COVID-19 Symptoms. But Will It Be Accurate or Safe?

As COVID-19 concerns continue to increase , new and invasive technology is being invented , deployed , and worn in the U.S. in an effort to detect illness and prevent its spread .
This includes wearables worn by American military personnel , employees ( see 1 , 2 ) , school children and staff as well as expensive temperature scanning technology installed at schools and universities .
There are skeptics who say this is more hurtful than helpful .
Experts continue to warn about the obvious privacy risks and violations with this as well .
Nevertheless , University of Rhode @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mask ” for symptoms detection .
As if cloth masks weren ’ t uncomfortable enough .
Heading into the fall , with little end in sight for the coronavirus pandemic , spells worry for the more paranoid among us .
Was that cough symptomatic of a cold , the flu or Covid-19—or just a piece of dust catching in the throat ?
Is this fatigue related to coronavirus , or has the cold weather slowed us down ?
Luckily , a team of eight students at the University of Rhode Island ( URI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questions with data .
The students , from various engineering and computer science disciplines , have developed what they call “ RespDetect , ” a smart mask capable of monitoring and detecting Covid-19 symptoms .
The mask is equipped with a respiration sensor , a throat microphone and an ear temperature sensor .
Using that hardware , RespDetect monitors the wearer ’ s breathing rate , body temperature and coughing rate , data it records wirelessly using an app .
Doctors and nurses can use that data to decide how best to treat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overlooked about “ Smart Masks ” and other symptom detection technology is how it also exposes people to harmful electromagnetic radiation which reduces their immunity to viruses and other illnesses as well as : • causes rashes and other skin irritations • and MORE ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ) There have been numerous reports about COVID-19 tests being inaccurate ( see 1 , 2 ) .
There ’ s even been a report of a nasal swab test puncturing a woman ’ s brain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ testing and symptom detection worth the obvious drawbacks when universities can always collect and analyze students ’ sewage ?
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By B.N. Frank
As COVID-19 concerns continue to increase, new and invasive technology is being invented, deployed, and worn in the U.S. in an effort to detect illness and prevent its spread. This includes wearables worn by American military personnel, employees (see 1, 2), school children and staff as well as expensive temperature scanning technology installed at schools and universities. There are skeptics who say this is more hurtful than helpful. Experts continue to warn about the obvious privacy risks and violations with this as well.
Nevertheless, University of Rhode Island students have invented a “Smart Mask” for symptoms detection. As if cloth masks weren’t uncomfortable enough.
From BizJournals:
URI students create ‘smart mask’ to detect Covid-19 symptoms Heading into the fall, with little end in sight for the coronavirus pandemic, spells worry for the more paranoid among us. Was that cough symptomatic of a cold, the flu or Covid-19—or just a piece of dust catching in the throat? Is this fatigue related to coronavirus, or has the cold weather slowed us down? Luckily, a team of eight students at the University of Rhode Island (URI) has stepped in to answer those questions with data. The students, from various engineering and computer science disciplines, have developed what they call “RespDetect,” a smart mask capable of monitoring and detecting Covid-19 symptoms. The mask is equipped with a respiration sensor, a throat microphone and an ear temperature sensor. Using that hardware, RespDetect monitors the wearer’s breathing rate, body temperature and coughing rate, data it records wirelessly using an app. Doctors and nurses can use that data to decide how best to treat each patient. Read full article
What is being tragically overlooked about “Smart Masks” and other symptom detection technology is how it also exposes people to harmful electromagnetic radiation which reduces their immunity to viruses and other illnesses as well as:
There have been numerous reports about COVID-19 tests being inaccurate (see 1, 2). There’s even been a report of a nasal swab test puncturing a woman’s brain lining. So is the urgency for testing and symptom detection worth the obvious drawbacks when universities can always collect and analyze students’ sewage?
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activistpost--2020-10-04--Autonomous Indoor Serving Robots Set To Invade Restaurants Near You

Before readers know it , restaurants of the future will have their entire front-end and back-end automated , and food will be prepped by robot chefs .
For years we ’ ve spoken about the automation wave that is set to sweep across the food industry , but it wasn ’ t until the virus pandemic when demand for automation , producing a contactless environment between patron and employee , absolutely erupted .
Two companies making robots for restaurants are Bear Robotics , a robotics and artificial intelligence company , and SoftBank Robotics Group , a robotics manufacture .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Servi that will be sold to food service and hospitality companies .
Both companies expect “ skyrocketing demand for these autonomous indoor robots in restaurants and other dining venues , ” stated a Bear Robotics and SoftBank Robotics Group press release .
“ Servi has been developed to be a new member of the food service workforce to assist staff and elevate the overall customer experience .
Servi ’ s agility and object detection put its safety in a class of its own .
This has resulted in significant interest in from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the United States .
Servi comes with additional features like bussing , drink delivery , and patrol mode .
This will allow restaurant and dining hall owners to maximize their operating efficiency , while also elevating service quality to customers , ” the press release said .
For more color on the restaurant of the future , we recently noted how Kentucky Fried Chicken unveiled a new automated storefront .
The trend in the fast-food industry will be a move to swap out humans with automation and artificial intelligence .
“ But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it ’ s not just China where automation , robots , and artificial intelligence is taking the place of human workers .
If and when these automated restaurants gain traction in places like China , they are sure to be implemented in the U.S. , as well .
In fact , they already are — though to a lesser extent , for now .
McDonald ’ s and other food chains are experimenting with digital kiosks similar to the self-checkout machines already found in many grocery stores , ” said Nick Bernabe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the food industry will displace millions of minimum-wage jobs .
The question everyone needs to be asking , what will elites do with these unskilled workers .
Keep giving them Trump stimulus checks , retool their skills , or send them off to war ?
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By Tyler Durden
Before readers know it, restaurants of the future will have their entire front-end and back-end automated, and food will be prepped by robot chefs.
For years we’ve spoken about the automation wave that is set to sweep across the food industry, but it wasn’t until the virus pandemic when demand for automation, producing a contactless environment between patron and employee, absolutely erupted.
Two companies making robots for restaurants are Bear Robotics, a robotics and artificial intelligence company, and SoftBank Robotics Group, a robotics manufacture. They have jointly designed a new robot named Servi that will be sold to food service and hospitality companies.
Both companies expect “skyrocketing demand for these autonomous indoor robots in restaurants and other dining venues,” stated a Bear Robotics and SoftBank Robotics Group press release.
“Servi has been developed to be a new member of the food service workforce to assist staff and elevate the overall customer experience. Servi’s agility and object detection put its safety in a class of its own. This has resulted in significant interest in from the hospitality market in Japan, Korea, and the United States. Servi comes with additional features like bussing, drink delivery, and patrol mode. This will allow restaurant and dining hall owners to maximize their operating efficiency, while also elevating service quality to customers,” the press release said.
For more color on the restaurant of the future, we recently noted how Kentucky Fried Chicken unveiled a new automated storefront. The trend in the fast-food industry will be a move to swap out humans with automation and artificial intelligence.
“But it’s not just KFC, and it’s not just China where automation, robots, and artificial intelligence is taking the place of human workers. If and when these automated restaurants gain traction in places like China, they are sure to be implemented in the U.S., as well. In fact, they already are — though to a lesser extent, for now. McDonald’s and other food chains are experimenting with digital kiosks similar to the self-checkout machines already found in many grocery stores,” said Nick Bernabe via TheAntiMedia.org.
The inevitable automation of the food industry will displace millions of minimum-wage jobs. The question everyone needs to be asking, what will elites do with these unskilled workers. Keep giving them Trump stimulus checks, retool their skills, or send them off to war?
Source: Zerohedge
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activistpost--2020-10-05--ECB Trademarks “Digital Euro” As It Begins Experiments On Digital Currency Launch

As the world obsesses over Trump ’ s taxes or whether or not he is using oxygen during his covid hospitalization , the biggest overhaul in monetary and currency history is quietly taking place just behind the scenes .
Just two weeks ago , Cleveland Fed president Loretta Mester hinted at just how close the US is to a comprehensive overhaul of the entire fiat system when she said that “ legislation has proposed that each American have an account at the Fed in which digital dollars could be deposited , as liabilities of the Federal Reserve Banks , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This , together with an August Bloomberg interview with Simon Potter , who led the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ’ s markets group for years , and Julia Coronado , who spent eight years as an economist for the Fed ’ s Board of Governors ( the two are among the innovators brainstorming solutions to what has emerged as the most crucial and difficult problem facing the Fed : get money swiftly to people who need it most in a crisis ) , in which the duo suggested depositing digital dollars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us to write two weeks ago that “ In An Unprecedented Monetary Overhaul , The Fed Is Preparing To Deposit “ Digital Dollars ” Directly To Each American.
” Yet when it comes to clogged funding pipelines and a slow monetary transmission mechanism , while the Fed may be slow in responding to the collapsing monetary velocity the ECB is absolutely glacial , largely due to the fact that while the Euro area shares a monetary regime it still has independent fiscal regimes .
Which may explain why while the digital dollar is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fed is currently conducting joint research with MIT on whether and when to launch it ) , Europe is far closer to hitting the “ green ” button on a digital currency : on September 22 the ECB quietly filed to trademark the term “ digital euro ” ( which appropriately enough abbreviates to DE to instill a sense of German patriotism when officials push Europe ’ s most conservative society into the great monetary unknown ) as disclosed by the website of the European Union Intellectual Property Office , as European officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the benefits and drawbacks of creating a digital version of the currency .
The trademark lists various applications for both goods and services , among which : • Computer hardware , firmware and software ; e-commerce software enabling users to carry out commercial transactions by electronic means via a global computer network ; application software for block chains ; software for purchase , sale , management , payment , downloading , recording and administration of tokens ; payment cards ; spare parts , accessories , software and firmware for all the above-mentioned goods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; banking services ; credit card and debit card services ; verification , analysis and evaluation of payment transaction data ( financial services ) ; financial information concerning foreign exchange transactions ; financial information concerning currencies ; issuance and redemption of tokens ; foreign exchange trading operations ; foreign exchange trading ; money transfer services ; processing of electronic payments ; management of real estate assets of electronic tokens ( e-wallet ) ; financial services provided by electronic means ; cryptocurrency services , namely , a digital currency or digital token , incorporating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ build applications and block chains on a decentralized computer platform and as a method of payment for goods and services .
• Programming services in the field of information technology in connection with software for e-commerce ; design , development and implementation of software in the field of block-chains ; provision of advice and services provided by consultants relating to software ; provision of computer programs for e-commerce .
• Provision of user authentication services in the field of e-commerce transactions ; provision of user authentication services in the field of e-commerce transactions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ filed by the ECB ’ s legal representatives Bock Legal : This is happening as the growth rate of Europe ’ s currency in circulation just jumped into the double digits , the fastest pace this decade , strongly hinting that the ECB will be incentivized to track and control all circulating currency… ideally by converting it into digital .
To this point , on Friday , October 2 the European Central Bank announced that it will start conducting experiments to decide whether to launch a digital euro , according to Euro News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pros and cons of launching a digital euro , the ECB said that it “ could support the Eurosystems objectives by providing citizens with a safe form of money in the fast-changing digital world.
” By which , of course , it means preserving the ability to deposit – and withdraw – digital funds from European accounts at will , while in the process making banks redundant .
Unlike private digital currencies like Bitcoin or Facebook ’ s Libra , the digital euro would be a central bank liability and would complement the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bank deposits .
Its value would therefore not be volatile because it would be backed by the central bank .
The ECB stressed in its report that financial institutions and infrastructures are “ increasingly threatened ” by a wide array of tail risks as the proportion of payments services that are digitalized is increasing .
Blaming everything from cyberattacks , natural disasters and pandemics the ECB highlighted these “ potential risks ” because they can lead to outages of private card payment schemes , online banking and cash withdrawals from automated teller machines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affect retail payments and erode trust in the financial system in general ” .
In short , the ECB doesn ’ t even need a crisis to commence an unprecedented monetary overhaul – even the mere hint of some possible stress event is now a sufficient reason to shift away from paper currency and toward a digital one .
The digital euro would thus provide a “ possible contingency mechanism for electronic payments that could remain in use even when private resolutions are not available , ” the report notes .
Surprisingly , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a negative impact on financial stability ( perhaps in anticipation of German complaints ) : “ The euro belongs to Europeans and our mission is to be its guardian , ” said ECB President Christine Lagarde .
“ Europeans are increasingly turning to digital in the ways in the ways they spend , save and invest .
Our role is to secure trust in money .
This means making sure the euro is fit for the digital age .
We should be prepared to issue a digital euro , should the need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she say save ?
Save what ?
Where ?
Who in their right minds would “ save ” money in a bank to pay -0.50 % interest rate ?
It ’ s so blatantly obvious that the ECB ’ s “ digitalization ” effort is merely an attempt to prevent Europeans from hoarding paper cash , thus avoiding punitive bank rates , that we won ’ t even discuss it here .
Furthermore , the ECB admits that some 79 % of all euro area payments at points of sale are still cash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the total value of all payments .
There is nothing more the ECB would love than having a trail of each and every one of those transactions .
Eventually , the ECB will decide whether it should proceed with creating the digital euro by mid-2021 .
Yves Mersch , a member of the executive board of the ECB , has backed the creation of a digital euro stressing earlier this year that money is a public good and that “ it can only inspire trust and fulfil its key socioeconomic functions if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accountable public institution which itself enjoys public trust and is not faced with the inevitable conflicts of interests of private institutions.
” He described Libra , Facebook ’ s planned digital currency which is to be overseen by a 28-member organization and backed by reserves of real-world assets , as “ cartel-like ” .
He also emitted doubt over the fact it will be released “ by the very same people who had to explain themselves in front of legislators in the United States and the European Union on the threats to our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on their social media platform.
” Yes , because the ECB handling the personal and financial data of all Europeans under a fake pretext will be so much more “ democratic.
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By Tyler Durden
As the world obsesses over Trump’s taxes or whether or not he is using oxygen during his covid hospitalization, the biggest overhaul in monetary and currency history is quietly taking place just behind the scenes. Just two weeks ago, Cleveland Fed president Loretta Mester hinted at just how close the US is to a comprehensive overhaul of the entire fiat system when she said that “legislation has proposed that each American have an account at the Fed in which digital dollars could be deposited, as liabilities of the Federal Reserve Banks, which could be used for emergency payments.”
This, together with an August Bloomberg interview with Simon Potter, who led the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s markets group for years, and Julia Coronado, who spent eight years as an economist for the Fed’s Board of Governors (the two are among the innovators brainstorming solutions to what has emerged as the most crucial and difficult problem facing the Fed: get money swiftly to people who need it most in a crisis), in which the duo suggested depositing digital dollars directly in households’ apps, prompted us to write two weeks ago that “In An Unprecedented Monetary Overhaul, The Fed Is Preparing To Deposit “Digital Dollars” Directly To Each American.”
Yet when it comes to clogged funding pipelines and a slow monetary transmission mechanism, while the Fed may be slow in responding to the collapsing monetary velocity the ECB is absolutely glacial, largely due to the fact that while the Euro area shares a monetary regime it still has independent fiscal regimes.
Which may explain why while the digital dollar is still in its development stage (the Fed is currently conducting joint research with MIT on whether and when to launch it), Europe is far closer to hitting the “green” button on a digital currency: on September 22 the ECB quietly filed to trademark the term “digital euro” (which appropriately enough abbreviates to DE to instill a sense of German patriotism when officials push Europe’s most conservative society into the great monetary unknown) as disclosed by the website of the European Union Intellectual Property Office, as European officials are preparing to release an assessment of the benefits and drawbacks of creating a digital version of the currency.
The trademark lists various applications for both goods and services, among which:
Computer hardware, firmware and software; e-commerce software enabling users to carry out commercial transactions by electronic means via a global computer network ; application software for block chains; software for purchase, sale, management, payment, downloading, recording and administration of tokens; payment cards; spare parts, accessories, software and firmware for all the above-mentioned goods.
; application software for block chains; software for purchase, sale, management, payment, downloading, recording and administration of tokens; payment cards; spare parts, accessories, software and firmware for all the above-mentioned goods. Financial affairs; monetary affairs; banking services; credit card and debit card services ; verification, analysis and evaluation of payment transaction data (financial services); financial information concerning foreign exchange transactions; financial information concerning currencies; issuance and redemption of tokens; foreign exchange trading operations; foreign exchange trading; money transfer services; processing of electronic payments; management of real estate assets of electronic tokens (e-wallet); financial services provided by electronic means; cryptocurrency services, namely, a digital currency or digital token, incorporating cryptographic protocols, used to operate and build applications and block chains on a decentralized computer platform and as a method of payment for goods and services.
; verification, analysis and evaluation of payment transaction data (financial services); financial information concerning foreign exchange transactions; financial information concerning currencies; issuance and redemption of tokens; foreign exchange trading operations; foreign exchange trading; money transfer services; processing of electronic payments; management of real estate assets of electronic tokens (e-wallet); financial services provided by electronic means; cryptocurrency services, namely, a digital currency or digital token, incorporating cryptographic protocols, used to operate and build applications and block chains on a decentralized computer platform and as a method of payment for goods and services. Programming services in the field of information technology in connection with software for e-commerce ; design, development and implementation of software in the field of block-chains; provision of advice and services provided by consultants relating to software; provision of computer programs for e-commerce.
; design, development and implementation of software in the field of block-chains; provision of advice and services provided by consultants relating to software; provision of computer programs for e-commerce. Provision of user authentication services in the field of e-commerce transactions; provision of user authentication services in the field of e-commerce transactions on communication lines.
The application was filed by the ECB’s legal representatives Bock Legal:
This is happening as the growth rate of Europe’s currency in circulation just jumped into the double digits, the fastest pace this decade, strongly hinting that the ECB will be incentivized to track and control all circulating currency… ideally by converting it into digital.
To this point, on Friday, October 2 the European Central Bank announced that it will start conducting experiments to decide whether to launch a digital euro, according to Euro News.
In a report setting out the pros and cons of launching a digital euro, the ECB said that it “could support the Eurosystems objectives by providing citizens with a safe form of money in the fast-changing digital world.” By which, of course, it means preserving the ability to deposit – and withdraw – digital funds from European accounts at will, while in the process making banks redundant.
(THREAD) As technological changes are transforming how we pay, a digital euro could offer a universally accepted, risk-free and trusted means of payment to complement cash. We’ve analysed its possible benefits and challenges in our report https://t.co/RiwOCers68 1/3 pic.twitter.com/FLv1eRAkBL — European Central Bank (@ecb) October 2, 2020
Unlike private digital currencies like Bitcoin or Facebook’s Libra, the digital euro would be a central bank liability and would complement the current offering of cash and wholesale central bank deposits. Its value would therefore not be volatile because it would be backed by the central bank.
The ECB stressed in its report that financial institutions and infrastructures are “increasingly threatened” by a wide array of tail risks as the proportion of payments services that are digitalized is increasing.
Blaming everything from cyberattacks, natural disasters and pandemics the ECB highlighted these “potential risks” because they can lead to outages of private card payment schemes, online banking and cash withdrawals from automated teller machines (ATMs) that could “significantly affect retail payments and erode trust in the financial system in general”. In short, the ECB doesn’t even need a crisis to commence an unprecedented monetary overhaul – even the mere hint of some possible stress event is now a sufficient reason to shift away from paper currency and toward a digital one.
The digital euro would thus provide a “possible contingency mechanism for electronic payments that could remain in use even when private resolutions are not available,” the report notes.
It is too early to identify any specific type of digital euro, but we have laid down some basic requirements, such as robustness, safety, efficiency, privacy and compliance with the law. We will now listen and experiment to define what it might look like in the future 3/3 — European Central Bank (@ecb) October 2, 2020
Surprisingly, the ECB also flagged that it could have a negative impact on financial stability (perhaps in anticipation of German complaints): “The euro belongs to Europeans and our mission is to be its guardian,” said ECB President Christine Lagarde.
“Europeans are increasingly turning to digital in the ways in the ways they spend, save and invest. Our role is to secure trust in money. This means making sure the euro is fit for the digital age. We should be prepared to issue a digital euro, should the need arise,” she added.
Did she say save? Save what? Where? Who in their right minds would “save” money in a bank to earn pay -0.50% interest rate? It’s so blatantly obvious that the ECB’s “digitalization” effort is merely an attempt to prevent Europeans from hoarding paper cash, thus avoiding punitive bank rates, that we won’t even discuss it here.
Furthermore, the ECB admits that some 79% of all euro area payments at points of sale are still cash transactions, amounting to more than half of the total value of all payments. There is nothing more the ECB would love than having a trail of each and every one of those transactions.
Eventually, the ECB will decide whether it should proceed with creating the digital euro by mid-2021.
Yves Mersch, a member of the executive board of the ECB, has backed the creation of a digital euro stressing earlier this year that money is a public good and that “it can only inspire trust and fulfil its key socioeconomic functions if it is backed by an independent but accountable public institution which itself enjoys public trust and is not faced with the inevitable conflicts of interests of private institutions.”
He described Libra, Facebook’s planned digital currency which is to be overseen by a 28-member organization and backed by reserves of real-world assets, as “cartel-like”.
He also emitted doubt over the fact it will be released “by the very same people who had to explain themselves in front of legislators in the United States and the European Union on the threats to our democracies from their handling of personal data on their social media platform.”
Yes, because the ECB handling the personal and financial data of all Europeans under a fake pretext will be so much more “democratic.”
Source: Zerohedge
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activistpost--2020-10-06--Thousands Of Mathematicians Call For Boycotting Predictive Crime A.I. From Police

After a flurry of police brutality cases this year and protests swarming the U.S. streets , thousands of mathematicians have joined scientists and engineers in calling for boycotting artificial intelligence from being used by law enforcement .
Over 2,000 mathematicians have signed a letter calling to boycott all collaboration with police and telling their colleagues to do the same in a future publication of the American Mathematical Society , Shadowproof reported .
The call to action for the mathematicians was the police killings of George Floyd , Tony McDade , Breonna Taylor , and many more just this year .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ collecting thousands of signatures for a widespread boycott of police using algorithms for policing .
Every mathematician within the group ’ s network pledges to refuse any and all collaboration with law enforcement .
The group is organizing a wide base of mathematicians in the hopes of cutting off police from using such technologies .
The letter ’ s authors cite “ deep concerns over the use of machine learning , AI , and facial recognition technologies to justify and perpetuate oppression.
” Predictive policing is one key area where some mathematicians and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which tell cops to treat specific areas as “ hotspots ” for potential crime .
Activists and organizations have long criticized the bias in these practices .
Algorithms trained on data produced by racist policing will reproduce that prejudice to “ predict ” where crime will be committed and who is potentially a criminal .
Several , if not all , U.S. states and major cities are thought to use some type of predictive policing or pre-crime software with known users including — Chicago , Atlanta , Tacoma , New York , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use .
As Activist Post previously reported , many of these states are using Palantir software for their predictive crime algorithms and have been exposed for doing so , like Florida , whose police terrorized and monitored residents of Pasco County .
These police organizations across the U.S. have been using what is known as “ heat lists ” or pre-crime databases for years .
What is a “ heat list , ” you may ask ?
Well , “ heat lists ” are basically databases compiled by algorithms of people that police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you read that right — a person who might commit a crime .
How these lists are generated and what factors determine an individual “ may commit a crime ” is unknown .
Activists and journalists sued the Chicago Police Department in 2017 for failing to disclose how these programs operate , as Activist Post reported .
Chicago wasn ’ t the only major police department exposed using predictive crime algorithms .
The Los Angeles Police Department was also caught one year later in 2018 by activists from the Stop LA Spying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This heat list idea in local law enforcement actually originated in Miami then was rolled out in Chicago in 2013 .
However , Activist Post may have missed other cities that gained less media attention ; and as this writer will discuss shortly , the idea comes from a federal database .
A paper released last year by MIT entitled “ Technical Flaws of Pretrial Risk Assessments Raise Grave Concerns ” has been signed by some of the highest level university experts in the field of A.I .
and law who warn about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pre-crime based systems , Activist Post reported .
Fortunately for us , as Nicholas West noted , the pushback has already started in several cities , and a few police departments have dropped their programs after becoming aware of the inaccuracies .
In 2018 , for example , New Orleans suspended its 6-year running pre-crime program after its secret predictive policing software was exposed .
The scariest part of all this is that the New Orleans and LA police departments were actually both linked to Palantir Technologies , which directly works with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current fork of PROMIS Main Core software .
PROMIS pre-dates all of these local police heat lists , with algorithms that put suspected “ domestic terrorists ” into their own round-up lists and highly scrutinized tracked purchases , created at first by Oliver North for President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H.W .
Bush under FEMA ’ s Readiness Exercise — 1984 ( REX-1984 . )
The use of Palantir ’ s pre-crime algorithm software posits that other police departments may be utilizing the same software for their own pre-crime programs .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on its own lists to catch illegal immigrants , as Activist Post and investigative journalist Barrett Brown originally reported .
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You may remember Palantir from journalist Barrett Brown , Anonymous ’ hack of HBGary , or accusations that the company provided the technology that enables NSA ’ s mass surveillance PRISM which is the successor to PROMIS .
Palantir ’ s software in many ways is similar to the Prosecutor ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ software Main Core and may be the next evolution in that code , which allegedly predated PRISM .
In 2008 , Salon.com published details about a top-secret government database that might have been at the heart of the Bush administration ’ s domestic spying operations .
The database known as “ Main Core ” reportedly collected and stored vast amounts of personal and financial data about millions of Americans in the event of an emergency like Martial Law .
PROMIS was forked into many reported use-cases for the U.S. government , including an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States and Great Britain , and the use by both the U.S. government and certain allied governments for inventory tracking of nuclear materials and long-range ballistic missiles .
But the most bizarre and frightening use was to keep track of dissident Americans under Main Core .
The Main Core database isn ’ t just a rumor or conspiracy theory ; PROMIS software was used by Iran-Contra fall guy then-National Security Council , Lt. Col. Oliver North to create the dissidents list for Rex-84 that would later evolve to Main Core .
North @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department of Justice , and at the White House , to compile a list of American dissidents to invoke if the government ever needed to do so under Ronald Reagan ’ s Continuity of Government ( COG ) program as a liaison to FEMA .
In 1993 , Wired described North ’ s use of PROMIS in compiling the Main Core database : This Main Core database of individuals was given to a handful of individuals , meaning most government officials had no knowledge of the program ever existing .
The database was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Security channels , according to sources .
This writer wrote extensively on Main Core and PROMIS in an investigation on the cover-up of stolen Inslaw software and murders of journalists Danny Casolaro and Anson NG Yonc , CIA intelligence operative Ian Spiro and NSA employee Alan Standorf .
See : “ Octopus PROMIS : The Conspiracy Against INSLAW Software , And The Murders To Cover Up A Scandal Bigger Than Watergate.
” Palantir was founded with early investment from the CIA and heavily used by the military , and Palantir is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The company has even been featured in the Senate ’ s grilling of Facebook , when Washington State Senator Maria Cantwell asked CEO Mark Zuckerberg , “ Do you know who Palantir is ?
” due to Peter Thiel sitting on Facebook ’ s board .
Palantir ’ s Gotham software allows Fusion Center police to track citizens beyond social media and online web accounts with people record searches , vehicle record searches , a Histogram tool , a Map tool , and an Object Explorer tool .
According to DHS , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urban area focal points for the receipt , analysis , gathering , and sharing of threat-related information between federal ; state , local , tribal , territorial ( SLTT ) ; and private sector partners ” like Palantir .
Further , Fusion Centers are locally owned and operated , arms of the “ intelligence community , ” i.e .
the 17 intelligence agencies coordinated by the National Counterterrorism Center ( NCTC ) .
However , sometimes the buildings are staffed by trained NSA personnel like what happened in Mexico City , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ memorandum .
Tarik Aougab , an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Haverford College , one of the many mathematicians who saw recent protests against police as a an opportunity to take action against these practices said .
“ If there is already disproportionately large amounts of time and energy being spent criminalizing Black and brown people , ” Aougab continues , “ the predictions the algorithm puts forth are just going to reflect that .
It ’ s a way to perpetuate that over-criminalization.
” The mathematicians question if predictive policing is just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boycotters will accomplish their goals by collaborating with criminal justice organizations .
In fact , one study conducted by the AI Institute last year investigated predictive policing systems and determined “ in numerous jurisdictions , these systems are built on data produced during documented periods of flawed , racially-biased , and sometimes unlawful practices and policies.
” Another subsequent 2019 audit on predictive A.I .
use in Los Angeles found a serious lack of oversight or procedures around the tools , rendering them utterly useless .
Researchers have also noticed police tend to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than follow the technology making the tech become an enabler to police labeling and categorizing individuals without reason , Science Mag reported .
This is only the beginning of the fight , and it ’ s going to be a drawn-out battle to prevent the use of this technology , not just here in the U.S. but worldwide as well .
There ’ s no telling how long these projects have been active , and trusting the police to honestly tell us is like trusting the wolf guarding the henhouse .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ engineers on our side we have a fighting chance .
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By Aaron Kesel
After a flurry of police brutality cases this year and protests swarming the U.S. streets, thousands of mathematicians have joined scientists and engineers in calling for boycotting artificial intelligence from being used by law enforcement.
Over 2,000 mathematicians have signed a letter calling to boycott all collaboration with police and telling their colleagues to do the same in a future publication of the American Mathematical Society, Shadowproof reported.
The call to action for the mathematicians was the police killings of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, and many more just this year.
“At some point, we all reach a breaking point, where what is right in front of our eyes becomes more obvious,” says Jayadev Athreya, a participant in the boycott and Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Washington. “Fundamentally, it’s a matter of justice.”
The mathematicians wrote an open letter, collecting thousands of signatures for a widespread boycott of police using algorithms for policing. Every mathematician within the group’s network pledges to refuse any and all collaboration with law enforcement.
The group is organizing a wide base of mathematicians in the hopes of cutting off police from using such technologies. The letter’s authors cite “deep concerns over the use of machine learning, AI, and facial recognition technologies to justify and perpetuate oppression.”
Predictive policing is one key area where some mathematicians and scientists have enabled the racist algorithms, which tell cops to treat specific areas as “hotspots” for potential crime. Activists and organizations have long criticized the bias in these practices. Algorithms trained on data produced by racist policing will reproduce that prejudice to “predict” where crime will be committed and who is potentially a criminal.
“The data does not speak for itself, it’s not neutral,” explains Brendan McQuade, author of Pacifying the Homeland: Intelligence Fusion and Mass Supervision. Police data is “dirty data,” because it does not represent crime, but policing and arrests. “So what are its predictions going to find? That police should deploy their resources in the same place police have traditionally deployed their resources.”
Several, if not all, U.S. states and major cities are thought to use some type of predictive policing or pre-crime software with known users including — Chicago, Atlanta, Tacoma, New York, and LA, though not without protesting its use. As Activist Post previously reported, many of these states are using Palantir software for their predictive crime algorithms and have been exposed for doing so, like Florida, whose police terrorized and monitored residents of Pasco County.
These police organizations across the U.S. have been using what is known as “heat lists” or pre-crime databases for years. What is a “heat list,” you may ask?
Well, “heat lists” are basically databases compiled by algorithms of people that police suspect may commit a crime. Yes, you read that right — a person who might commit a crime. How these lists are generated and what factors determine an individual “may commit a crime” is unknown.
Activists and journalists sued the Chicago Police Department in 2017 for failing to disclose how these programs operate, as Activist Post reported.
Chicago wasn’t the only major police department exposed using predictive crime algorithms. The Los Angeles Police Department was also caught one year later in 2018 by activists from the Stop LA Spying Coalition, as Activist Post reported.
This heat list idea in local law enforcement actually originated in Miami then was rolled out in Chicago in 2013. However, Activist Post may have missed other cities that gained less media attention; and as this writer will discuss shortly, the idea comes from a federal database.
A paper released last year by MIT entitled “Technical Flaws of Pretrial Risk Assessments Raise Grave Concerns” has been signed by some of the highest level university experts in the field of A.I. and law who warn about the “technical flaws” of these pre-crime based systems, Activist Post reported.
Fortunately for us, as Nicholas West noted, the pushback has already started in several cities, and a few police departments have dropped their programs after becoming aware of the inaccuracies. In 2018, for example, New Orleans suspended its 6-year running pre-crime program after its secret predictive policing software was exposed.
The scariest part of all this is that the New Orleans and LA police departments were actually both linked to Palantir Technologies, which directly works with the CIA and is suspected of being the current fork of PROMIS Main Core software. PROMIS pre-dates all of these local police heat lists, with algorithms that put suspected “domestic terrorists” into their own round-up lists and highly scrutinized tracked purchases, created at first by Oliver North for President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H.W. Bush under FEMA’s Readiness Exercise — 1984 (REX-1984.)
The use of Palantir’s pre-crime algorithm software posits that other police departments may be utilizing the same software for their own pre-crime programs. Palantir is also the same company working with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on its own lists to catch illegal immigrants, as Activist Post and investigative journalist Barrett Brown originally reported.
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You may remember Palantir from journalist Barrett Brown, Anonymous’ hack of HBGary, or accusations that the company provided the technology that enables NSA’s mass surveillance PRISM which is the successor to PROMIS. Palantir’s software in many ways is similar to the Prosecutor’s Management Information System (PROMIS) stolen software Main Core and may be the next evolution in that code, which allegedly predated PRISM. In 2008, Salon.com published details about a top-secret government database that might have been at the heart of the Bush administration’s domestic spying operations. The database known as “Main Core” reportedly collected and stored vast amounts of personal and financial data about millions of Americans in the event of an emergency like Martial Law.
PROMIS was forked into many reported use-cases for the U.S. government, including an intelligence application onboard nuclear submarines of the United States and Great Britain, and the use by both the U.S. government and certain allied governments for inventory tracking of nuclear materials and long-range ballistic missiles. But the most bizarre and frightening use was to keep track of dissident Americans under Main Core.
The Main Core database isn’t just a rumor or conspiracy theory; PROMIS software was used by Iran-Contra fall guy then-National Security Council, Lt. Col. Oliver North to create the dissidents list for Rex-84 that would later evolve to Main Core. North used PROMIS software in 1982 in the Department of Justice, and at the White House, to compile a list of American dissidents to invoke if the government ever needed to do so under Ronald Reagan’s Continuity of Government (COG) program as a liaison to FEMA.
In 1993, Wired described North’s use of PROMIS in compiling the Main Core database:
Using PROMIS, sources point out, North could have drawn up lists of anyone ever arrested for a political protest, for example, or anyone who had ever refused to pay their taxes. Compared to PROMIS, Richard Nixon’s enemies list or Sen. Joe McCarthy’s blacklist look downright crude.
This Main Core database of individuals was given to a handful of individuals, meaning most government officials had no knowledge of the program ever existing. The database was passed off from administration to administration through National Security channels, according to sources.
This writer wrote extensively on Main Core and PROMIS in an investigation on the cover-up of stolen Inslaw software and murders of journalists Danny Casolaro and Anson NG Yonc, CIA intelligence operative Ian Spiro and NSA employee Alan Standorf. See: “Octopus PROMIS: The Conspiracy Against INSLAW Software, And The Murders To Cover Up A Scandal Bigger Than Watergate.”
Palantir was founded with early investment from the CIA and heavily used by the military, and Palantir is a subcontracting company in its own right. The company has even been featured in the Senate’s grilling of Facebook, when Washington State Senator Maria Cantwell asked CEO Mark Zuckerberg, “Do you know who Palantir is?” due to Peter Thiel sitting on Facebook’s board.
Palantir’s Gotham software allows Fusion Center police to track citizens beyond social media and online web accounts with people record searches, vehicle record searches, a Histogram tool, a Map tool, and an Object Explorer tool.
According to DHS, “Fusion centers operate as state and major urban area focal points for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between federal; state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT); and private sector partners” like Palantir. Further, Fusion Centers are locally owned and operated, arms of the “intelligence community,” i.e. the 17 intelligence agencies coordinated by the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). However, sometimes the buildings are staffed by trained NSA personnel like what happened in Mexico City, according to a 2010 Defense Department (DOD) memorandum.
Tarik Aougab, an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Haverford College, one of the many mathematicians who saw recent protests against police as a an opportunity to take action against these practices said. “If there is already disproportionately large amounts of time and energy being spent criminalizing Black and brown people,” Aougab continues, “the predictions the algorithm puts forth are just going to reflect that. It’s a way to perpetuate that over-criminalization.”
The mathematicians question if predictive policing is just a self-fulfilling prophecy.
“There’s a big question here: is predictive policing really getting ahead of events, or is it just a self-fulfilling prophecy?” McQuade explains that “crime statistics” are more accurately referred to as “arrest statistics.” They measure police behavior, which is not directly correlated with crime and violence. These arrests justify and perpetuate more arrests.
Athreya explains the boycotters will accomplish their goals by collaborating with criminal justice organizations.
We want to work through issues of how various algorithms are used in the criminal justice system, for things from facial recognition to DNA matching algorithms, where community groups and mathematicians can have a say.
In fact, one study conducted by the AI Institute last year investigated predictive policing systems and determined “in numerous jurisdictions, these systems are built on data produced during documented periods of flawed, racially-biased, and sometimes unlawful practices and policies.”
Another subsequent 2019 audit on predictive A.I. use in Los Angeles found a serious lack of oversight or procedures around the tools, rendering them utterly useless. Researchers have also noticed police tend to pursue their own “hotspots” rather than follow the technology making the tech become an enabler to police labeling and categorizing individuals without reason, Science Mag reported.
This is only the beginning of the fight, and it’s going to be a drawn-out battle to prevent the use of this technology, not just here in the U.S. but worldwide as well. There’s no telling how long these projects have been active, and trusting the police to honestly tell us is like trusting the wolf guarding the henhouse. However, with mathematicians as well as scientists and engineers on our side we have a fighting chance.
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activistpost--2020-10-06--Millions Risk Losing Power Over Unpaid Utilities As Most States’ Pandemic Grace Period Expires

Millions of Americans are facing a dire situation of being without power or water as their utility bills pile up , and as state and local protections which allowed for deferred payments amid the pandemic come to an end .
After a summer of rising unemployment numbers brought on by the crisis , though seeing a promising potential softening of the trend in September , The Washington Post recently detailed some instances of people going as much as two months in the dark after falling behind on utility payments last spring .
“ The worst economic crisis in more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans across the country into a similar , sudden peril : Cash-strapped , and in some cases still unemployed , they have fallen far behind on their electricity , water and gas bills , staring down the prospect of potential utility shut-offs and fast-growing debts they may never be able to repay , ” the Post summarized of new National Energy Assistance Directors ’ Association ( NEADA ) analysis .
Soon following the start of the pandemic in the US and resulting state lockdowns , most states moved to ensure residents that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grace period .
But still the debts have mounted , and at this point , the NEADA finds , only 21 states along with the District of Columbia still have disconnection bans in place .
That means the majority of states are shutting off utilities over unpaid bills .
And further , “ Millions more in nine other states are set to lose their protections starting Thursday and throughout the fall , the group found , ” WaPo reports .
The study found that 179 million Americans are potentially at risk of shut-offs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assumption that the vast amount of households would fail to pay their bills altogether .
But still even a small percentage of this number means many hundreds of thousands of households , or even millions , face being in the dark .
In some cases , the delinquencies appear to be severe .
In Indiana , for example , more than 112,000 households are behind 120 days or more on their power bills , a Washington Post analysis of the largest local energy companies ’ records found .
The debt , totaling millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the arrears accrued during the same period in 2019 , the data shows .
The report further underscored that the nation ’ s electric and gas debts alone are likely to exceed a whopping $ 24.3 billion by year ’ s end .
Likely adding to the utilities debt crisis for many families is that fact that lockdowns were in place throughout much of the early summer , keeping families indoors more than they would have been , and at a moment of high temperatures .
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By Tyler Durden
Millions of Americans are facing a dire situation of being without power or water as their utility bills pile up, and as state and local protections which allowed for deferred payments amid the pandemic come to an end.
After a summer of rising unemployment numbers brought on by the crisis, though seeing a promising potential softening of the trend in September, The Washington Post recently detailed some instances of people going as much as two months in the dark after falling behind on utility payments last spring.
“The worst economic crisis in more than a generation has thrust potentially millions of Americans across the country into a similar, sudden peril: Cash-strapped, and in some cases still unemployed, they have fallen far behind on their electricity, water and gas bills, staring down the prospect of potential utility shut-offs and fast-growing debts they may never be able to repay,” the Post summarized of new National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association (NEADA) analysis.
Soon following the start of the pandemic in the US and resulting state lockdowns, most states moved to ensure residents that they would prevent utility shut-offs for an extended grace period. But still the debts have mounted, and at this point, the NEADA finds, only 21 states along with the District of Columbia still have disconnection bans in place.
That means the majority of states are shutting off utilities over unpaid bills. And further, “Millions more in nine other states are set to lose their protections starting Thursday and throughout the fall, the group found,” WaPo reports.
The study found that 179 million Americans are potentially at risk of shut-offs, though with the big and unlikely assumption that the vast amount of households would fail to pay their bills altogether. But still even a small percentage of this number means many hundreds of thousands of households, or even millions, face being in the dark.
Consider a single state, Indiana:
In some cases, the delinquencies appear to be severe. In Indiana, for example, more than 112,000 households are behind 120 days or more on their power bills, a Washington Post analysis of the largest local energy companies’ records found. The debt, totaling millions of dollars, is four times greater than the arrears accrued during the same period in 2019, the data shows.
The report further underscored that the nation’s electric and gas debts alone are likely to exceed a whopping $24.3 billion by year’s end.
Likely adding to the utilities debt crisis for many families is that fact that lockdowns were in place throughout much of the early summer, keeping families indoors more than they would have been, and at a moment of high temperatures.
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activistpost--2020-10-05--Come Back with a Warrant for my Virtual House

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in your home can involve the creation of an intimate portrait of your private life .
The VR/AR headsets can request audio and video of the inside of our house , telemetry about our movements , depth data and images that can build a highly accurate geometrical representation of your place , that can map exactly where that mug sits on your coffee table , all generated by a simultaneous localization and mapping ( SLAM ) system .
As Facebook ’ s Reality Labs explains , their “ high-accuracy depth capture system , which uses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , serves to capture the exact shape of big objects like tables and chairs and also smaller ones , like the remote control on the couch.
” VR/AR providers can create “ Replica re-creations of the real spaces that even a careful observer might think are real , ” which is both the promise of and the privacy problem with this technology .
If the government wants to get that information , it needs to bring a warrant .
Nearly twenty years ago , the Supreme Court examined another technology that would allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the sanctity of your private space—thermal imaging .
In Kyllo v. United States , the Court held that a thermal scan , even from a public place outside the house , to monitor the heat emanating in your home was a Fourth Amendment search , and required a warrant .
This was an important case , building upon some earlier cases , like United States v. Karo , which found a search when the remote activation of a beeper showed a can of ether was inside a home .
More critically , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that can “ explore details of the home that would previously have been unknowable without physical intrusion , the surveillance is a ‘ search ’ and is presumptively unreasonable without a warrant.
” A VR/AR setup at home can provide a wealth of information— “ details of the home ” —that was previously unknowable without the police coming in through the door .
This is important , not just to stop people from seeing the dirty dishes in your sink , or the politically provocative books on your bookshelf .
The protection of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to preserve your right to be left alone , and to have autonomy in your thoughts and expression without the fear of Big Brother breathing down your neck .
While you can choose to share your home with friends , family or the public , the ability to make that choice is a fundamental freedom essential to human rights .
Of course , a service provider may require sharing this information before providing certain services .
You might want to invite your family to a Covid-safe housewarming , their avatars appearing in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sharing the joy of seeing your new space .
To get the full experience and fulfill the promise of the new technology , the details of your house—your furnishings , the art on your walls , the books on your shelf may need to be shared with a service provider to be enjoyed by your friends .
And , at the same time , creating a tempting target for law enforcement wanting to look inside your house .
Of course , the ideal would be that strong encryption and security measures would protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intended visitors to your virtual house could get to wander the space , and the government would be unable to obtain the unencrypted information from a third-party .
But we also need to recognize that governments will continue to press for unencrypted access to private spaces .
Even where encryption is strong between end points , governments may , like the United Kingdom , ask for the ability to insert an invisible ghost to attend the committee of correspondence meeting you hold in your virtual dining room .
While it is clear that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home requires a wiretap order , the government may argue that they can still observe a virtual home in real-time .
Not so .
Carpenter v. United States provides the constitutional basis to keep the government at bay when the technology is not enough .
Two years ago , in a landmark decision , the Supreme Court established that accessing historical records containing the physical locations of cellphones required a search warrant , even though they were held by a third-party .
Carpenter cast needed doubt on the third-party doctrine , which allows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warrant , noting that “ few could have imagined a society in which a phone goes wherever its owner goes , conveying to the wireless carrier not just dialed digits , but a detailed and comprehensive record of the person ’ s movements.
” Likewise , when the third-party doctrine was created in 1979 , few could have imagined a society in which VR/AR systems can map , in glorious three dimensional detail , the interior of one ’ s home and their personal behavior and movements , conveying to the VR/AR service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the goings on of a person ’ s house .
Carpenter and Kyllo stand strongly for requiring a warrant for any information created by your VR/AR devices that shows the interior of your private spaces , regardless of whether that information is held by a service provider .
In California , where many VR/AR service providers are based , CalECPA generally requires a warrant or wiretap order before the government may obtain this sensitive data from service providers , with a narrow exception for subpoenas , where “ access to the information via @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state or federal law.
” Under Kyllo and Carpenter , warrantless access to your home through VR/AR technology is prohibited by the ultimate federal law , the Constitution .
We need to be able to take advantage of the awesomeness of this new technology , where you can have a fully formed virtual space—and invite your friends to join you from afar—without creating a dystopian future where the government can teleport into a photo-realistic version of your house , able to search all the nooks and crannies measured and recorded by the tech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a sea change in the law , and since has been cited in hundreds of criminal and civil cases across the country , challenging the third-party doctrine for surveillance sources , like real-time location tracking , 24/7 video cameras and automatic license plate readers .
Still the development of the doctrine will take time .
No court has yet ruled on a warrant for a virtual search of your house .
For now , it is up to the service providers to give a pledge , backed by a quarrel of steely-eyed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes to knock on your VR door , they will say “ Come back with a warrant.
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By Kurt Opsahl
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in your home can involve the creation of an intimate portrait of your private life. The VR/AR headsets can request audio and video of the inside of our house, telemetry about our movements, depth data and images that can build a highly accurate geometrical representation of your place, that can map exactly where that mug sits on your coffee table, all generated by a simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) system. As Facebook’s Reality Labs explains, their “high-accuracy depth capture system, which uses dots projected into the scene in infrared, serves to capture the exact shape of big objects like tables and chairs and also smaller ones, like the remote control on the couch.” VR/AR providers can create “Replica re-creations of the real spaces that even a careful observer might think are real,” which is both the promise of and the privacy problem with this technology.
If the government wants to get that information, it needs to bring a warrant.
Nearly twenty years ago, the Supreme Court examined another technology that would allow law enforcement to look through your walls into the sanctity of your private space—thermal imaging. In Kyllo v. United States, the Court held that a thermal scan, even from a public place outside the house, to monitor the heat emanating in your home was a Fourth Amendment search, and required a warrant. This was an important case, building upon some earlier cases, like United States v. Karo, which found a search when the remote activation of a beeper showed a can of ether was inside a home.
More critically, Kyllo established the principle that new technologies that can “explore details of the home that would previously have been unknowable without physical intrusion, the surveillance is a ‘search’ and is presumptively unreasonable without a warrant.” A VR/AR setup at home can provide a wealth of information—“details of the home”—that was previously unknowable without the police coming in through the door.
This is important, not just to stop people from seeing the dirty dishes in your sink, or the politically provocative books on your bookshelf. The protection of your home from government intrusion is essential to preserve your right to be left alone, and to have autonomy in your thoughts and expression without the fear of Big Brother breathing down your neck. While you can choose to share your home with friends, family or the public, the ability to make that choice is a fundamental freedom essential to human rights.
Of course, a service provider may require sharing this information before providing certain services. You might want to invite your family to a Covid-safe housewarming, their avatars appearing in a exact replica of your new home, sharing the joy of seeing your new space. To get the full experience and fulfill the promise of the new technology, the details of your house—your furnishings, the art on your walls, the books on your shelf may need to be shared with a service provider to be enjoyed by your friends. And, at the same time, creating a tempting target for law enforcement wanting to look inside your house.
Of course, the ideal would be that strong encryption and security measures would protect that information, such that only the intended visitors to your virtual house could get to wander the space, and the government would be unable to obtain the unencrypted information from a third-party. But we also need to recognize that governments will continue to press for unencrypted access to private spaces. Even where encryption is strong between end points, governments may, like the United Kingdom, ask for the ability to insert an invisible ghost to attend the committee of correspondence meeting you hold in your virtual dining room.
While it is clear that monitoring the real-time audio in your virtual home requires a wiretap order, the government may argue that they can still observe a virtual home in real-time. Not so. Carpenter v. United States provides the constitutional basis to keep the government at bay when the technology is not enough. Two years ago, in a landmark decision, the Supreme Court established that accessing historical records containing the physical locations of cellphones required a search warrant, even though they were held by a third-party. Carpenter cast needed doubt on the third-party doctrine, which allows access to third-party held records without a warrant, noting that “few could have imagined a society in which a phone goes wherever its owner goes, conveying to the wireless carrier not just dialed digits, but a detailed and comprehensive record of the person’s movements.”
Likewise, when the third-party doctrine was created in 1979, few could have imagined a society in which VR/AR systems can map, in glorious three dimensional detail, the interior of one’s home and their personal behavior and movements, conveying to the VR/AR service provider a detailed and comprehensive record of the goings on of a person’s house. Carpenter and Kyllo stand strongly for requiring a warrant for any information created by your VR/AR devices that shows the interior of your private spaces, regardless of whether that information is held by a service provider.
In California, where many VR/AR service providers are based, CalECPA generally requires a warrant or wiretap order before the government may obtain this sensitive data from service providers, with a narrow exception for subpoenas, where “access to the information via the subpoena is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law.” Under Kyllo and Carpenter, warrantless access to your home through VR/AR technology is prohibited by the ultimate federal law, the Constitution.
We need to be able to take advantage of the awesomeness of this new technology, where you can have a fully formed virtual space—and invite your friends to join you from afar—without creating a dystopian future where the government can teleport into a photo-realistic version of your house, able to search all the nooks and crannies measured and recorded by the tech, without a warrant.
Carpenter led to a sea change in the law, and since has been cited in hundreds of criminal and civil cases across the country, challenging the third-party doctrine for surveillance sources, like real-time location tracking, 24/7 video cameras and automatic license plate readers. Still the development of the doctrine will take time. No court has yet ruled on a warrant for a virtual search of your house. For now, it is up to the service providers to give a pledge, backed by a quarrel of steely-eyed privacy lawyers, that if the government comes to knock on your VR door, they will say “Come back with a warrant.”
Source: EFF.org
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activistpost--2020-10-05--Open Letter to Congress on Surveillance Abuse

We are asking you to please consider signing the letter below , which will go to members of the US Congress , asking for an investigation into our claims .
It will also be sent out as a press release to numerous publications .
We are asking you to sign your name as well as to include your city and state .
Congress and the press need to know the extent and pervasiveness of this issue .
Upon signing the letter–and a digital signature is fine here–please return the letter to Frank Allen at [ email protected ] targetedmassachusetts.org .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ discovered that the US government had violated its core principles in that certain public officials used their position to literally negate the 1st Amendment , 4th and 14th Amendments to our Constitution and use what was known to be a false document to spy on a political campaign through use of a FISA warrant .
If our leaders and potential leaders can not escape the deeds of those members of the political elite who do not respect America ’ s core values how can a private citizen ’ s rights be safe ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the surveillance authorities expired in March of 2020 , when Congress failed to come to an agreement on their reform and/or reauthorization .
Since that time , Senators Lee and Leahy have made an official inquiry to AG William Barr and DNI John Ratcliffe , asking under what legal umbrella the surveillance of American citizens is continuing .
More recently , forty-one Congressmen sent a letter asking detailed questions as to the legality of the continued surveillance .
At this time , neither letter has resulted in a reply .
In fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a blip in what has become a massive FBI and NSA intrusion on privacy rights .
The undersigned , who are ordinary American citizens , do declare that we have also experienced “ surveillance abuse ” and its corollaries , which can involve organized stalking , microwave and directed energy attacks as well as chemical weapons attacks .
Non-consensually implanted chips or other forms of implants have also been documented and are of grave concern for both privacy and health .
None other than former NSA Technical Director and whistleblower William Binney , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stone documentary , A Good American , is now declaring that he has been subjected to surveillance abuse and unconventional weapons attacks .
In a recent interview with Ann Vandersteel , Binney stated that “ I have been experiencing a lot of pain at certain times…..I had x-rays of my leg which show….an implant.
” He went on to say that “ …we have been able to influence the pain with magnets….other evidence using magnetic fields to try to show that there is something there that is reacting to a magnetic field.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ascertain that they have been placed on the Terrorist Watchlist in the absence of any terrorist activity or affiliation .
Still others are now subject to a shadowy “ security rating ” –which is entirely different from a credit rating– resulting in the denial of the ability to purchase items , send money via Western Union and even to cash economic stimulus checks or to receive medical attention .
These circumstances are redolent of a “ social credit ” system , which has been publicly launched by China and appears to be less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ credit systems reward certain types of social interactions and punish those who do not exhibit these behaviors .
At risk for the punishment inherent in being deprived of the right to engage in normal economic transactions or receive medical care are whistleblowers and journalists and others who may speak out against oppressive practices .
Still others have noted that their communications , including phone calls , letters and emails , have been surveilled and/or disrupted .
The undersigned declare that we have been subjected to one or more of these surveillance abuse mechanisms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thorough investigation by Congress into what is appearing to be an extension of the programs allegedly declared terminated after the Church and Pike hearings of the seventies determined that intelligence agencies were violating the Nuremberg Code in their treatment of ordinary American citizens , through subjecting them to enhanced surveillance and weapons testing .
DOWNLOAD AND SIGN HERE : Open Letter to Congress October 4 , 2020 Janet Phelan is an investigative journalist and author of the groundbreaking exposé , EXILE .
Her articles previously appeared in such mainstream venues as the Los @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Long Beach Press Telegram , etc .
In 2004 , Janet “ jumped ship ” and now exclusively writes for independent media .
She is also the author of two collections of poetry—The Hitler Poems and Held Captive .
She resides abroad .
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By Janet Phelan
We are asking you to please consider signing the letter below, which will go to members of the US Congress, asking for an investigation into our claims. It will also be sent out as a press release to numerous publications. We are asking you to sign your name as well as to include your city and state. Congress and the press need to know the extent and pervasiveness of this issue.
Upon signing the letter–and a digital signature is fine here–please return the letter to Frank Allen at frank@ targetedmassachusetts.org.
After the election of 2016 it was discovered that the US government had violated its core principles in that certain public officials used their position to literally negate the 1st Amendment, 4th and 14th Amendments to our Constitution and use what was known to be a false document to spy on a political campaign through use of a FISA warrant. If our leaders and potential leaders cannot escape the deeds of those members of the political elite who do not respect America’s core values how can a private citizen’s rights be safe?
Ostensibly legalized in the USA PATRIOT Act, the surveillance authorities expired in March of 2020, when Congress failed to come to an agreement on their reform and/or reauthorization. Since that time, Senators Lee and Leahy have made an official inquiry to AG William Barr and DNI John Ratcliffe, asking under what legal umbrella the surveillance of American citizens is continuing. More recently, forty-one Congressmen sent a letter asking detailed questions as to the legality of the continued surveillance. At this time, neither letter has resulted in a reply.
In fact, the Carter Page surveillance is only a blip in what has become a massive FBI and NSA intrusion on privacy rights. The undersigned, who are ordinary American citizens, do declare that we have also experienced “surveillance abuse” and its corollaries, which can involve organized stalking, microwave and directed energy attacks as well as chemical weapons attacks. Non-consensually implanted chips or other forms of implants have also been documented and are of grave concern for both privacy and health.
None other than former NSA Technical Director and whistleblower William Binney, who was the subject of an Oliver Stone documentary, A Good American, is now declaring that he has been subjected to surveillance abuse and unconventional weapons attacks. In a recent interview with Ann Vandersteel, Binney stated that “I have been experiencing a lot of pain at certain times…..I had x-rays of my leg which show….an implant.” He went on to say that “…we have been able to influence the pain with magnets….other evidence using magnetic fields to try to show that there is something there that is reacting to a magnetic field.”
Other ordinary Americans have been able to ascertain that they have been placed on the Terrorist Watchlist in the absence of any terrorist activity or affiliation. Still others are now subject to a shadowy “security rating”–which is entirely different from a credit rating– resulting in the denial of the ability to purchase items, send money via Western Union and even to cash economic stimulus checks or to receive medical attention. These circumstances are redolent of a “social credit” system, which has been publicly launched by China and appears to be less publicly obvious in the US. Social credit systems reward certain types of social interactions and punish those who do not exhibit these behaviors. At risk for the punishment inherent in being deprived of the right to engage in normal economic transactions or receive medical care are whistleblowers and journalists and others who may speak out against oppressive practices. Still others have noted that their communications, including phone calls, letters and emails, have been surveilled and/or disrupted.
The undersigned declare that we have been subjected to one or more of these surveillance abuse mechanisms. We are requesting an honest and thorough investigation by Congress into what is appearing to be an extension of the programs allegedly declared terminated after the Church and Pike hearings of the seventies determined that intelligence agencies were violating the Nuremberg Code in their treatment of ordinary American citizens, through subjecting them to enhanced surveillance and weapons testing.
Thank you
Janet Phelan
DOWNLOAD AND SIGN HERE: Open Letter to Congress October 4, 2020
Janet Phelan is an investigative journalist and author of the groundbreaking exposé, EXILE. Her articles previously appeared in such mainstream venues as the Los Angeles Times, Orange Coast Magazine, Long Beach Press Telegram, etc. In 2004, Janet “jumped ship” and now exclusively writes for independent media. She is also the author of two collections of poetry—The Hitler Poems and Held Captive. She resides abroad. You are invited to support her work on Buy Me A Coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JanetPhelan


activistpost--2020-10-05--Are Google Execs Advising the Department of Defense So They Can Make Billions Off 5G?

The “ Race for 5G ” has become so controversial that it ’ s been the subject of Dilbert comic strips .
Cities AND entire countries have taken action to ban , delay , halt , and limit installation AS WELL AS issue moratoriums .
American opposition is about more than biological ( see 1 , 2 , 3 ) and environmental risks ( see 1 , 2 ) .
Federal agencies and other experts warn that it can threaten national security , public safety , and weather forecasting accuracy ( see 1 , 2 , 3 ) .
Critics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loss and eliminate Americans ’ right to privacy .
Other downsides : 5G is an energy vampire AND it can cause base stations to overheat .
High-speed internet CAN be achieved without 5G .
Nevertheless , in August , Trump reintroduced his proposal to have a national 5G plan and the Department of Defense ( DoD ) seems to be on board .
Google also wants to be involved .
Then again , it seems the questionably ethical ( see 1 , 2 ) and privacy violating company ( see 1 , 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involved since even before Trump was elected .
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Bokhari : The ‘ Defense Innovation Board ’ May Just Be a Google Lobbying Operation Despite its long track record of hostility to the Trump movement , including the wholesale suppression of pro-Trump media in its search engine , Google is on track to secure a major lobbying objective — overhauling the government ’ s 5G strategy .
Google seems to have an ally in reaching its target in the form of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Defense Innovation Board.
” In 2016 , Obama ’ s Department of Defense created a “ Defense Innovation Board ” ( DIB ) chaired by then Alphabet CEO Eric Schmidt and also included Milo Medin , Google ’ s head of Wireless , who is still on it .
Schmidt only left the board this month due to term limits .
In addition to including members from the high ranks of Google , the revolving door at the Defense Innovation Board also rotates in the opposite direction .
In March this year , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ board to join Google as the head of strategy and innovation for the global public sector .
He has since used his position at Google to advocate on 5G policy .
In 2019 , telecom executives gave U.S. congressional testimony that they had NO scientific evidence that 5G .
That ’ s not good .
The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) is supposed to protect Americans by regulating the telecom industry .
Instead they have a history of catering to the industry at the public ’ s expense .
The agency has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ) .
They refuse to update 24-year-old federal RF radiation exposure guidelines despite research proving harm .
Lawsuits have been filed against them for NOT protecting Americans from unsafe levels of radiation as well as 5G deployment on land ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ) and in space .
In addition to filing lawsuits , municipal governments have passed resolutions to ban @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safe ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ) and ordinances to limit and/or control installation .
State representatives in Hawaii and Illinois have introduced 5G bills to protect constituents .
Congress members have also confronted the agency regarding safety of lack thereof .
Since 2018 , people and animals have experienced symptoms and illnesses after 5G was installed ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) .
Of course , exposure to other sources of wireless radiation can cause symptoms and illnesses as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warned that high levels of Electromagnetic Fields ( aka “ Electrosmog ” ) – including wireless radiation – could lead to health issues in 30 % of the population .
As U.S. and worldwide opposition increases , it becomes more obvious that winning the “ Race for 5G ” will NOT make America Great .
It will make us look like losers .
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By B.N. Frank
The “Race for 5G” has become so controversial that it’s been the subject of Dilbert comic strips. Cities AND entire countries have taken action to ban, delay, halt, and limit installation AS WELL AS issue moratoriums. American opposition is about more than biological (see 1, 2, 3) and environmental risks (see 1, 2). Federal agencies and other experts warn that it can threaten national security, public safety, and weather forecasting accuracy (see 1, 2, 3). Critics also warn it will create massive job loss and eliminate Americans’ right to privacy. Other downsides: 5G is an energy vampire AND it can cause base stations to overheat.
High-speed internet CAN be achieved without 5G. Nevertheless, in August, Trump reintroduced his proposal to have a national 5G plan and the Department of Defense (DoD) seems to be on board. Google also wants to be involved. Then again, it seems the questionably ethical (see 1, 2) and privacy violating company (see 1, 2, 3, 4) has been involved since even before Trump was elected.
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From Breitbart:
Bokhari: The ‘Defense Innovation Board’ May Just Be a Google Lobbying Operation Despite its long track record of hostility to the Trump movement, including the wholesale suppression of pro-Trump media in its search engine, Google is on track to secure a major lobbying objective — overhauling the government’s 5G strategy. Google seems to have an ally in reaching its target in the form of the Department of Defense’s “Defense Innovation Board.” In 2016, Obama’s Department of Defense created a “Defense Innovation Board” (DIB) chaired by then Alphabet CEO Eric Schmidt and also included Milo Medin, Google’s head of Wireless, who is still on it. Schmidt only left the board this month due to term limits. In addition to including members from the high ranks of Google, the revolving door at the Defense Innovation Board also rotates in the opposite direction. In March this year, DIB Executive Director Josh Marcuse left the board to join Google as the head of strategy and innovation for the global public sector. He has since used his position at Google to advocate on 5G policy. Read full article
In 2019, telecom executives gave U.S. congressional testimony that they had NO scientific evidence that 5G. That’s not good.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is supposed to protect Americans by regulating the telecom industry. Instead they have a history of catering to the industry at the public’s expense. The agency has become even scarier during the Trump administration (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12). They refuse to update 24-year-old federal RF radiation exposure guidelines despite research proving harm. Lawsuits have been filed against them for NOT protecting Americans from unsafe levels of radiation as well as 5G deployment on land (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) and in space.
In addition to filing lawsuits, municipal governments have passed resolutions to ban deployment until studies prove it’s safe (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and ordinances to limit and/or control installation. State representatives in Hawaii and Illinois have introduced 5G bills to protect constituents. Congress members have also confronted the agency regarding safety of lack thereof.
Since 2018, people and animals have experienced symptoms and illnesses after 5G was installed (see 1, 2, 3, 4). Of course, exposure to other sources of wireless radiation can cause symptoms and illnesses as well. Last year the World Health Organization warned that high levels of Electromagnetic Fields (aka “Electrosmog”) – including wireless radiation – could lead to health issues in 30% of the population.
As U.S. and worldwide opposition increases, it becomes more obvious that winning the “Race for 5G” will NOT make America Great. It will make us look like losers.
Activist Post reports regularly about 5G and other unsafe technology. For more information, visit our archives and the following websites:
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