In the months leading up to the Orlando terrorist attack, does anyone recall a positive news article or analysis on lawful intercept or any aspect of the surveillance industry? It’s doubtful. Not only after the Edward Snowden NSA revelations, but well before, national and tech trade press embraced a hostile attitude toward intelligence support systems (ISS). Among today’s media … [Read more...]
Time for Governments to Hunker Down Against Terrorists?
Terrorists make their way unnoticed into the gallery, pull out their weapons and rain semi-automatic fire on lawmakers below. Today’s attack on Canada’s Parliament? Actually the scene dates to 1954, when Puerto Rican nationalists strolled past security, such as it was in the U.S. Capitol then, and shot five Congressmen before being tackled and hauled off to jail. Despite … [Read more...]