@TheChiefNerd / X screen shot Watch: Joe Rogan Leaves Google Researcher Speechless, Corners Him on Lack of Privacy from Agencies Many people are unaware that their private conversations may be stored, sold or sifted through at any given moment. By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal March 14, 2024
Texas Sues Facebook, Alleges Platform Was 'Secretly Capturing' Users' 'Highly Sensitive Information' Meta, Facebook's parent company, is facing many lawsuits over privacy violations. Texas is now the newest to come forward with a lawsuit. By Abby Liebing, The Western Journal February 15, 2022
arbyreed / Flickr Texas Teams Up with Other States to Sue to End Google's Secret Spy Campaign, Says Site 'Fails' to Tell Users They're Being Tracked A bipartisan group of attorneys general are suing Google over what they say are deceptive and dirty privacy practices. By Isa Cox, The Western Journal January 25, 2022
The White House / Flickr Under Biden's IRS Plan, Working-Class Americans Are 3 Times More Likely to Be Audited Than Rich Elites The Biden administration says increased bank reporting is to uncover rich tax cheats, but it's more likely to trip up lower-income Americans. By Mike Landry, The Western Journal October 18, 2021
The White House / Flickr GOP Sens Introduce Bill to Block Biden's Plan to Have IRS Monitor Americans' Bank Accounts 'Unfortunately, Biden and his team have ignored, or sometimes celebrated, the violation of taxpayer privacy,' Sen. James Lankford said. By Dillon Burroughs, The Western Journal September 20, 2021
elnaz asadi / Unsplash Alarm Bells Go Off as Apple Announces Mandatory Software to Scan Users' Phones, Send Any Potentially Incriminating Evidence to Outsiders While predatory pedophiles should be targeted, this technology could be a gateway for government overreach and corporate abuse. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal August 9, 2021
Desmond Headrick / Flickr Apple Abandons Its Own Core Values to Sell Phones in China Apple is completing its first data center in China, but the CCP is allegedly forcing Apple to give up the keys to monitor its citizens. By Eric Nanneman, The Western Journal May 19, 2021
Christian Wiediger / Unsplash Amazon Rolls Out Creepy New Payment System Using Scanner That Identifies You by Your Veins Amazon's latest gadget is causing some major concern among privacy advocates all over the political spectrum. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal May 1, 2021
Duncan Meyer / Unsplash Judge Disturbed After Reviewing Accusation of Google Tracking Users on 'Incognito Mode' A class-action lawsuit against Google suggests that the company has misled its private browser users for years. By Taylor Penley, The Western Journal March 6, 2021
CDC / Unsplash Department of Defense Draws Backlash for Photo of COVID Vaccine Card It Is Planning To Issue The cards, which will track when a person has gotten their COVID immunizations, were unveiled on Wednesday. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal December 4, 2020
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung / Flickr Even George Soros Regrets Buying Into Creepy Data-Mining Company Palantir Earlier this month, Soros' investment fund said in a statement that it 'would not make an investment in Palantir today.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal November 28, 2020