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Twitter Bans Project Veritas and James O’Keefe
UPDATE: PatriotPrivacy can confirm that Twitter has also banned James O’Keefe. “Twitter permanently banned the account of the James O’Keefe-founded undercover journalist group Project Veritas on Thursday for allegedly sharing “private information” without consent,” according to The Daily Wire. “James O’Keefe later said in a video that Twitter highlighted the apparently rule-violating post from Project…
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Social Media Censorship Explodes
What has happened to America when nameless, faceless, censors at social media companies like YouTube can define what is “the truth” and then ban content that doesn’t meet their definition? No one wants to see anyone wrongly targeted or harmed. But, when employees in cubicles at social media companies become judge and jury when it…
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Apple vs. The FBI – Who Do You Stand With?
The debate is raging in the media. The world’s most valuable company, APPLE, is taking on the world’s most powerful law enforcement agency, the FBI. If you’re haven’t been following the story, I’ll catch you up quickly. The FBI is trying to get into the iPhone of one of the jihadist San Bernardino, California attackers.…
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The OPM Data Breach and What it Means For You
Every day our country comes under attack. No, I’m not talking about terrorist attacks, I’m talking about cyber-attacks. Hacking, which used to be the domain of geeks hiding in their bedrooms and eating Twinkies, has hit the big time. While there are still plenty of hackers out there doing it for personal gain, especially those…
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Travel Warning!
The United States Department of Homeland Security, National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center and the United States Secret Service have issued a non-public alert concerning a cybercrime and identity theft threat to individuals who use computers in hotel business centers. Like many of you, I travel on business and pleasure. And, it’s tempting to…
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Police Chief: ‘Armed Citizens Reduce Crime’
“Criminals who are thinking of robbing a citizen; they’re less likely to do so if they think they might be armed.” —Detroit Police Chief James Craig There you have it directly from the man charged with trying to reduce crime in Detroit, Michigan. And as anyone who is breathing air knows, Detroit is going…
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Protect Your Emails for Free
There are so many issues, ideas and solutions I want to bring to your attention. Let’s get started with a brand new resource for folks who want to send encrypted email. Best of all, the service is free. The service is called Tutanota and here’s how they describe their free email encryption service: “Take back your privacy!…
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[ALERT] Your Home Alarm System is Easily Hacked
When I learned what I’m about to tell you, I wanted to get this information to you right away. Kim Zetter, one of the top cybercrime, privacy, and security reporters in the world, just broke a story indicating that many top-selling home alarm systems are insecure and unreliable. In my opinion, they may…
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CEO of the Tea Party Endorses The Patriot Privacy Kit
Tea Party President and Founder Steve Eichler has endorsed our Patriot Privacy Kit. Check out his endorsement below:
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