New York site lists the income of every public state employee
I admit it. This site scares the crap out of me. Several people I know are listed here. New Jersey has a similar site. Both of them are too transparent for my tastes. Most of the people I know that...
View ArticleNew York State Assemblyman releases privacy platform
New York Attorney general candidate Richard Brodsky has released his privacy platform detailing what laws he believes need to be changed to fit with our changing technology and the internet. The...
View ArticleAfter arresting Emily Good for filming them, police harass her supporters
Emily Good was arrested after filming the police perform a traffic stop outside of her house. She was charged with obstructing the officer’s administration of government. Now, the police have targeted...
View ArticleSex offenders in New York banned from online gaming
Sex offenders in the United States are slowly losing their rights. First, they were banned from Facebook, now, in New York State, they’ve been banned from online gaming because there might be children...
View ArticleBill in New York Legislature would ban anonymous speech online
The Internet is the single most liberating thing to ever happen to humanity, that is why all governments not so secretly want to destroy everything that makes the Internet great. Starting with SOPA...
View Article‘Rape is rape’ bill passes NY Assembly
Rape victim Lydia Cuomo advocates for passage of the “rape is rape” bill, which would redefine rape in New York state. From the NY Daily News: At the urging of a brave Bronx teacher brutally raped by a...
View ArticleNew Yorkers being tracked via their E-ZPass tags
You have a right to privacy. How about when you are driving around Manhattan? Maybe not. On January 7, 2014, the New York Civil Liberties Union sent the New York State Department of Transportation,...
View ArticleBig money in license plate data
In Rochester, New York, and other cities around the country, license plate readers (LPRs) continue to pop up. With little regulation nationwide, no one really knows how much of their data is...
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