COVID-19 Big Brother Mass Surveillance Is Only Just Beginning

COVID-19 Big Brother Mass Surveillance Is Only Just Beginning This week a technology startup called Unacast launched a new app called "Social Distancing Scoreboard," which tracks the GPS location of smartphones and grades geographical regions, such as a town, county, and or even a state, on how well residents in those areas are abiding by the government-enforced social distancing rules. Read More

Coronavirus: The European Union Unravels As the pandemic takes hold in Europe, the decades-old union is showing its weaknesses. While the EU managed to survive Brexit and the euro crisis, the corona crisis may yet prove to be an insurmountable challenge. Read More Turning Churches Into Mosques: Turkey Rebuilds The Ottoman Empire A small event with huge spiritual implications took place last week: two men performed the muezzn (the Muslim call to prayer) inside the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul for the first time since the Ottoman Empire ruled. Read More COVID-19 Checkpoints Coming? States Begin Monitoring Their Borders For Outsiders People all over the country are becoming afraid of people from outside their area and several states have now begun to intercept travelers from others states and force them into quarantine. Read More