The Surveillance State: Cell phone Surveillance, Can They Hear You Now?

February 4, 2023 by The Tactical Hermit in Another Reason to Be Armed, Armed Citizen Corner, Civilian Operator 101, Comm Corner, Communications, Counter-Surveillance, Counterintelligence, Current Events, Fieldcraft, Government Gangsters, OPSEC, Practical Skill Sets, Practical Solutions to Serious Problems, Privacy, Real World Threats, Reality Check, Technology, The Surveillance State, Tradecraft and tagged Cell Phone Jamming, Cell Phone Monitoring, Civilian Operator 101, Comms, Communications, Government Gangsters, The Surveillance State, Tradecraft

CELL PHONE SURVEILLANCE: CAN THEY HEAR YOU NOW?

It’s safe to assume our readers fall into one of two groups: you know your cell phone tracks you constantly without your permission, or you’re unaware of the potentially serious privacy risks from the neat little device in your pocket. Being in the latter category doesn’t make you wrong — most people tend not to think about things that haven’t affected their lives yet, or dwell on dangers they believe are outside their control. However, when you’re in a particular line of work, the thoughts and ideas mentioned above constantly run through your mind. As writers in this industry, we often joke about being on government watch lists, but those jokes lose their humor when Big Brother may actually be watching.

On the Guerrilla, His Ecology and His Communications

January 2, 2023 by The Tactical Hermit in American Partisan, Another Reason to Be Armed, Anti-Socialist, Armed Citizen Corner, Asymmetrical Warfare, Brushbeater, Citizen Action Groups, Civilian Operator 101, COIN, Comm Corner, Communications, Community Action Groups, Counter-Insurgency, Counter-Surveillance, Escape and Evasion, Examining GW Tactics, Examining Terrorist Tactics, Fieldcraft, Fourth Gen Warfare, Future Warfare, Get The Facts, Guerilla Warfare, Guerilla Warfare History, Hybrid Warfare, Militia History, Militias, Modern War, OPSEC, Political Warfare, Politics, Practical Skill Sets, Practical Solutions to Serious Problems, Prepping, Prepping 101, Real World Threats, Reality Check, Reference Materials, Small Unit Tactics, Studies in Warfare, Tactics, Technology, The Surveillance State, Tradecraft, Training, Training Tips and tagged American Partisan, Asymmetrical Warfare, Baofeng Radio, Brusbeater, Comms, Field Comms, Guerilla Warfare, Insurgent Warfare, Modern Warfare, NC Scout, Radio Comms, Small Unit Tactics, Tactics, Tradecraft

On the Guerrilla, His Ecology and His Communications

The Guerrilla must recognize three critical points:

He, and his local network, are his own supply line.
He fights with what he has, not with what he wishes.
He cannot fight as a conventional force.

If you have not already, be sure and order your copy of The Guerrilla’s Guide To The Baofeng Radio.

Take Heed and Prepare Accordingly.

The History of Irregular Warfare (Six-Part Series)

November 11, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in 4GW, Another Reason to Be Armed, Armed Citizen Corner, Asymmetrical Warfare, Citizen Action Groups, Civilian Operator 101, Counter-Insurgency, Counter-Surveillance, Counter-Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism 101, Counterintelligence, Examining GW Tactics, Examining Terrorist Tactics, Fourth Gen Warfare, FUSA, FUSA Bulletin, Future Warfare, Globalist Tyranny, Globo Homo, Guerilla Gunsmithing, Guerilla Warfare, Guerilla Warfare History, Historical Study, Hybrid Warfare, Intelligence Tradecraft, IRA, Military History, Modern War, Small Unit Tactics, Strategy, Studies in Warfare, Tactics, Tradecraft, Training, Training Tips, Urban Skill Sets, Urban Warfare, Warfare, WRSA and tagged 4GW, Analysis of an Insurgency, Asymmetrical Warfare, Bill Buppert, Fourth Generation Warfare, Guerilla Warfare, Historical Study, Insurgent Warfare, IRA, Michael Collins, Studies in Warfare, The Irregulars, WRSA

H/T WRSA

Irregular Warfare Six-Part Series

Superb series I recommend you put on your Reference flash drive.

While you are it, Guide to the Analysis of an Insurgency is also worth downloading.

Arm Up, Read Up and Train and Prepare Accordingly.

The Surveillance State: Presidential Policy Directive 28

October 9, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in 1A News, Censorship, Comm Corner, Communications, Computer Related, Counter-Surveillance, Counterintelligence, Current Events, Cyber Espionage, Cyber News, Cyber-Crime, Cyber-Security, Cyber-Skills, Cyber-Warfare, Espionage Files, Government Gangsters, Know your rights, Legal Matters, SIGINT, Signals Intelligence, The Surveillance State and tagged 1A News, 4th Amendment Violations, Directive 28, Domestic Spying, Edward Snowden, Espioange, First Amendment Violations, Government Gangsters, Patriot Act, Signals Intelligence, The Surveillance State

Surveillance State USA. Biden quietly unleashes spymasters in dramatic Executive Order.

The collection of signals intelligence shall be authorized by statute or Executive Order, proclamation, or other Presidential directive, and undertaken in accordance with the Constitution and applicable statutes, Executive Orders, proclamations, and Presidential directives.

(b) Privacy and civil liberties shall be integral considerations in the planning of U.S. signals intelligence activities. The United States shall not collect signals intelligence for the purpose of suppressing or burdening criticism or dissent, or for disadvantaging persons based on their ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion. Signals intelligence shall be collected exclusively where there is a foreign intelligence or counterintelligence purpose to support national and departmental missions and not for any other purposes.

(c) The collection of foreign private commercial information or trade secrets is authorized only to protect the national security of the United States or its partners and allies. It is not an authorized foreign intelligence or counterintelligence purpose to collect such information to afford a competitive advantage[4] to U.S. companies and U.S. business sectors commercially.

(d) Signals intelligence activities shall be as tailored as feasible. In determining whether to collect signals intelligence, the United States shall consider the availability of other information, including from diplomatic and public sources. Such appropriate and feasible alternatives to signals intelligence should be prioritized.[Obama White House Archives]

The Surveillance State: Augury

September 25, 2022 by The Tactical Hermit in Comm Corner, Communications, Computer Related, Counter-Surveillance, Counterintelligence, Current Events, Military Intelligence History, Military Tech, NSA, Open Source Intelligence, Real World Threats, Reality Check, Security News, Technology, The Surveillance State and tagged Augury, Computers, Domestic Spying, Information Brokers, Military Intelligence, NSA, Technology, The Surveillance State

US military using tool that captures ‘93% of the internet’

Multiple branches of the US military have bought access to “petabytes” of American citizens’ private online data via a tool called Augury, giving them access to an almost omniscient set of data points, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) claimed in a letter to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) on Wednesday. The alleged data trove includes an individual’s email communications, browsing history, and other behavioral information, all on demand and without a warrant.