Privacy is not a Smartphone Keepsake We all understand that the smartphone is one of the most useful spying devices ever invented. It's innate ability to incorporate the capabilities of each and every app combined with the hardware capabilities of the device make today's smartphones the insider's perfect surveillance tool. Each smartphone collects and uses...Continue reading
Author: Steve Meyer
Privacy Consequences Jan 1, 2015
(Jan 1, 2015 by Steve Meyer) A brief look into today’s privacy news. As the U.S. Commerce Department works with multiple stakeholders to create a voluntary code of ethics for the use of facial recognition in commerce (broadcastingcable.com/news) the vending machine of the future is already here (telegraph.co.uk/finance) boasting it’s facial recognition capabilities. Even...Continue reading
The New Government Servant
by Steve Meyer (June 4, 2014) I visited several political candidate post election parties last night in Iowa. It seems that the leading candidates simply paint their case with broad brush strokes. They used key phrases like “represent Iowa values”, “repeal “Obamacare”, “cut the pork in Washington”, and even “reduce the size of government”. This...
A New Look for the Constitutional Alliance Website
by Steve Meyer (March 26, 2014) It is my pleasure to introduce the “new look” of the Constitutional Alliance with the implementation of our new web site. The Constitutional Alliance web site has been the internet face for an alliance which began with 21 founding groups and members. The Constitutional Alliance is a privately funded nonpartisan organization...Continue reading
Target Stores Credit Card Breach
by Steve Meyer (February 4, 2014) Constitutional Alliance Stop Real ID Coalition The Target data breach made the news once again today. Over the noon hour while watching the local CBS affiliate, KCCI TV8, one news story drew me to cease all I was doing and respond. CBS perhaps is not so much to blame...