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NSA Illegally Spying On Tucker Carlson

Thanks to The Federalist blog, I was made aware that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been covertly spying on Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson.

Tucker Carlson says a whistleblower told him that he is being spied on by the NSA and that he filed a FOIA request for information:

"The Biden administration is spying on us. We have confirmed that." pic.twitter.com/LY2vmDLFTK

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 29, 2021

It is a crime for the NSA to spy on American citizens. 

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Furor Over Singapore Airlines' Seatback Cameras

Above, inside a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

My last trip to Japan (October 2015) was aboard a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380. 

As with all modern airlines, the back of the seat in front of me had an entertainment "center". At the time, I did not notice any cameras peering back. But, apparently others have and raised a "stink" over these cameras.

Japan Today reported:

Singapore Airlines insisted Thursday that cameras on its planes' entertainment systems had been disabled after an outcry online from worried passengers who spotted the tiny lenses peering at them. 

Travellers took to Twitter and other social media to raise the alarm over the cameras at the bottom of seatback screens on a number of the Singapore flag carrier's newer aircraft. 

"Just found this interesting sensor looking at me from the seat back on board of Singapore Airlines. Any expert opinion of whether is a camera?" passenger Vitaly Kamluk tweeted. 

His tweet was accompanied by photos of the monitor with the embedded camera.

The airline confirmed that there are fixed cameras, but they had been "disabled".

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Apple Has Been Secretly Looking At Your Boobs

Do you have an iPhone, or know someone who does, and you sent him/her pictures of your, um, boobs? 

If so, you may want to read a report from Fox News. Apple has been secretly looking at your boobs.

They wrote:

It turns out Apple has been categorizing your pictures for around a year now — and yep, this means all of those sexy photos you’ve either taken or received on your iPhone. 

The revelation came about after someone posted on Twitter about discovering the feature when she typed “brassiere” into the Photos app search bar of her smartphone. 

“Attention all girls,” Twitter user @ellieeewbu wrote. “Go to your photos and type in the ‘Brassiere’ why are apple saving these and made it a folder!!??!!?” (sic). 

The puzzling tweet has already been retweeted more than 12,000 times and is raising a few eyebrows.

 To read more, go here.

Japan Tourism Agency To Spy On Your Tweets

With the continued controversy over the spying of U.S. citizens by the NSA and other government agencies still raging, it is a wonder that the Japan Tourism Agency would join the act at this time.

eTurboNews reported:

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Tourism Agency will analyze tweets by foreign tourists during their visits to Japan, in an effort to make the country a more attractive destination for visitors from overseas. 

An official at the agency said the government hopes to understand the needs of foreign tourists, as their numbers are expected to increase toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. 

A data processing company commissioned by the agency will be responsible for analyzing the tweets after purchasing data from the U.S. company Twitter Inc., according to the agency official.

Granted, anything posted on Twitter is fair game for anyone to see, but it may cause enough of a chilling effect on privacy-minded tourists from the U.S. to stop them from posting tweets.

It may sound like a good idea, but people are getting a bit fed up of having their personal business spied upon by any government, no matter what the stated purpose may be.

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