Edward Hasbrouck

Travel writer, author, journalist, consumer & human rights advocate, bicyclist, consultant to the Identity Project. [email protected], Signal +1-415-824-0214. (he/him)

Last Notes

2024-12-21 00:50:44 GMT

Spamer of the day wants me to hire them to post my bio on Wikipedia: "Your Story Deserves to Be Told on Wikipedia. We specialize in turning your achievements into a neutral, well-structured Wikipedia page that tells your story authentically. Whether you're an entrepreneur, artist, or thought leader, your contributions deserve to be recognized on one of the world's most visited websites. Let's work together to bring your story to existence in a professional, balanced, and impactful way."

2024-12-16 02:12:21 GMT

Looking forward to this online discussion of the expnasion of ID-based surveillance and control. Monday 4 am PST / 7 am EST / noon GMT / 1 pm CET / 9 pm JST.
Invite, Zoom link, and slides:
https://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/002758.html
(Video will be posted later for those who can;t make it in real time.)
This has been a central concept in my work for the last 25 years:
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/113/660/062/227/252/843/original/ce935be212e5360b.png

2024-12-15 22:00:40 GMT

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@nprofile…d92l @nprofile…7hh7 - used to love riding laps around the bow-tie at the top on my bicycle. With the new configuration, not so much.

2024-12-10 15:49:05 GMT

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@nprofile…c5n8 - Thnaks for this as for your other good work. I appreciate your limited resources, but I'm puzzled by your limiting scope of this project to Eurostar, Dover, and Calais. There's a lot of room for improvement in rail conenctions to other ferry ports on bothe sides of Channel, e.g. Harwich and Hook of Holland, that used to be primarily rail-ferry interchanges but have been reoconfigured over time to favor car-ferry connections. Worth soem of your time to look into these, IMHO.

2024-08-19 00:48:57 GMT

Eulogy for silence: "Tinnitus is like a constant scream inside my head, depriving me of what I formerly treasured: the moments of serene quiet."
https://aeon.co/essays/in-memory-of-all-that-i-lost-when-tinnitus-took-away-my-silence
(My tinnitus isn't this bad, but it's real and ever-present.)

2024-05-06 18:03:49 GMT

Facial recognition and “identity verification”: https://papersplease.org/wp/2024/05/06/facial-recognition-and-identity-verification/
"A new effort is being made by some Senators to restrict the use of facial recognition by the TSA. But the proposed cure may be worse than the disease...
"The problem with facial recognition is that it’s a tool for identifying people. Legalizing (unjustified and previously unlawful) demands for travelers to identify themselves in other ways is not a solution to the problems of either facial recognition or ID demands...."

2024-03-11 04:34:22 GMT

California Selective Service Bill Set for Hearing in Sacramento April 9th. Here's why it's wrong and what you can do to stop it:
https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2024/03/10/california-selective-service-bill-set-for-hearing-in-sacramento-april-9th/

2023-10-23 03:18:04 GMT

Petition to REI Co-op Board of Directors and member proposal for changes to REI bylaws to restore genuine member control and democracy to the Co-op:
https://www.coworker.org/petitions/democratic-control-of-rei-co-op-matters

2023-10-16 12:42:10 GMT

The TSA wants to put a government tracking app on your smartphone:
https://papersplease.org/wp/2023/10/16/the-tsa-wants-to-put-a-government-tracking-app-on-your-smartphone/
@npub1lrv…tth9

2023-08-24 19:16:33 GMT

Tips for travelers on border and airport searches (and why you need to know about the Privacy Protection Act):
https://papersplease.org/wp/2023/08/24/border-and-airport-searches-for-privileged-information/