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"The art of concealing or misrepresenting one’s identity in the physical world
has long been practised by spies engaged in espionage. In response,
intelligence agencies designed techniques and technologies to identify people
attempting to hide behind aliases.
Now, following the US Supreme Court ruling overturning
Roe v Wade, women in
the United States seeking assistance with unwanted pregnancies have joined the
ranks of spies.
The ruling has resulted in several trigger laws coming into effect in
conservative states to outlaw abortions in those states. These laws, coupled
with groups targeting women’s reproductive rights protests, have raised fear
among women of all ages about their data being used against them.
Thousands have engaged with online posts calling on women to delete their
period tracking apps, on the premise that data fed to these apps could be used
to prosecute them in states where abortion is illegal. At the same time,
abortion clinics in New Mexico (where abortion remains legal) are reportedly
bracing for an influx of women from US states.
As someone who has served as a special agent for the United States Army and
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and as a Senior Intelligence Officer with the
US Defense Intelligence Agency, I can tell you deleting period tracking apps
may not be enough for vulnerable women now.
But there are some tools women can use to conceal their identities, should this
be necessary – the same tools once reserved for professional spies."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
