As readers of our Caribbean Offshore Contacts Report are aware, there are only two countries in the world offering so-called Economic Citizenship programs - that is, the chance to buy a legal second citizenship and passport within a matter of weeks.
Those two countries are The Commonwealth of Dominica (an English-speaking Caribbean nation, not to […]
An interesting article in this week’s Business Week blows the lid off the background screening business in the US. This has become, warns BW, “a big business, but not always an accurate one.”
They go on to report that “whatever their motives, employers are becoming more dependent on mass-produced background reports that rely heavily on anonymous, […]
The Egyptian government has requested mobile phone companies to block the access of several hundred thousand customers who did not register their names and addresses when they obtained mobile phone service, according to an article published here. The order was made as a “public security measure” to suppress public frustration amid rising prices and low […]
Greetings to Nomads near and far:
“May you live in exciting times”
As Bear Sterns is being rescued by a bankrupt fed, we’ve decided to take a break from mainstream news and hit the road over the Easter break - nomad style. Your editorial team will be back blogging next week.
Someone pointed out that our list of […]
Be prepared if a customs official seizes your PC at the airport
The following was sent in anonymously by a Global Nomads reader. We hope you find it useful.
A lawsuit filed last week over warrantless searches of […]
In an alarming piece PopSci.com writer Catherine Price reports her attempts in (re-)establishing citizen privacy for a single week in California, which is, after all, the United States’ nation leader in privacy protection. Unsurprisingly, her experiment patently didn’t pan out. Next time you read another lukewarm headline of the “Are we heading towards an Orwellian state” ilk in the mainstream media, permit yourself a ghastly chuckle or three - no way we’re heading there: It’s arrived years ago and hardly anyone has bothered to take notice.
Skype communication, even though it may be 256-bit AES encrypted, is far from safe once the government sets itself to it. Now, a document has surfaced that specifies the costs in taxpayer’s money such measures will entail.
