Combat Studies Group

Upcoming GroundRod Primer in central Washington State, September 17-18. I have available class dates for the month of August if there are enough interested parties. I have requests for Wyoming, Florida, Oregon and Ohio, but do not have the minimum student requirements as of yet. GroundRod 2 is almost ready to go. So get ready......

This has been in the works for a while and looks to be bearing down on us all very shortly. Regulation of internet Learn the skills needed to navigate the web despite government's efforts to lock it down and stifle free speech. .....it will only get worse....

When: 9-10 July Where: Sacramento Area Cost: $350 ( You can send your $100 deposit to secure your seat on the Store  page) Bring: Laptop, 3 USB flash drives (4-8GB), note taking material.

Senate Falls 1 Vote Short of Giving FBI Access to Browser Histories Without Court Order http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-06-22/senate-falls-1-vote-short-of-giving-fbi-access-to-browser-histories-without-court-order Internet Provider Gagged for Decade Reveals What FBI Wanted Without Warrant http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/11/30/internet-provider-gagged-for-decade-reveals-what-fbi-wanted-without-warrant China Cyber Attacks on U.S. Targets http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/exclusive-secret-nsa-map-shows-china-cyber-attacks-us-targets-n401211 Proposed legislative changes that will increase law enforcement’s ability to hack into computers https://torrentfreak.com/vpn-providers-protest-plans-expand-government-hacking-powers-160622/ **** Learn the skills to defend yourself now, before it gets worse...... because it will.

I am looking to schedule a GroundRod Primer course for the Northern/Central California area in the next 2-3 weeks. If you are interested email me directly as I am still working on a host.

Some recent reviews from students on the GroundRod Primer course... **** I've been waiting since June 2013, and the initial Edward Snowden revelations of massive unconstitutional surveillance, for this class. I found GroundRod Primer to be an absolutely essential course for American citizens that want to regain privacy in their digital communications. After completing this class, and implementing even some of the recommendations, you will once again be able to express yourself freely via digital comms without the self-censorship that has become increasingly prevalent with the knowledge of illegal government spying. That is a GREAT feeling. K covered the various types of encryption and the context in which each was most useful. Discussions on the best VPN providers (and why), email providers, passwords and passphrases were very useful. The discussion of crypto-currency was very interesting. K clarified how to best get started with Bitcoin and start using a payment method that...

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