5 Alarming Things We Should Have Already Known About the NSA, Surveillance, and Privacy Before Ed Snowden
A few reminders about the general state of surveillance and privacy in the U.S.A.
Civil Liberties
Turkish Government Targets Social Media for Restrictions
Censorship will stop citizen activism, right?
NYPD Faces Lawsuit Over Massive Surveillance of Muslims by Demographics Unit
NYPD official's admitted no lead was ever connected to an actual terrorist plot
Intel Committee Blocks Ex-Staffer from Talking to Press About Oversight
This is not classified information
Tech Companies Rush to Show Transparency Amid Scandal
Don't want to be seen as government servants
NSA Director Says Surveillance Program Has Thwarted 50 Terror Plots
At least 10 targeting the United States
NYC Sued over Muslim Surveillance Program
New York Civil Liberties Union declares it unconstitutional religious profiling
Russian Gays Call for Boycott of Winter Olympics
Warn that members of the LGBT community will not be safe there
Rand Paul Introduces Immigration Reform Bill Alterations
Would eliminate pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants and lift cap on guest workers, among other things
Lawmakers Present Bill to Rein in Domestic Surveillance
Reps Justin Amash and John Conyers part of group
U.S. Releases Names of "Indefinite Detainees" at Guantanamo
Four dozen prisoners deemed too dangerous for release by the government
Obama Says Secret NSA Spying Program "Transparent"
Was unknown to the public until being leaked earlier this month; leaker may face treason charges
Microsoft Leads in Government Data Requests at Up to 32,000 For Second Half of 2012
Apple, by comparison, says it received up to 5,000 requests in the first half of 2013
Fort Hood Shooter May Get More Time to Prepare Defense
Nidal Hasan wanted to claim defense of others, specifically Taliban fighters
Jewelry Store Owner Shoots, Kills Robbery Suspect in Newark
State looking to make strict gun laws even stricter
Yahoo Latest to Reveal U.S. Government Data Requests
Between 12 and 13 thousand requests in last 18 months, mostly for criminal investigations
Edward Snowden "Honored" To Be Called Traitor by Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney's a big reason this is all happening, he says
The Paradox of Habeas Corpus
Habeas corpus can be a check on executive power-but it can also legitimize it.
Turkish Government Threatens Troops To Suppress Protests
That should settle tensions
NSA Head Wants Companies Immunized From Liability Over Surveillance Collaboration
Zero accountability will make everything all right
Philadelphia PD Sued Over Arrest of Student Photographing Cops
It's legal to take snapshots, officers
Attorney General Holder Will 'Clarify' Testimony About Rosen Investigation
Will try to say something less perjury-ish
Excessive Force Leads to Firing, Suspension of Police Officers
Pretty lenient for battery
FBI Chief's Email Tracking Comments Draw New Attention
Hinted at real-time ability to peruse emails
Physicians, Ethicists, Urge Doctors To Refuse To Participate in Guantanamo Force-Feeding
Advised to refuse orders
Privacy Advocates See Chance To Red-Tape NSA Surveillance Into Oblivion
So, you had no public comment period on the Prism scheme?
Snowden Slams Obama Over Surveillance, Civil Liberties
The president is a disappointment all around
Cops Increasingly Trawl Through Driver's License Photos
Facial recognition software comes of age, and creepiness
Supreme Court Rules Fifth Amendment Has to Actually Be Invoked
Better brush up on those constitutional protections if you want to use them
Former NSA Whistleblowers Say Snowden Did the Right Thing
Going through channels did them no good
Pentagon Announces Schedule for Entry of Women into Combat Roles
Army Rangers in 2015 and Navy SEALs a year later
Snowden Promises to Reveal "Aggressively Criminal" U.S. Intelligence Gathering Methods
Truth's coming out, he says
