Privacy
Australian Government Drops Scheme To Mandate Internet Data Retention
Is this a bad time?
EFF Sues NSA, DOJ Over Secret Surveillance Program
Q&A with Mark Rumold on Obama admin's flouting of Fourth Amendment.
British Spy Agency Also Tracks Phone, Online Data and Shares with NSA
It's not a one-way operation
Memo Shows NSA Secret Rules for Accessing US Data Without Warrants
Secret court judges not serving as the check on power, it doesn't appear
France Gives Google Ultimatum on Privacy Procedures
Data protection authority wants more data protection
Tech Companies Rush to Show Transparency Amid Scandal
Don't want to be seen as government servants
Cops Increasingly Trawl Through Driver's License Photos
Facial recognition software comes of age, and creepiness
NSA Admits It Can Listen to Domestic Calls Without Warrants
Can likely read e-mails and text messages too
Prism Just Small Part of Much Larger Data Surveillance Effort
Yes, the government is snatching data directly from the Internet's backbone
Facebook Releases Basic Details of Government Data Requests
Between 9,000 and 10,000 requests over a six-month period
Twitter May Pay a Price for Resisting Government Demands – In France, Anyway
French authorities order social media company to reveal identities of anti-Semitic tweeters
Federal Grab for Mental Health Records Sparks Opposition by Medical Groups
Obama wants it for his gun control schemes
3 Reasons the 'Nothing to Hide' Crowd Should Be Worried About Government Surveillance
Most people think the federal government would have no interest in them, but many discover to their horror how wrong they are
We're Only Spying on Ourselves
How Obama learned to stop worrying and love unaccountable surveillance
Pew Poll Says Majority Approves of Phone Tracking
56 percent say it's acceptable in order to try to fight terrorists
Rest of PRISM PowerPoint Slides Being Kept Under Wraps
There's more info than what has been published
Top Intelligence Officials to Speak Before Congress Tuesday
There will be questions. Lots of questions.
How Our Right To Travel Became a Bureaucratic Ordeal
Just decades after passports became mandatory for international travel, even domestic journeys have become a rule-bound hassle