Rubber Stumped
Spying oversight
Surveillance
What if Thanksgiving Exposes the Government?
What if at every Thanksgiving liberty is weakened and the government is strengthened?
UN Committee Approves Resolution Protecting Internet Privacy
In the face of government surveillance
EU Calling For New Protections Against American Data Surveillance
Justice commissioner wants the U.S. to allow Europeans to sue if their data is misused
American and British Officials Worried About "Doomsday" Cache Stored By Snowden
It is believed Snowden has a lot more information to release
Mark Zuckerberg on Spying Scandal: US "Continuing to Blow It," Should Be More Transparent
Sticking to the talking point
Inventor of Web Warns Against Internet Censorship, Surveillance
Praises its use in helping people organize
FBI Plays Bigger Role in NSA Surveillance Than People Realize
FBI unit handles a lot of the dirty work
Secret Deal Gave NSA Access to Data of UK Citizens
Approved by British intelligence officials
Indonesia-Australia Relations The Worst in Over a Decade Amid Spying Claims
Military cooperation frozen
Other Civil Liberties Abuses Used to Justify NSA Data Collections
Sobriety checkpoints and mandatory drug tests, et cetera
NSA Isn't as Bad as the Stasi, Insist Agency's Defenders
That's not as reassuring as they think
Here's Your Checks and Balances: NSA 'Continually' and 'Systematically' Violated FISA Court Limits
But it's fine because officials were informed
NSA Violations of Surveillance Rules Were Repeatedly Reported to Intelligence Court
According to declassified documents
Boston Cops Wary of Having GPS Tracking Devices in Their Cruisers
Don't like the idea of being monitored
NSA Faces Court Challenges Over Domestic Spying
A little more attention than the agency likes
Sousveillance Turns the Tables on the Surveillance State
Who watches the watchers? You.
Supreme Court Won't Hear Challenge to NSA's Collection of Phone Records
Declined without comment
Indonesian President Recalls Ambassador in Australia Following Spying Leaks
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden reportedly show that an Australian security agency targeted the phones of Indonesian officials
E-Verify Turns Work Into a Privilege, and Empowers the Surveillance State
It's a bit of immigration "reform" that nobody needs.
Western Union Shares Fall After Report of CIA Data Gathering
Agency reportedly tracking international money transfers
CIA Using Patriot Act to Justify Collecting Bulk Data on Money Transfers
As part of international efforts to track terrorism
Tech Giants Using Harder-To-Crack Code To Protect Networks From NSA Snooping
Revenge of the nerds
Thousands of Americans' Personal Data Shared with IRS, CIA
As a result of criminal investigation of two men
US Requests for Google User Data Have Tripled over Three Years
These are domestic authority requests, not NSA surveillance
Tech Firms Object to Getting Redacted Version of Government Response to FISA Disclosure Request
Google, others want to reveal how government asks for user data
Senate to Start Sweeping NSA Intel Review
Will look at how information as gathered as well as how activities are directed
Obama Says He is More Involved in Intelligence Operations Relating to Threats Than Any President
Well, that's reassuring...
