Verizon Patents TV Box That Watches and Listens to Viewers
The better to target advertising
Surveillance
Assange Calls Facebook, Google Handmaidens of the Surveillance State
Well, that would make sense
"Everyone in U.S. Under Virtual Surveillance" Says NSA Whistleblower
But it's for our safety, right?
British Cops Need More Data, Says Home Secretary
Wants internet communications to be accessible to police without a warrant
Who's Watching the Kids? Just About Everyone, Apparently
"The kids are used to being monitored."
Drone Poster Artist Arrested, NYPD Does Not Find Satire Amusing
It's good to know the New York Police Department can take a little good-natured ribbing about hypothetical future policing tactics.
How Tampa's Surveillance State Profited from the Republican National Convention
The GOP convention gave a powerful boost to Tampa law enforcement.
The Feds Want To Spy On Everything
Government snoops are interested in reading more than just your email.
Left Behind By the Tampa Republican Convention: A Surveillance State
Can't let that high-tech spook gear go to waste
The Fine Print in the Government's Privacy Policy
How technology and misguided legal reasoning have made your life an open e-book
Despite Court Decision, Feds Plant GPS Devices Without Warrants
They argue that monitoring them is different than installing them
Electronic Monitoring of Women in Saudi Arabia Criticized By Activists
Male guardians can receive texts telling them of their dependent's locations abroad
Judges Split on Cell Phone Searches
Apparent constitutional puzzle over whether police need a warrant to look at text messages causing headaches in courts across the country
Texas Student Refuses Tracking Tag, Battles School Officials
Andrea Hernandez objects on privacy, religious grounds
Leahy Drops Surveillance Proposal
The senator took heavy fire from civil liberties groups
Police Surveillance Camera Focused on Woman's Bedroom Window
Authorities were settling a personal score with her father
Let's Hear It for Scandal!
We're led by people of questionable competence, miserable judgment and a flexible relationship with the truth.
Bill Meant to Protect E-Mail Privacy Now Grants Government More Spying Powers
Law enforcement expressed concerns to bill sponsor Senator Patrick Leahy and it was rewritten
Wide Wiretap Powers for Swiss Police
Court decision allows for taps on the phones of acquaintances of targeted suspects
Big Brother's Border Blindness
After 15 years and billions of dollars, the virtual border fence is still just a mirage.
Entertainment Industry's Copyright Surveillance System Ready To Launch
Subject to the recording industry's concept of appropriate use, of course
MA Police Department Wants Access to Private Surveillance Feeds
Why pay for the panopticon when others will build it for you?
Archaic Federal Law Made Petraeus's Emails Fair Game
He would have been better-protected with snail mail
Complications Abound in Rules Governing FBI Email Surveillance
But the feds interpret them scrupulously, of course
ACLU: GPS Tracking Should Require a Warrant
Cops are just using them for the hell of it, now. Really.
Feds To Scan Social Media for Bioterrorism References
Whatever you do, don't call your ex a "disease"
Google: Government Surveillance of Citizens on the Rise
Google's getting more requests from governments than ever before
Senate To Consider Intrusive Cybersecurity Bill
Sen. Lieberman never gave up the fight for Big Brother
Google: Government Internet Surveillance On the Rise
Official requests for user data are up 67 percent from last year
Anti-Virus Entrepreneur McAfee Knows "They" Will Track Him Down
Says it's just a matter of time
What the Petraeus Investigation Tells Us About Online Surveillance
With regards to the David Petraeus scandal, as you dig through the very human details of a powerful man's dalliance with an attractive woman, an important question should occur to anybody with more than a National Enquirer-level interest in the matter.
FBI Abuse of Surveillance an Issue in Petraeus Scandal
Email spying doesn't appear to be tied to anything resembling an actual threat
Why Was the FBI Doing the Investigation that Led to the Petraeus Affair Anyway?
The Wall Street Journal notes a possibly inappropriately close relationship between the woman whose complaints of harassing emails began the investigation that led to Petraeus' career-ending affair and the FBI agent doing the investigating.
Chicago City Hall Illegally Recorded Conversations With Reporters
That would be a felony in Illinois
Microsoft Wants to Use Cameras to Spy on Customers
Filed a patent that would use cameras to detect whether user paid for content being viewed, be it on a TV or a smartphone
Feds Upset That Telecoms Resist Surveillance Efforts
You have to wonder if John Galt his own self has taken the helm at the Telecommunications Industry Association.
New Technologies Will Make it Easier for the Next President to Kill You
Good luck avoiding these
FBI Fingers Telecoms That Resist Surveillance
It's why they need more power, of course
