Obama Begins His Second Term—and Bush's Fourth
Obama has carried forward Bush policies that are most expansive of government power.
Surveillance
Common Office Phones Vulnerable to Eavesdropping
One small device can tap an entire network
From Different Parties, FL's Senators Both Support Warrantless Wiretapping
Contempt for civil liberties crosses party lines
Senate Approves Warrantless Wiretapping Reauthorization
Fourth Amendment worries cast aside
Why Are People More Scared of Facebook Violating Their Privacy than Washington?
Why doesn't domestic surveillance stir more outrage?
Senate Debating Warrantless Domestic Spying Today; Vote Pending
Fourth Amendment? You mean there's more than two?
Senate Poised To Renew Warrantless Spying Without Debate
Attempting to sneak it in under the radar
Lawmakers Want DOJ's Legal Basis for Keeping Dossiers on Innocent Americans
It's creepy and almost certainly illegal
Colombian Government Forces ISPs To Ease Online Spying
Why wouldn't you trust state with access to your info?
PA Supreme Court Rules Police Can Impersonate Suspect's Associates in Text Messages
Not a violation of a state anti-wiretap law
MegaUpload Raid Planned at the Very Top of NZ Government
That's where they put their effort? Why?
Wyden Clears Way for Renewal of Warrantless Wiretapping
Long live the security state
Intelligence Officials Still Won't Detail Domestic Surveillance
We know they're watching, but not who they're watching
Julian Assange: Internet, Social Media Helping Create "Turnkey Totalitarian State"
Data collection the new authoritarianism
Government Spying Out of Control
The President and the leadership of both political parties have abandoned their oaths to uphold the Constitution.
St. Louis Streets To Be Monitored by 91 New Surveillance Cameras
You'll never be alone ...
Homeland Security Grants Subsidize Dystopia
The War on Terror has come home, and the "battlefield" is everywhere.
New Zealand Ordered To Reveal Spy Network Secrets in Megaupload Case
It's truly amazing that a copyright case led to this ...
FISA Warrantless Wiretapping Set To Expire at Year's End
But don't get too excited, the Senate will probably renew the law
U.K. Parliament Committee Skeptical of Snooping Proposal
It would be a carte blanche to monitor communications
Europe's Cloud Data Vulnerable to U.S. Government's Reach
Continental privacy laws are no shield against snoopy Americans
NZ Spy Scandal Triggers Lawsuit, Court Order To Reveal International Surveillance
Big frigging repercussions from a bungled copyright case
Verizon Patents TV Box That Watches and Listens to Viewers
The better to target advertising
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.
