Surveillance
FBI Wants More Internet-Snooping Power
And we can trust them with that power, you bet
Illegal Surveillance Upsets Megaupload Case in N.Z.
This tosses a grenade into the prosecution's case as well as Kiwi politics
Military Integrates Human Brainwaves Into Threat Detection System
Basically, people become part of a graphics processor, which means we'll be good for something after the robots take over
Fate of RNC Surveillance Cameras Under Discussion
Sixty of the snoopy things were installed in downtown Tampa for the convention, and some city officials are loath to write off the investment
ACLU Challenges Wiretapping Law
Having kept its targets secret, the feds claim the plaintiffs lack standing to challenge the law
FBI Drags Feet on Admitting Political Surveillance
This isn't exactly new for the feds
Administration Wants Terrorism Surveillance Program Renewed
How else will they decide who to kill with drones without a trial?
To Frustrate Snoops, Wikipedia Asked To Encrypt Immediately
Don't wait, says the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Wikipedia Plans Encryption To Thwart Government Monitoring
"That kind of response for us to do is not difficult," says Jimmy Wales
ISPs Slam UK Plan To Track Internet Use
Somebody seems to think "1984" was a how-to book
NYPD Misconduct Revealed in Hacked Emails
FBI agents calls it "damn right felonious activity"
News Corp.'s New Board Picks Have Wiretapping Connections
Murdoch should have thought this one over a bit longer
Rep. Peter King Defends Surveillance State
Accuses journalists investigating snooping of lacking integrity
Spyware Helps Repressive Regimes Track Activists
Manufacturers say they sell only to government agencies. Isn't that the problem?
Illegal Email, Telephone Surveillance Sparks Lawsuit
The feds have admitted to illegal snooping, but want to keep the details secret
EFF Sues DOJ for Illegal Surveillance Info
They demand answers on e-mail and phone call spying
Orlando Surveillance Cameras Catch a Man Smoking a Joint
Big Brother is watching you spark up a doobie
Someone's Watching
If consumers are annoyed with a merchant's monitoring, they can buy elsewhere. With the intrusive state, there is nowhere to go.
EPIC: Federal Agencies Trading Data on Motorists' Movements for Software, Hardware from Insurance Industry
Documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center reveal state capitalism and the surveillance state at its worst
The Government Watches You, But Who Watches the Government?
Never mind. I'm sure they can be trusted.
CA Cops Will (Probably) Need a Warrant for GPS Data
Bill passed overwhelmingly in the state House, but still must survive the Senate
Cali's Lancaster Leaps into Daily Police Aerial Surveillance--At Least It's Not a Drone?
The city is putting a Cessna in the air for ten hours a day for aerial surveillance. Video footage will be fed directly to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office.
NYPD's Justification for Spying on Muslims: Muslims Complaining About Bias
Conversations police used as evidence of need for surveillance show no signs of any sort of terrorist activity whatsoever.
Brits Wiretapped for Petty Offenses Under National Security Law
Eight surveillance operations are launched every day
Lawsuit Seeks FBI's GPS Policy
The feds are supposed to be reining-in their tracking efforts
Wiretapping Law May Have Been a Response to Deregulation
Intelligence court likely ruled that loosened broadband market was beyond the reach of existing snooping rules
Your WiFi Can Be Used To Spy on You
The technology tracks your treacherous wireless signals as they bounce off you
Massive NYPD Spying Operation Aimed at Muslims Did Not Generate a Single Lead
But at least they got to pretend they were an intelligence agency
Surveillance Is All About Crunching the Data
Complicated software takes the inputs and "sees" patterns
Feds Pursue "Electronic Frisking" of Crowds
Multiple surveillance technologies bring airport security to a public place near you
You, Too, Can Purchase a Not-Quite Panopticon
We're almost certainly not yet living in the Panopticon. But any step in that direction-even if it's well-spun marketing-speak-is worth watching.
RT.com Targeted by Anti-Leaks
The Russian news services helped break the TrapWire story, bypassing an attack on WikiLeaks
