The Government Watches You, But Who Watches the Government?
Never mind. I'm sure they can be trusted.
Surveillance
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
Security Outweighs Rights in Surveillance Case, Says Judge
Yeah, some mosque-goers' rights may have been violated, but proving the point could reveal government secrets
Is TrapWire Response an Overreaction?
Are Internet rumors getting out of hand, like they do?
TrapWire Surveillance System Goes Down Under
The snoopy scheme's parent company has the contract for rail-ticketing systems in several Australian cities
Anonymous Joins Fight Against TrapWire
The hacker group that provided TrapWire documents to WikeLeaks declares war on the creepy surveillance system
Authorities May Be Overloading Themselves With Surveillance
Snoopy law-enforcement officials find that having data isn't the same as knowing what to do with it
Bank-Snooping Probably Backed by a Government
Experts say surveillance tool monitoring transactions in the Middle East looks like more cyber-warfare
Feds Spied On Americans "Gazillions" Of Times
Bound by the rules of a classified briefing, Sen. Rand Paul resorted to slang to tell us we're screwed
Chris Christie Says Still Troubled by NYPD Spying on Muslims
His attorney general ruled earlier this year the spying was legal
Damage Settlement Repealed in Wiretapping Case
Lawyers of an Islamic charity who claimed that they were wiretapped cannot recover damages according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Unwarranted Intrusion
When it comes to wiretaps, the federal government's official policy is: "Trust us!"
The Lighter Side of Electronic Monitoring
History shows the benefits of positive reinforcement for Ankleted-Americans.
Bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, and How Government Always Wins The War on Terror
How can the U.S. stop fighting when the threat is so dire, but we've almost won?
