Only the framework changed. Plenty of surveillance going on. At 11:59 P.M. on Saturday night, the U.S. National Security Agency
supposedly yanked the cord on its bulk telephone records collection,
thereby ending an expansive surveillance program that the nation’s
intelligence community put in place in the wake of the September 11, ... MORE
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Robert Hackett: No, NSA Phone Spying Has Not Ended
Only the framework changed. Plenty of surveillance going on. At 11:59 P.M. on Saturday night, the U.S. National Security Agency
supposedly yanked the cord on its bulk telephone records collection,
thereby ending an expansive surveillance program that the nation’s
intelligence community put in place in the wake of the September 11, ... MOREJohn W. Whitehead: The Surveillance State Is Alive & Well
Life in the electronic concentration camp. Bottle up the champagne, pack away the noisemakers, and toss out the party hats. There is no cause for celebration. We have secured no major victories against tyranny. We have achieved no great feat in pushing back against government overreach. For all intents and purposes, the National ... MOREMetadata Surveillance Didn’t Stop The Paris Attacks
by Marcy Wheeler. And yet intelligence officials and politicians are now saying it could have. They’re wrong. Since terrorists struck Paris last Friday night, the debate over whether
encryption prevents intelligence services from stopping attacks has
reignited. The New York Times and Yahoo reported on vague claims that the terrorists’ use of ... MORETwo Years After Edward Snowden's Exposure, The NSA To End Bulk Collection Of Data From American's Phone Calls
At least, that is the official line. The NSA is ready to end later this month collecting Americans' domestic call records in bulk. It will move to a more targeted system, meeting a legislative deadline imposed earlier this year, according to a government memo seen by Reuters. The memo, sent on Monday from the NSA to relevant committees in the U.S. ... MOREWatch The Amazing 'Love Gov' Series
See all five episodes. Love Gov portrays the federal government as an
overbearing boyfriend — Scott “Gov” Govinsky — who foists his “good
intentions” on a hapless, idealistic college student, Alexis. Each
episode follows Alexis's relationship with Gov as his intrusions wreak
(comic) havoc on her life, professionally, financially, and socially.
Alexis's loyal ... MORECharles P. Pierce: The Senate's New 'Give The NSA All Your Private Information' Bill Would Make George Orwell Blush
Scare tactics push big government agenda forward. While nobody was watching, the Senate a couple of days ago passed
something called the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), which
passed at least partly because if you say "Cyber warfare,
boogedy-boogedy!" around nervous legislators these days, they'll pass a
bill agreeing to ... MOREGlobal Cops, Precrime & The War On Domestic ‘Extremists’
by John W. Whitehead. Are you afraid that the government is plotting to confiscate your firearms? Do you believe the economy is about to collapse and the government will soon declare martial law? Do you display an unusual number of political and/or ideological bumper stickers on your car? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you may ... MOREHow Jeb Bush Would Destroy The Internet & Your Privacy
by Trevor Timm. Do you want to live in a country where Internet Service Providers can slow down and censor your internet traffic at will, where the NSA has vastly more power than it does today and where end-to-end encryption may be illegal? Then Jeb Bush is the Republican presidential contender for you: he has positioned himself ... MOREOrwellian Justice Upholds NSA Spying on Americans: Court of Appeals Upholds Unconstitutional Mass Surveillance
by Stephen Lendman. Virtually unrestricted NSA data mining tramples on Fourth Amendment rights brazenly. In December 2013, Federal District Court of the District of Columbia Judge Richard Leon ruled NSA spying unconstitutional, saying: The threshold issue is whether plaintiffs have a reasonable expectation of privacy that is violated when the ... MORERon Paul: The Seamless Web Of Liberty
Toward a free society. Many people think the Internal Revenue Service was violating civil liberties when it harassed tea party groups. After all, the groups were targeted because they wanted to exercise their civil liberty to challenge government policies. However, the specific issue in the IRS case was the groups’ application for tax-exempt status, ... MOREAT&T Has “Partnership” With NSA To Spy On US Internet
by Clayton Browne. Your world delivered. The most recent release of secret documents by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden
makes it clear that telecom giant AT&T has been actively
cooperating with the NSA in its large scale program to spy on the
internet traffic of Americans. Based on the documents, it appears that AT&T has been ... MOREChris Christie And Rand Paul Reflect The Clash Between The GOP's Authoritarian And Libertarian Tendencies
by Jacob Sullum. One of the most telling moments in last week's Republican presidential debate came when moderator Megyn Kelly asked New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to defend his position that Rand Paul, the Kentucky senator, should be held responsible for the next terrorist attack on Americans because he opposes the National Security Agency's ... MOREGiving Government 'Backdoor' Access To Encrypted Data Threatens Both Personal Privacy And National Security
How domestic spying makes us less safe. The "Crypto Wars" are here again, which means federal officials are doing all they can to limit the technological tools that keep our personal data secure. President Obama and leaders from the National Security Agency (NSA), FBI, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have been pressuring ... MOREConnie Mack IV: A Spirited Defense Of Liberty
Liberty has a champion. Whether you like his brand of conservatism or not — and there’s
plenty about his approach to national security and foreign policy that I
don’t like — you have to admire the principled stand that Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky took on the reauthorization of the Patriot Act. Mr. Paul
made Americans step back and take a ... MOREUSA Police State Celebrated As “Defense Of Freedom”
by William Boardman. One needs a wicked sense of humor these days to fully appreciate the present moment in American history, as a supposedly free country debates which police state practices to adopt, while ignoring any thought that maybe the United States should not be a police state at all. For a brief shining moment early on June 1, ... MORESheldon Richman: The USA Freedom Act Is Inscrutable Because Politicians Know Power Thrives On Complexity
Just as roaches flourish in the dark. In a democracy citizens prevent the government from abusing them by staying informed and exercising their "rights" under the system. They monitor the politicians’ and bureaucrats’ conduct, and when citizens see what they consider misbehavior, they act to stop it either by communicating ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: Neither Freedom Nor Safety
Doing away with probable cause for the illusion of security. In their continuous efforts to create the impression that the government is doing something to keep Americans safe, politicians in Washington have misled and lied to the public. They have violated their oaths to uphold the Constitution. They have created a false sense of security. And ... MORERand Paul, Ron Wyden, & The End Of The 9/11 Terror Fog
by Nick Gillespie. So provisions in The Patriot Act have expired, including some (such as section 215) that won't be renewed when Congress gets around to passing the reform legislation known as The USA Freedom Act. This is good news, even if many of the Patriot Act's controversial elements will become authorized under the replacement bill. ... MORE
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