Backpacker stripped of tech gear at NZ, Auckland Airport
NZ Herald NewsDec 13

Scumbag Revenge Porn Site Operator Arrested... But Many Of The Charges Are Very Problematic
TechdirtDec 13

Secretive US kill switch strategy challenged
DW.DEDec 12

Pirate Bay Founder Held in Solitary Confinement Without a Warrant
TorrentFreakDec 12

Awesome Privacy Tools in Android 4.3+
EFF.orgDec 12

Sacramento, California To Shorten Red Light Camera Ticket Timing
TheNewspaperDec 11

The Pirate Bay Moves to .AC After Domain Name Seizure
TorrentFreakDec 11

Giant, Earth-Devouring Octopus Is New U.S. Mascot In Spy Satellite Launch
Police State USADec 09

The top of the ATLAS-V rocket in the NROL-39 launch. (Source: Twitter)

Last night, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) launched an ATLAS V rocket to haul a dozen mini spy satellites up into orbit.  The choice for of the official logo of the m... (more)
Newest Leak Shows NSA, GCHQ Infiltrated World Of Warcraft, Second Life
TechdirtDec 09

NSA morale down after Edward Snowden revelations, former U.S. officials say
Washington PostDec 09

NSA tracking cellphone locations worldwide, Snowden documents show
Washington PostDec 05

Secret Patent Applications on the Rise
AllGovDec 04

Activists say legislation can cut water, kill snooping at Utah Data Center
US NewsDec 04

Child Taken From Womb By Social Services
The TelegraphDec 02

Swedish Regime To Give Police, Customs, Tax Authorities Realtime Access to Citizens' Phone, Mail, More
Rick FalkvingeNov 29
The Swedish citizens will get all their phone calls and e-mail traffic wiretapped in real time not just by the Swedish NSA branch, but also by police, customs, the tax authority, and others. These plans were revealed today by the Ny Teknik magazine, sending shockwaves among civil rights activists. This follows a previous law change that gave the Swedish NSA branch, the FRA, realtime access to all Internet traffic that crossed the country borders – effectively wiretapping everybody warrantl... (more)
NSA's Plan to Use Porn Habits to Discredit 'Radicalizers'
Common DreamsNov 27
New documents obtained by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and leaked to journalist Glenn Greenwald and the Huffington Post show that the spy agency made plans to use the online activities, including visits to pornographic sites and other habits, of so-called Muslim "radicalizers" in order to discredit their standing.

According to the reporting:
The National Security Agency has been gathering records of online sexual activity and evidence of visits to porno... (more)
D.C. cops go ‘nuclear’ with traffic cameras
Washington TimesNov 26

MPAA Revenue Up 50% As "War on Piracy" Cranks Up
TorrentFreakNov 26

Insanity Rules In East Texas: Jury Finds Newegg Infringes On Ridiculous Encryption Patent
TechdirtNov 26

California: Court Rejects Confrontation Argument Against Cameras
TheNewspaperNov 25

Philadelphia Votes to Ban 3-D Printed Guns
NBC 10 PhiladelphiaNov 25

NSA's Has A 50,000 Computer Botnet From Secretly Installing Malware Around The Globe
TechdirtNov 25

NHTSA May Mandate That New Cars Broadcast Location, Direction and Speed
CNS NewsNov 20

US Government Says CIA Black Site Prisoners' Memory Of Their Own Torture Is Classified And Cannot Be Revealed
TechdirtNov 19
I'd missed this story when it came out a few weeks ago, but thanks to Rob Hyndman for calling it to my attention. There was plenty of press around the fact that one of the guys being held by US forces in Guantanamo, and who faces trial as one of the co-conspirators for 9/11, supposedly sustained head injuries while being held by the CIA. But, that's just the tip of the iceberg ... (more)
LG Smart TVs logging USB filenames and viewing info to LG servers
DoctorBeet's BlogNov 19

TSA's $1 Billion 'Behavioral Detection' Program Only Slightly More Accurate Than A Coin Flip
TechdirtNov 18

The MPAA's Plan To Piss Off Young Moviegoers And Make Them Less Interested In Going To Theaters
TechdirtNov 18

Benjamin Franklin, Terrorist Lover
Will GriggNov 14
According to Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, Benjamin Franklin was an irresponsible extremist for placing a higher value on liberty than security.

In an interview with NewsMax, Dershowitz declared:

“Benjamin Franklin was wrong when he said those who give up any privacy or rights in the name of security deserved neither. That’s nonsense. That’s hyperbole. That’s extremis... (more)
DRM in Cars Will Drive Consumers Crazy
EFF.orgNov 14
Forget extra cupholders or power windows: the new Renault Zoe comes with a "feature" that absolutely nobody wants. Instead of selling consumers a complete car that they can use, repair, and upgrade as they see fit, Renault has opted to lock purchasers into a rental contract with a battery manufacturer and enforce that contract with digital rights management (DRM) restrictions that can r... (more)

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