NSA Collects "Word for Word" Every Domestic Communication
Judy Woodruff sits down with two former NSA officials who blew the whistle on what they said were abuses at the NSA, along with that agency's former inspector general, to talk about whether that secretive agency is recording all domestic calls in the U.S.
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Is NSA Secretly Feeding Spy Intel to Police for Petty Crimes?An exclusive investigative report by Reuters appears to confirm fears held by critics that the vast network of surveillance programs maintained by the National Security Agency is being used not only for countering international terrorism, but also for targeting common criminals within the U.S.
Though NSA officials and their backers have repeatedly said that the spy programs are designed to "ke... (more)
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Oakland's Creepy New Surveillance Program Just Got ApprovedEarlier this week, the Oakland City Council voted to approve the second phase of a $10.9 million surveillance center that would enable the City to engage in widespread warrantless surveillance of Oakland residents who have engaged in no wrongdoing whatsoever. This is a terrible blow to privacy.
The so-called Domain Awareness Center (DAC) would consolidate a vas... (more)
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Manning Faces Lifetime In Jail, While The Wrongdoers He Exposed Are FreeWith Bradley Manning found guilty on numerous counts, some are pointing out that it seems odd that he exposed so much law breaking by representatives of the US... and none of those people are facing any jail time, whereas Manning is facing life in prison. Some have tried to argue that Manning's leaks didn't reveal any abuse, and thus he's not a w... (more)
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Bradley Manning Faced Harsher Prosecution Merely Because His Leaks Involved a Computer We wrote yesterday about the dangerous "hacker madness" strategy used by the prosecution in the Bradley Manning trial, a tried-and-true tactic that attempts to scare judges into sustaining convictions based on a defendant's knowledge of computers. However, another interesting fact of the Manning trial is being overlooked by the media: this is the first time we know of where the government... (more)
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Cable News Networks 'Grant' Manning Verdict A Whole Five Minutes Of CoverageBradley Manning's verdict was delivered yesterday but if you were expecting to see any coverage on the 24-hour news networks, there's a good chance you missed it, possibly by leaving the room momentarily, channel surfing, or enjoying one of the many hundreds of blinks that provide your eyes with much-needed lubrication.
Acc... (more)
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Bradley Manning Verdict Breakdown
Journalist Kevin Gosztola of firedoglake.com explains today's verdict in the Bradley Manning case along with his thoughts on the trial. Gosztola talks about the chilling effect that this trial will have on future 'would-be' whistleblowers in government and military as well as public opinion to Bradley Manning and other whistleblowers such as Edward Snowden.
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Dr. Joseph Bonneau Wins NSA Award, Criticizes NSA"Like many in the community of cryptographers and security engineers, I'm sad that we haven't better informed the public about the inherent dangers and questionable utility of mass surveillance. And like many American citizens I'm ashamed we've let our politicians sneak the country down this path." -- Bonneau
On July 18th, Dr. Joseph Bonneau, a software engineer at Google, received the National Security Agency's award for the best scientific cybersecurity paper. A... (more)
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In a Close Vote, Congress Shamefully Defeats Amendment That Sought to Curtail NSA Surveillance The US House of Representatives came within a few votes of passing a novel amendment that attempted to strike out funding for the highly contentious NSA calling records surveillance program. Under this program, the NSA acquires the records of who you called, when you called, and how long you spoke--for all calls made within the United States, including... (more)
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Obama Administration Requires Magician To Submit A 32 Page "Disaster Plan" For His RabbitCentral planning in this country is getting completely and totally out of control. These days, you can hardly do anything without running into a suffocating web of red tape. For example, a small-time magician from Missouri that does magic shows for kids was absolutely horrified when he learned that the Obama administration is requiring him to submit a 32 page “disaster plan” for... (more)
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The Truth About Edward Snowden
Stefan Molyneux discusses the truth about Edward Snowden and breaks down the history, origin, legality, and the terrifying reality of warrentless wiretapping, data collection and government spying. They are watching you.
Sources: http://board.freedomainradio.com/topi...
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NSA Says It Can't Search Its Own EmailsThe NSA is a “supercomputing powerhouse” with machines so powerful their speed is measured in thousands of trillions of operations per second. The agency turns its giant machine brains to the task of sifting through unimaginably large troves of ... (more)
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Obamacare: All Your Intimate Information Available to (Almost) AnyoneDoes it bother you that a 29 year-old high school drop-out and former security guard could “wire-tap” all of your email and phone communications basically on his own authority?
Will it bother you when almost anyone can access your name, birth date, Social Security number, gender, ethnicity, family size, Indian status, incarceration status, veteran status, Peace Corps... (more)
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License Plate Data Isn't 'Personally Identifiable' Until The Public Asks Police For Access To ItLaw enforcement agencies display a deliberate cognitive dissonance when it comes to data they claim has no "expectation of privacy." As was recently detailed here, license plate scanners are in operation across the United States, most with little to no oversight over the use of the location information obtained. Even worse, disposal of... (more)
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$1,000 Fine for Flashing Headlights to Warn Motorists of Cops, Lawsuit FollowsDid you know that you could be fined for flashing your headlights to warn other people of speed traps? Police who are hiding in wait, do not appreciate headlight whistleblowers.
This leads to the question - Is flashing your lights a part of free speech?
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