Courts Rule US Government Above the Law October 19, 2011 Print Version Source: Corbett Report – James Corbett Manhattan Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein has declinedto hold the CIA in contempt for destroying videos that it had been ordered by the courts to preserve. The case revolves around 92 videos, depicting hundreds of hours of interrogations [...]
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In the Wake of 9/11: 33 of 50 States Are Actively Spying on Americans September 11, 2011 Print Version Source: Activist Post The weekend of the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, has caused many to reflect on the event itself, as well as the decade that we have experienced since. There have indeed been many [...]
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NSA Collects as Much Data as Is Stored in the Entire Library of Congress Every Six Hours [???] May 23rd, 2011 I try to avoid the black/grey/white propaganda narratives surrounding the alleged Bin Laden assassination. The whole thing is so absurd that it’s just impossible for me to take it seriously at all. However, [...]
As Whistleblower Prosecutions Rise, Government Withholds Spy Doc, Fears Lawsuits Against Telecom Partners With Obama’s Justice Department threatening to classify previously unclassified material during the upcoming trial of accused NSA whistleblower Thomas A. Drake, Secrecy News reports that prosecutors claim they can do so because “NSA possesses a statutory privilege that protects against the disclosure [...]
DHS Will Work with NSA and Military in Carrying Out Domestic Cyberwar Operations Published on 10-21-2010 Email To Friend Print Version Share | Source: New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has adopted new procedures for using the Defense Department’s vast array of cyberwarfare capabilities in case of an attack on vital computer networks inside [...]
It’s Official: Court Says Bush Adminstration Illegally Wiretapped Two Americans A court has confirmed what was suspected all along. Keep in mind, the Obama Adminstration’s policy on these illegal wiretaps is the same as the Bush Adminstration’s was. David Kravets writes on WIRED’s Threat Level: A federal judge on Wednesday said the George W. Bush [...]
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New RFID tech tracks you to the tomb Source: Boston Globe – Mark Baard A new product, the RosettaStone (www.personalrosettastone.com), guarantees that RFID will follow you straight to your grave. The RosettaStone is a palm-size stone tablet representing the deceased. It bears an RFID tag that communicates with mobile phones — directing users to an [...]
Obama Signs Patriot Act Extension February 28th, 2010 Via: AP: President Barack Obama has signed a one-year extension of several provisions in the nation’s main counterterrorism law, the Patriot Act. Provisions in the measure would have expired on Sunday without Obama’s signature Saturday. The act, which was adopted in the weeks after the Sept. 11, [...]
Source: The Hill The president would have the power to safeguard essential federal and private Web resources under draft Senate cybersecurity legislation. According to an aide familiar with the proposal, the bill includes a mandate for federal agencies to prepare emergency response plans in the event of a massive, nationwide cyberattack. The president would then [...]
From CNET News: Two years ago, when the FBI was stymied by a band of armed robbers known as the “Scarecrow Bandits” that had robbed more than 20 Texas banks, it came up with a novel method of locating the thieves. FBI agents obtained logs from mobile phone companies corresponding to what their cellular towers [...]
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Source: CNet The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that law enforcement believes could help it in investigations of child pornography and other serious crimes. FBI Director Robert Mueller supports storing Internet users’ “origin and destination information,” a bureau [...]
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Source: CNET Anyone with an e-mail account likely knows that police can peek inside it if they have a paper search warrant. But cybercrime investigators are frustrated by the speed of traditional methods of faxing, mailing, or e-mailing companies these documents. They’re pushing for the creation of a national Web interface linking police computers with [...]
Spying on Americans: A Multibillion Bonanza for the Telecoms America’s endless & highly profitable, “War on Terror.” by Tom Burghardt Antifascist Calling… – 2010-01-31 Court Tosses NSA Spy Suits, Sides with White House Over Illegal Surveillance In late January, the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General released a report that provided startling new details on [...]
BY Rocco Parascandola DAILY NEWS POLICE BUREAU CHIEF Thursday, October 8th 2009, 4:00 AM Getty The NYPD is instructing cops to log serial numbers from suspects’ phones. The NYPD is amassing a database of cell phone users, instructing cops to log serial numbers from suspects’ phones in hopes of connecting them to past or future crimes. [...]
By David Kravets May 15, 2009 | SAN FRANCISCO — Setting the stage for a constitutional showdown, the Obama administration dared a federal judge here late Friday to do what no judge has yet done: disclose classified data the government has declared a national security state secret. The administration urged (.pdf) U.S. District Judge Vaughn [...]
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