Judge Favors Constitution on NSA Wiretaps
Not a common thing these days, but a Federal judge ruled against the federal government on NSA wiretaps. From The New York Times: WASHINGTON – A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the National Security Agency’s program of surveillance without warrants was illegal, rejecting the Obama administration’s effort to keep shrouded in secrecy one of the [...]
Apr 02, 2010 | Categories:Judiciary, Law | Tags: Courts, NSA, Privacy, Spying, Wiretapping | Leave A Comment »
CIA Buys Another Front Company
This time, to track blogs, tweets, Amazon book reviews. (h/t Lew Rockwell) From the article: America’s spy agencies want to read your blog posts, keep track of your Twitter updates – even check out your book reviews on Amazon. In-Q-Tel, the investment arm of the CIA and the wider intelligence community, is putting cash into [...]
Nov 06, 2009 | Categories:Big Brother | Tags: CIA, Spying | 5 Comments »
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old
What was once depicted as a grave act of lawlessness — Bush’s NSA program — is now deemed a vital state secret. The Obama administration, happy to hold on to the power that the Bush administration handed to it, is now saying “toss the wiretap lawsuit.” Why? Because it threatens to expose ongoing government intelligence [...]
Nov 02, 2009 | Categories:Republocrats | Tags: Secrecy, Spying, Wiretapping | 2 Comments »
