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Sen. Ron Wyden on FISA surveillance law: 'We are going to win this'

By Amar Toor on January 9, 2013 03:41 pm + 20 comments

Civil liberties advocates suffered a major setback in December, when the US Senate voted to extend Continue reading…
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Artist threatened by FBI after seeking drone pilots on Craigslist

By Joshua Kopstein on January 8, 2013 06:00 am + 42 comments

Filmmaker Omer Fast was looking to talk to US drone pilots in order to shed light on the Continue reading…
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Editorial: the one thing Congress can agree on is violating your privacy

By Joshua Kopstein on December 29, 2012 12:38 pm + 142 comments

This week, as Congressional incompetence threatens to plunge the US into another recession, it's Continue reading…
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Senate votes to let the NSA keep spying on you without a warrant until 2017

By Adi Robertson on December 28, 2012 10:29 am + 182 comments

The US Senate has voted to approve the FAA Sunsets Extension Act of 2012, which will authorize Continue reading…
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Crime-fighting drones to be marketed by Japanese security firm starting in 2014

By Chris Welch on December 27, 2012 03:51 pm + 18 comments

Today aerial drones are most often employed by governments and police, but before long you'll be Continue reading…
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US Air Force looks to ESPN for tips on analyzing drone footage

By Kimber Streams on December 20, 2012 02:22 pm + 9 comments

With the rise of drone surveillance comes the logistical hurdle of watching and analyzing the Continue reading…
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US counterterrorism agency will store data on innocent Americans to look for future crimes

By Joshua Kopstein on December 13, 2012 04:16 pm + 43 comments

With new surveillance technologies and evidence of a nationwide NSA wiretapping program, it's Continue reading…
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Microphone surveillance on the rise in public buses throughout US

By Chris Welch on December 10, 2012 05:52 pm + 57 comments

Bus commuters in cities across the US have likely grown used to surveillance cameras recording their Continue reading…
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Police call on Congress to require that carriers maintain SMS logs for two years

By Chris Welch on December 3, 2012 02:43 pm + 54 comments

Law enforcement representatives have asked Congress to require that all US cellular carriers store Continue reading…
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Street artist behind satirical NYPD 'Drone' posters arrested

By Joshua Kopstein on December 2, 2012 07:31 pm + 159 comments

A street artist who hung satirical posters criticising police surveillance activities has been Continue reading…