Surveillance articles

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  Confiscated cellphone at Times Square shooting reignites debate over photographing police

  By Adi Robertson on August 14, 2012 01:32 pm + 499 comments

  On Saturday, 51-year-old Darrius Kennedy was approached by police for reportedly smoking marijuana Continue reading…

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  It's time to reformat data privacy for the 21st century, but does Congress want the upgrade?

  By Joshua Kopstein on August 10, 2012 09:59 am + 13 comments

  In 1986, years before the emergence of the World Wide Web, few people expected that the whole Continue reading…

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  NSA trolls for talent at Def Con, the nation's largest hacker conference

  By Joshua Kopstein on August 1, 2012 10:33 am + 24 comments

  The presence of federal agents at Def Con, declared or otherwise, is nothing new. But on its 20th Continue reading…

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  At HOPE, spies and the hackers who spy on them

  By Joshua Kopstein on July 20, 2012 01:57 pm + 6 comments

  With a plethora of provocatively-titled talks like "Twitter Revolution Meets Surveillance State: Now Continue reading…

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  Secret surveillance and gag orders highlight weak US data privacy laws

  By Joshua Kopstein on July 19, 2012 01:34 pm + 21 comments

  From cell phone tower dumps to the NSA's surveillance compound in Utah, the number of tools that Continue reading…

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  FOIA with friends: social platform Nulpunt looks to abolish government secrecy

  By Joshua Kopstein on July 17, 2012 12:43 pm + 9 comments

  In the US and elsewhere, documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and its Continue reading…

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  ZTE under FBI investigation for allegedly selling surveillance equipment to Iran

  By Sam Byford on July 13, 2012 01:57 am + 24 comments

  Last month it emerged that ZTE was subject to a Department of Commerce inquiry over selling Continue reading…

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  US Air Force drones target and track civilian cars in New Mexico for training

  By T.C. Sottek on July 9, 2012 04:40 pm + 73 comments

  As unmanned aerial drones proliferate in the United States, military and civilian affairs are Continue reading…

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  Carriers report massive spike in cellphone surveillance by US law enforcement

  By Joshua Kopstein on July 9, 2012 01:59 pm + 29 comments

  New reports from major cellphone carriers are confirming what many have long suspected: demands for Continue reading…

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  Police Tape app from NJ ACLU offers yet another way to document inappropriate police conduct

  By Chris Welch on July 5, 2012 04:11 pm + 10 comments

  The American Civil Liberties Union has taken its police accountability initiative to the shores of Continue reading…