added 2007 Tue Jun 12 5:19:43 by zaph22
Wired News, with help from some readers, attempted to get real answers from the largest United States-based ISPs about what information they gather on their customers' use of the internet, and how long they retain records like IP addresses, e-mail and real-time browsing activity. Most importantly, we asked what they require from law-enforcement ..
Wired News, with help from some readers, attempted to get real answers from the largest United States-based ISPs about what information they gather on their customers' use of the internet, and how long they retain records like IP addresses, e-mail and real-time browsing activity. Most importantly, we asked what they require from law-enforcement ..
added 2007 Sat Jun 9 3:20:44 by populist
Last month's dramatic testimony by former Deputy Attorney General James Comey has prompted renewed attention and focus on the administration's warrantless domestic spying efforts.
Last month's dramatic testimony by former Deputy Attorney General James Comey has prompted renewed attention and focus on the administration's warrantless domestic spying efforts.
added 2007 Sat Jun 9 3:20:44 by populist
Last month's dramatic testimony by former Deputy Attorney General James Comey has prompted renewed attention and focus on the administration's warrantless domestic spying efforts.
Last month's dramatic testimony by former Deputy Attorney General James Comey has prompted renewed attention and focus on the administration's warrantless domestic spying efforts.
added 2007 Sat Jun 2 18:50:53 by populist
The nation's largest combat veterans group on Friday urged the military to "exercise a little common sense" and call off its investigation of Iraq war veterans who wore their uniforms during war protests.
The nation's largest combat veterans group on Friday urged the military to "exercise a little common sense" and call off its investigation of Iraq war veterans who wore their uniforms during war protests.
Gitmo Attorneys Sue NSA and DOJ
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added 2007 Mon May 21 1:23:32 by Aidenag
A civil liberties group representing 16 attorneys of detainees at Guantanamo Bay on Thursday sued the National Security Agency and the Justice Department, claiming that the government illegally spied on the lawyers with warrantless wiretaps and has refused to turn over records of the snooping.
A civil liberties group representing 16 attorneys of detainees at Guantanamo Bay on Thursday sued the National Security Agency and the Justice Department, claiming that the government illegally spied on the lawyers with warrantless wiretaps and has refused to turn over records of the snooping.
added 2007 Sun May 20 1:23:22 by Wil
"In the off chance there is anyone out there who continues to harbor doubts as to whether Alberto Gonzales is a liar, I present you with a rather blatant example of the man's dishonesty that, for reasons I can't quite understand, doesn't seem to have been reported anywhere."
"In the off chance there is anyone out there who continues to harbor doubts as to whether Alberto Gonzales is a liar, I present you with a rather blatant example of the man's dishonesty that, for reasons I can't quite understand, doesn't seem to have been reported anywhere."
added 2007 Sat May 19 5:26:41 by Aidenag
It doesn't much matter whether President Bush was the one who phoned Attorney General Ashcroft's hospital room in 2004. It matters however, whether the president was willing to have his aides try to strong-arm him into overruling the DOJ's legal views. It matters whether the president, once that failed, was willing to proceed with a program.
It doesn't much matter whether President Bush was the one who phoned Attorney General Ashcroft's hospital room in 2004. It matters however, whether the president was willing to have his aides try to strong-arm him into overruling the DOJ's legal views. It matters whether the president, once that failed, was willing to proceed with a program.
added 2007 Tue May 15 2:57:20 by Wil
FRONTLINE addresses an issue of major consequence for all Americans: Is the Bush administration's domestic war on terrorism jeopardizing our civil liberties? Hedrick Smith presents new material on how the NSA's domestic surveillance program works and examines clashing viewpoints on whether the president has infringed on constitutional protections.
FRONTLINE addresses an issue of major consequence for all Americans: Is the Bush administration's domestic war on terrorism jeopardizing our civil liberties? Hedrick Smith presents new material on how the NSA's domestic surveillance program works and examines clashing viewpoints on whether the president has infringed on constitutional protections.
added 2007 Fri May 4 21:48:40 by populist
Who are all these people? Suspected terrorists and spies. Sweet corn! There are 2177 suspected terrorists and spies in America? And their lawyers. There are 2177 terro
Who are all these people? Suspected terrorists and spies. Sweet corn! There are 2177 suspected terrorists and spies in America? And their lawyers. There are 2177 terro
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added 2007 Fri May 4 18:50:26 by populist
The Bush administration is urging Congress to pass a law that would halt dozens of lawsuits charging phone companies with invading ordinary citizens' privacy through a post-Sept. 11 warrantless surveillance program.
The Bush administration is urging Congress to pass a law that would halt dozens of lawsuits charging phone companies with invading ordinary citizens' privacy through a post-Sept. 11 warrantless surveillance program.
added 2007 Fri Apr 27 23:52:55 by populist
Connecticut's Department of Public Utility Control is the first state regulatory body in the country to find it has jurisdiction to investigate whether Verizon and AT&T disclosed calling information of its customers without benefit of a court order.
Connecticut's Department of Public Utility Control is the first state regulatory body in the country to find it has jurisdiction to investigate whether Verizon and AT&T disclosed calling information of its customers without benefit of a court order.
added 2007 Thu Apr 26 19:59:06 by populist
Concerned about the growing dependence of the nation's spy agencies on private contractors, top intelligence officials have spent months determining just how many contractors work at the C.I.A., D.I.A., F.B.I., N.S.A. and the rest of the spook alphabet soup.
Concerned about the growing dependence of the nation's spy agencies on private contractors, top intelligence officials have spent months determining just how many contractors work at the C.I.A., D.I.A., F.B.I., N.S.A. and the rest of the spook alphabet soup.
added 2007 Sun Apr 22 1:50:16 by tehranchik
Attar claimed his confession had been extracted through torture A Cairo court has sentenced a man with dual Egyptian-Canadian citizenship to 15 years in jail for spying.
Attar claimed his confession had been extracted through torture A Cairo court has sentenced a man with dual Egyptian-Canadian citizenship to 15 years in jail for spying.
added 2007 Sat Apr 21 21:39:58 by populist
A former Wal-Mart computer technician, who asserted that company employees eavesdropped on board meetings and conducted clandestine surveillance on shareholders, has reversed himself and denied both claims in sworn testimony, the giant retailer said yesterday.
A former Wal-Mart computer technician, who asserted that company employees eavesdropped on board meetings and conducted clandestine surveillance on shareholders, has reversed himself and denied both claims in sworn testimony, the giant retailer said yesterday.
added 2007 Thu Apr 19 1:07:05 by populist
Two U.S. senators on Monday reintroduced a proposal designed to rein in government electronic spying activities like a once-secret National Security Agency program.
Two U.S. senators on Monday reintroduced a proposal designed to rein in government electronic spying activities like a once-secret National Security Agency program.
added 2007 Mon Apr 16 20:29:13 by populist
The administration proposed a bill on Friday to relax certain legal restrictions on the government's ability to intercept telephone calls and other communications in the United States.
The administration proposed a bill on Friday to relax certain legal restrictions on the government's ability to intercept telephone calls and other communications in the United States.
added 2007 Sun Apr 15 2:55:41 by populist
In the latest and most serious post-9/11 civil-liberties abuse to emerge from Washington, the Bush administration's "Trust me anyhow" defense has finally collapsed. The scandal involves "national-security letters," which the F.B.I. has secretly used to scrutinize the financial data, travel records and telephone logs of thousands
In the latest and most serious post-9/11 civil-liberties abuse to emerge from Washington, the Bush administration's "Trust me anyhow" defense has finally collapsed. The scandal involves "national-security letters," which the F.B.I. has secretly used to scrutinize the financial data, travel records and telephone logs of thousands
added 2007 Wed Apr 11 2:58:34 by Beau7890
President Bush's spy chief is pushing to expand the government's surveillance authority at the same time the administration is under attack for stretching its domestic eavesdropping powers.
President Bush's spy chief is pushing to expand the government's surveillance authority at the same time the administration is under attack for stretching its domestic eavesdropping powers.
added 2007 Tue Mar 27 19:33:33 by populist
FBI agents repeatedly provided inaccurate information to win secret court approval of surveillance warrants in terrorism and espionage cases, prompting officials to tighten controls on the way the bureau uses that powerful anti-terrorism tool, according to Justice Department and FBI officials.
FBI agents repeatedly provided inaccurate information to win secret court approval of surveillance warrants in terrorism and espionage cases, prompting officials to tighten controls on the way the bureau uses that powerful anti-terrorism tool, according to Justice Department and FBI officials.
added 2007 Tue Mar 13 18:48:13 by populist
The federal government is urging an appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging President Bush's domestic eavesdropping program, warning that disclosure of such activities could compromise national security.
The federal government is urging an appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging President Bush's domestic eavesdropping program, warning that disclosure of such activities could compromise national security.
added 2007 Sun Mar 4 18:20:02 by eugenegerard
This is a list of things that needed to be done, compiled by the Times, to begin to restore our democracy. American values have been dismantled by this administration and this is just the tip of the iceberg.
This is a list of things that needed to be done, compiled by the Times, to begin to restore our democracy. American values have been dismantled by this administration and this is just the tip of the iceberg.
added 2007 Thu Feb 22 19:53:42 by populist
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that evidence will remain sealed in the class-action lawsuit accusing AT&T of collaborating with the government to illegally spy on Americans' communications.
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that evidence will remain sealed in the class-action lawsuit accusing AT&T of collaborating with the government to illegally spy on Americans' communications.
added 2007 Thu Feb 1 21:16:19 by populist
In an initiative that is reminescent of the National Security Agency's widespread Internet monitoring and seems to exceed the much-criticized Carnivore surveillance system, the FBI is compiling huge databases of Internet users' online behavior, two law professors charged Friday at syposium at Stanford Law School.
In an initiative that is reminescent of the National Security Agency's widespread Internet monitoring and seems to exceed the much-criticized Carnivore surveillance system, the FBI is compiling huge databases of Internet users' online behavior, two law professors charged Friday at syposium at Stanford Law School.
added 2007 Tue Jan 30 22:41:51 by Aidenag
The FBI appears to have adopted an invasive Internet surveillance technique that collects far more data on innocent Americans than previously has been disclosed.
The FBI appears to have adopted an invasive Internet surveillance technique that collects far more data on innocent Americans than previously has been disclosed.
added 2007 Sat Jan 27 15:09:09 by Spadecaller
Despite Bush's backtracking on the warrantless spying,he rejects the Fourth Amendment and judicial review of his "inherent" powers." Gonzales maintains: judges are not 'equipped to make decisions' about the commander-in-chief's actions regarding national security. The courts are becoming lackeys of the executive branch.
Despite Bush's backtracking on the warrantless spying,he rejects the Fourth Amendment and judicial review of his "inherent" powers." Gonzales maintains: judges are not 'equipped to make decisions' about the commander-in-chief's actions regarding national security. The courts are becoming lackeys of the executive branch.
added 2007 Wed Jan 17 21:48:39 by populist
The Justice Department, easing a Bush administration policy, said Wednesday it has decided to give an independent body authority to monitor the government's controversial domestic spying program.
The Justice Department, easing a Bush administration policy, said Wednesday it has decided to give an independent body authority to monitor the government's controversial domestic spying program.
added 2007 Wed Jan 17 10:16:25 by Aidenag
A Defense Department database devoted to gathering information on potential threats to military facilities and personnel, known as Talon, had 13,000 entries as of a year ago -- including 2,821 reports involving American citizens, according to an internal Pentagon memo to be released today by the American Civil Liberties Union.
A Defense Department database devoted to gathering information on potential threats to military facilities and personnel, known as Talon, had 13,000 entries as of a year ago -- including 2,821 reports involving American citizens, according to an internal Pentagon memo to be released today by the American Civil Liberties Union.
added 2006 Sun Aug 27 4:21:44 by okitech
A Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. journalist has been charged with spying in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.Paul Salopek was charged Saturday with espionage, reporting false information and entering Sudan without a visa. Salopek's driver and interpreter, both Chadian nationals, were also charged at the court in El Fashir, the capital of North Darfur.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. journalist has been charged with spying in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.Paul Salopek was charged Saturday with espionage, reporting false information and entering Sudan without a visa. Salopek's driver and interpreter, both Chadian nationals, were also charged at the court in El Fashir, the capital of North Darfur.
added 2006 Sun Aug 27 0:20:15 by zepequeno
A Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune was charged in a Sudanese court Saturday with espionage and other crimes.Paul Salopek, 44, was charged in a 40-minute hearing with espionage, passing information illegally and writing "false news".
A Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune was charged in a Sudanese court Saturday with espionage and other crimes.Paul Salopek, 44, was charged in a 40-minute hearing with espionage, passing information illegally and writing "false news".
added 2006 Wed Aug 9 18:54:13 by Ousama
A US Navy sailor, Ariel J. Weinmann, is suspected of spying for Israel and has been held in prison for four months, according to an article published Monday in the Saudi daily Al-Watan. It reported that Weinmann is being held at a military base in Virginia on suspicion of espionage and desertion.
A US Navy sailor, Ariel J. Weinmann, is suspected of spying for Israel and has been held in prison for four months, according to an article published Monday in the Saudi daily Al-Watan. It reported that Weinmann is being held at a military base in Virginia on suspicion of espionage and desertion.
