General

Court Won't Allow Challenge to Surveillance Law

Wednesday, 27 February 2013 19:31
Written by John Galt
0 Comments
Print PDF

hosted.ap.org | A sharply-divided Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out an attempt by U.S. citizens to challenge the expansion of a surveillance law used to monitor conversations of foreign spies and terrorist suspects.

With a 5-4 vote, the high court ruled that a group of American lawyers, journalists and organizations can't sue to challenge the 2008 expansion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) because they can't prove that the government will monitor their conversations along with those of potential foreign terrorist and intelligence targets.

Read more... Add new comment

Illinois State Senator Introduces "Anti-Anonimity" Bill

Tuesday, 26 February 2013 07:06
Written by John Galt
0 Comments
Print PDF

dailycaller.com | A recently introduced bill in the Illinois state Senate would require anonymous website comment posters to reveal their identities if they want to keep their comments online.

The bill, called the Internet Posting Removal Act, is sponsored by Illinois state Sen. Ira Silverstein. It states that a “web site administrator upon request shall remove any comments posted on his or her web site by an anonymous poster unless the anonymous poster agrees to attach his or her name to the post and confirms that his or her IP address, legal name, and home address are accurate.”

Read more... Add new comment

"Cultural Sensitivity" aka Re-Education at USDA

Tuesday, 26 February 2013 07:02
Written by John Galt
0 Comments
Print PDF

judicialwatch.org | Judicial Watch today released previously unseen USDA videos revealing a compulsory “Cultural Sensitivity Training” program. A whistleblower reported to Judicial Watch that employees were required to bang on tables, chanting in unison “The pilgrims were illegal aliens” while being instructed to no longer use the word “minorities,” but to replace it with “emerging majorities.” Judicial Watch received the videos pursuant to a May 18, 2012, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

Read more... Add new comment

DHS Advances Plan for "Public Safety" Drones

Tuesday, 26 February 2013 06:59
Written by John Galt
0 Comments
Print PDF


infowars.com | The Department of Homeland Security is advancing its plan to use surveillance drones for “public safety” applications, announcing last week that it had received a deluge of “excellent” responses from potential vendors and was set to carry out more tests of the technology.

Read more... Add new comment

Drones In U.S. Skies

Tuesday, 26 February 2013 06:56
Written by John Galt
0 Comments
Print PDF

latimes.com | While a national debate has erupted over the Obama administration's lethal drone strikes overseas, federal authorities have stepped up efforts to license surveillance drones for law enforcement and other uses in U.S. airspace, spurring growing concern about violations of privacy.

Read more... Add new comment

More Articles...

Resources