NSA Gadget Transfer Program Turning Local Cops into Spies
By Activist Post With the media spotlight shining on police militarization, most Americans know something about the federal 1033 transfer program that enables police departments…
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Your Local Police Gets Federal Money To Work With Shadowy Surveillance Companies
Jake Anderson Activist Post Before the events of 9/11, surveillance practices were fairly limited in scope for local police departments. Warrants would be obtained for…
All the Creepy Ways Big Brother Is Watching You
By John W. Whitehead “You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except…
7 Examples of Police State Technology Making Our Rights Obsolete as we Head into 2015
By Mac Slavo Things are not looking pretty for the land of the free. The year 2014 has made it very clear that privacy is…
Report: DOJ spy planes scooping up Americans’ cell phone data
Paul Lawrance Activist Post Since 2007 the Justice Department has been scooping up Americans’ cell phone data via devices called “dirtboxes” that are deployed on…
Three Spooky Ways You’re Being Spied on This Halloween
Illustration: John Shakespeare/source Nadia Kayyali Electronic Frontier Foundation It’s that time of year when people don sinister masks, spray themselves with fake blood, and generally…
Cell Phone Guide For US Protesters
Eva Galperin & Parker Higgins EFF With major protests in the news again, we decided it’s time to update our cell phone guide for protesters….
Police Play NSA: Warrantless Data Collection the New Normal?
ReasonTV Sacramento sheriff’s deputies have been playing NSA. They tool around town with suitcase-sized StingRay surveillance devices in their squad cars, scooping up cellphone data…
Bill Banning Assistance to NSA Passes Out of Committee in California
Michael Boldin Activist Post Citing the 10th Amendment and support from the Tenth Amendment Center (TAC), the California Assembly Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to…
Has the Dept. of Homeland Security Become America’s Standing Army?
Dees Illustration John W. Whitehead Activist Post “A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty.”—James Madison “Here…
FBI Push Local Police Secrecy over Massive Cell Phone Sweeps
Melissa Melton Activist Post While the mass surveillance scandal surrounding the NSA and its various partners has continued to command national headlines, sparking debate and…
Mass Fish Deaths: Millions Have Been Found Dead All Over The World In The Past Month
Michael Snyder Activist Post Millions of fish are suddenly dying all over the planet. In fact, there have been dozens of mass fish death events…
California Senate Passes Bill to Pull Plug on Illegal NSA Spying
Activist Post A bipartisan bill which creates a mechanism to turn off all material support and assistance, including water and electricity resources, from California to…
Missouri Bill to Protect Electronic Communications and Data Bypasses Governor and Moves to Voters
Activist Post The Missouri House gave final approval Friday to legislation protecting electronic communications and data. As a proposal for a state constitutional amendment, it…