President Trump’s Attorney General Will Continue The Surveillance State
By Derrick Broze President Trump’s nomination for Attorney General is a disaster waiting to happen. Following his victory in the U.S. Presidential election, Donald J….
Civil Liberties
New Edward Snowden Interview: History Of Intelligence Agencies And The Surveillance State
By Activist Post On January 15th, acTVism Munich hosted a live video conference called “Freedom & Democracy – Global Issues in Context” which featured a…
The War On Terror And The Global Security State – Who Pays?
By Gail Malone Across the Western world, countries have succumbed to pressure and incrementally introduced the paraphernalia of a security state. Albeit without the promised…
Los Angeles To Use Drones For Extreme Threats, NOT Public Surveillance, Sheriff Claims
By Nicholas West Since the first known deployment of a domestic drone to aid in police work made headline news in 2011, civil liberties advocates…
U.S. House Oversight Committee: Stingray Surveillance Violates Constitution
By Derrick Broze The U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has released a damning new report on law enforcement’s growing use of ‘stingray’ cell phone…
University Police Departments Use “Secret” Cell Phone Detectors To Spy On Students And Faculty
By MassPrivateI A recent article in the News Gazette, reveals how the University of Illinois police tracked a stolen cell phone to a specific classroom. How did the…
Boston Police Department Set to Join Trend of Using Internet Surveillance Tech
By Joe Wright A whole host of reasons are being given to justify the increased surveillance and data mining of social media and the wider…
UK Passes Bill Providing Most Extreme Spying Powers in the Developed World
By Darius Shahtahmasebi The House of Lords, the upper house of the U.K.’s parliament, just passed the Investigatory Powers Bill, legislation that provides immense spying…
Washington Lawmaker Proposes Bill To Charge Protesters With “Economic Terrorism”
By Claire Bernish Rather than working to abolish some of the thousands of illogical, irrational laws in the United States criminalizing ordinary, mundane behavior, one…
Deplorable: Trump Chooses Enemy of Liberty Jeff Sessions for Attorney General
By Lily Dane Today, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) to be Attorney General of the United States, and liberty moved one step…
1984 Unfolding as Public Surveillance Technologies Deployed Without Consent
By Isaac Davis We are fast approaching an era when humanity will be subjugated by a technological tyranny managed by an untouchable organization of elites, bureaucrats…
Mysterious Dark Skyscraper in NYC Exposed as Major NSA Spy Hub in Partnership with AT&T
By Justin Gardner For many New Yorkers, 33 Thomas Street — known as the “Long Lines Building” — has been a source of mystery for…
Surveillance State Continues Growing Out of Control Thanks to Stingray
By Chris “Kikila” Perrin Police surveillance is, one might argue, necessary. In an effort to detect and arrest criminals, the police require a certain array…
Why The DOJ Is Wrong, Driver’s Licenses Are Not Protected By Constitution
By Andrew Pontbriand Whether it is due to ignorance (chosen or otherwise) the overwhelming majority of Americans will look at you with a straight face…