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ACLU sues for records of FBI’s domestic spying

donal brown August 29, 2011

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the FBI and the National Security Agency for withholding information about the eGuardian monitoring system that collects information on “suspicious activity” that may include taking photos of important buildings. The ACLU has been unsuccessful in its attempts to acquire the information through the Freedom of Information Act. The ACLU writes in their court filing, “these records will significantly contribute to the public’s understanding of how local, state and

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Open government: Senators propose bill on secret expansion of Patriot Act powers

donal brown July 28, 2011

A bill proposed by Senators Roy Wyden and Mark Udall would require the U.S. intelligence chief to admit to interpreting the Patriot Act to give the government massive domestic surveillance powers not granted by Congress. In a letter last week to Wyden and Udall, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper admitted to the secret legal interpretations and pledged to make the interpretations public. In their proposal, Wyden and Udall wrote, “It is critical that officials

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Memphis newspaper sues FBI for records on civil rights spy

donal brown November 8, 2010

The Memphis Commercial Appeal is suing the FBI for records about a photographer who was “advising the government of the plans and activities of civil rights leaders” in the 1960s. -db Courthouse News Service November 8, 2010 By Ryan Abbott WASHINGTON (CN) – The Memphis Commercial Appeal sued the FBI, saying the Bureau is unreasonably withholding information on the late Ernest Withers, a photographer who, unknown to the movement, was “advising the government of the

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Domestic spying: Uncle Sam developing ability to reach wide and deep on Internet

donal brown August 19, 2010

Through its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has revealed that the FBI and CIA are aggressively perfecting their ability to probe social networks and the Internet for intelligence data much of which is outside the law enforcement context. -db Electronic Frontier Foundation Commentary August 16, 2010 By Tim Wayne In the midst of recent controversies over Facebook’s privacy settings, it’s easy to forget how much personal information is available from other

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Blogger charges that U.S. government enabled Chinese hackers in Google case

donal brown January 26, 2010

National security technology blogger Bruce Schneier wrote recently that as part of their domestic spying campaign, the United States required internet providers to set up avenues for government surveillance used recently by some parties in China to breach the privacy of Google customers. -DB Citizen Media Law Project Opinion January 26, 2010 By Arthur Bright If you’re a regular user of the Webtubes—and if you’re reading this blog, you probably are—you’re well aware of the

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