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White House 'welcomes media interest' in Prism
Security adviser says time is ripe for debate, but leak investigation may yet lead to whistleblowers being prosecutedThe White House has said that it welcomes media interest in US surveillance...
View Article[Today] Cyber War Is Not the Answer, But What Is? Addressing Cyber Conflict...
May 14, 12:30pm ETBerkman Center for Internet & Society, 23 Everett St, 2nd FloorRSVP required for those attending in person via the form belowThis event will be webcast live at 12:30pm ET.What...
View Article86 civil liberties groups and Internet companies demand an end to NSA spying
A bipartisan coalition of 86 civil liberties organizations and Internet companies — including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, reddit, Mozilla, FreedomWorks, and the American Civil Liberties Union —...
View ArticleInitial thoughts on the NSA-Verizon surveillance order
The Internet and mainstream media are abuzz this morning with reports of the court order (PDF) directing Verizon to turn over call information ("telephony metadata") to the National Security Agency...
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Civil liberties: the world at their fingertips | Editorial
The less debate about surveillance, the happier the government and intelligence agencies. But there has to be debateIn June 2008, the head of the US National Security Agency, Lt Gen Keith Alexander,...
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86 Civil Liberties Groups and Internet Companies Demand an End to NSA Spying
Today, a bipartisan coalition of 86 civil liberties organizations and Internet companies – including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, reddit, Mozilla, FreedomWorks, and the American Civil Liberties...
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America's founders would be horrified at this United States of Surveillance |...
How did we become so fearful and timid that we've given away essential liberties? Some are even afraid to speak upI'm a longtime subscriber to an Internet mail list that features items from smart,...
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How Did American Become So Fearful and Timid That We've Given Away Essential...
alternet.orgposted by friends: (2)@BenjaminHarwood: How Did American Become So Fearful and Timid That We've Given Away Essential Liberties? http://t.co/R49mhdvsgR Good read for July 4 04.07.2013...
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Celebrity Trumps Substance
By Joe Kiskis (UC Davis) Less than one week before the Regents confirmation vote scheduled for Thursday, we were presented with a surprise nomination for the next President of the University of...
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Few See Adequate Limits on NSA Surveillance Program | Pew Research Center for...
people-press.orgOverview A majority of Americans – 56% – say that federal courts fail to provide adequate limits on the telephone and internet data the government is posted by friends: (4)@jeffjarvis:...
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Few See Adequate Limits on NSA Surveillance Program | Pew Research Center for...
people-press.org- Pew Research Center for the People and the PressOverview A majority of Americans – 56% – say that federal courts fail to provide adequate limits on the telephone and internet data the...
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Surveillance in America: Dark arts, black hats | The Economist
economist.com“WE WANT you to help us do this better,” asserted General Keith Alexander (pictured), the director of America’s National Security Agency (NSA), to hundreds of... posted by friends:...
View ArticleSenate Democrats Unveil Proposal To Overhaul Secret Surveillance Court
A trio of Senate Democrats on Thursday unveiled two legislative proposals that are designed to bolster Americans' privacy protections when a secret court considers anti-terrorism investigators'...
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Obama's abuse of the Espionage Act is modern-day McCarthyism | John Kiriakou...
theguardian.com- John KiriakouShame on this president for persecuting whistleblowers with a legal relic, while administration officials leak with impunity The conviction of Bradley Manning under the...
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Create a Better Digital Future
Armed with a passion for justice, EFF members stand for privacy and free speech on our thriving Internet, even when it means speaking out against powerful governments and corporations. We’re reclaiming...
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54 Civil Liberties and Public Interest Organizations Oppose the FISA...
Fifty-four civil liberties and public interest groups sent a letter to Congressional leadership today opposing S. 1631, the FISA Improvements Act. The bill, promoted by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA),...
View ArticleHow do you get politicians to care about privacy?
Film maker Cullen Hoback explains how he has used his anti-surveillance documentary - and the support of an elite team of whistleblowers - to push for policy reform in Washington
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Get ready: the day we fight back against mass surveillance is coming | Dan...
Lawmakers must understand that we will no longer tolerate a surveillance state. An online protest on 11 February is a first stepTwo years ago, major websites like Google, Reddit and Wikipedia went dark...
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What Would You Ask Glenn Greenwald?
On March 10, I'm going to be talking with noted author and journalist Glenn Greenwald at South by Southwest, in a main hall session co-organized by Personal Democracy Media. We're going to focus on the...
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