Schools are Helping Police Spy on Kids’ Social Media Activity
Joins slew of similar social media monitoring software used to keep an eye on community…
Tag: Big Brother
Google’s Remarkably Close Relationship With the Obama White House, in Two Charts
“Americans know surprisingly little about what Google wants and gets from our government.”
McAfee: If FBI gets backdoor to people’s phones, US society will collapse
Law enforcement, drug trade, political fights and terrorism have gone online.
Edward Snowden sues Norway to avoid extradition to US
Edward Snowden has been invited to Norway to receive a freedom of speech award.
Listen to an FBI “Honeypot” on the Job
Did feds attempt to steer man towards jihad?
FBI Paid More Than $1 Million to Hack San Bernardino iPhone
FBI Director James Comey says government ‘paid a lot’ for tool, but ‘it was worth it’.
IRS Can Track Your Cell Phone, but Leaves Billions in Taxes Uncollected
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen says the IRS uses its Stingray to hunt down fraudsters.
U.S. Spy Court Judge Dismissed Privacy Advocate’s Concerns About Data Use
FBI also storing encrypted communications obtained in intelligence investigations until they can be decrypted and analyzed by specialists.
UK’s Spy Agencies Hold a Massive Database of Ordinary Citizens
The government has been collecting so much information on regular Brits that even internal reviews warned of crossing the line, according to documents published by a rights group.
The Guardian: Correcting People’s Bad Grammar is Racist
Just shut up and listen, argues newspaper’s data editor.
App Store Censorship and FBI Hacking Proposed at Congressional Crypto Hearing
Proposal could leave app store the task of ensuring no software uses “warrant-proof” cryptographic options.
Gov’t Officials Threatened Festival Over Anti-Vaccine Film
Direct gov’t ties to suppressing free speech of filmmaker should wake up many.
Why Billy Corgan Quit Using Twitter
“You have to hurt them where it hurts, it’s a numbers game.”
DOJ Faces Legal Fight with EFF Over US Govt ‘secret’ Surveillance Requests
Lawsuit asks FISA Court for disclosure of secret court orders suspected to be used to force tech companies to unlock devices.
Lawmaker: No Corporate Welfare for Companies Opposed to Transgender Bathroom Bill
Businesses to have become involved in lobbying for the measure’s defeat.