Surveillance

The teams document whether passengers fidget, use a computer, have a “jump” in their Adam’s apple or a “cold penetrating stare,” among other behaviors, according to the records. A Boston Globe expose has revealed that the federal air marshals are tracking the profiles of unsuspecting U.S. citizens who aren’t involved in a crime or are […]

Government surveillance

How Exactly the Russian GRU and Troll Disinformation Campaign Worked: By an Ethical Hacker

The Conversation

By Timothy Summers | – College Park, Md (The Conversation) – The Soviet Union and now Russia under Vladimir Putin have waged a political power struggle against the West for nearly a century. Spreading false and distorted information – called “dezinformatsiya” after the Russian word for “disinformation” – is an age-old strategy for coordinated and […]

Government surveillance

Are Police Tracking You Using Facial Recognition? (Video)

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

AJ+ explores the risks and benefits of facial recognition software

Government surveillance

Israeli Gov’t directly involved in Cyberbullying, Stalking of our US Students: MESA

Judith E. Tucker

A letter from MESA to Israeli Security Minister Gilad Erdan charges Israeli government harassment of American students

Corruption

Treason: Obama Iran Deal Officials allegedly targeted by Trump via Israeli Black Cube

Juan Cole

They thought would be easier to convince the US to pull out of the deal if the bureaucrats involved in crafting it were discredited

Domestic Surveillance

Comey did it to himself & Us, by gutting Privacy, Encryption, & 4th Amendment

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In former FBI director James Comey’s interview with ABC News, he attempted to position himself as an upholder of the rule of law, of the constitution, and even of the truth. Human beings are very good at forgetting their own misdeeds and building narratives that justify […]

Donald Trump

Spying on the Wrong People: The Hypocrisy of the Nunes Memo & FISA

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The frenzy over the Nunes memo, likely to be released later today by the Trump administration, contains a profound hypocrisy at its core, one that points to the rot at the core of the American government. The Republican conspiracy theory promoted by Nunes is that the […]

Government surveillance

US to Renew Internet Surveillance Program Exposed by Snowden

contributors

TeleSur | – – The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted to renew a warrantless internet surveillance program, disregarding civil liberties advocates. In a 65-34 vote the United States Senate approved Thursday a bill that renews a warrantless internet surveillance program for six years. The bill will allow the National Security Agency, NSA, to resume evesdropping on […]

FBI

Congressional Efforts to Expand NSA Spying on Americans are still a Danger

contributors

By David Ruiz | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – – The debate over how to reauthorize certain NSA surveillance authorities has seen a whirlwind of activity, culminating in the major news that the House Rules Committee postponed a vote today to potentially expand NSA spying powers. As we wrote yesterday: “According to reports published Tuesday […]