Wikimedia vs. NSA: Major Lawsuit Challenges Government Surveillance of US Citizens
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Read MoreThe ACLU says the unprecedented ‘metadata’ now known to be collected by the NSA, “gives the government a comprehensive record of our associations and public movements, revealing a wealth of detail about our familial, political, professional, religious and intimate associations,” adding that it “is likely to have a chilling effect on whistle-blowers and others who would otherwise contact” the ACLU.
Read Moreunmanned aircraft carrying cameras raise the specter of a “significant new avenue for surveillance of American life,”
Read MoreEmbattled Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, speaking in an interview with the BBC (excerpted on The Takeaway radio program–audio of Quan starts at the 5:30 mark), casually mentioned that she was on a conference call with leaders of 18 US cities shortly before a wave of raids broke up Occupy Wall Street encampments across the country.
Read MoreFrom Democracy Now. Peacefully exercising civil liberties is becoming increasingly regarded as domestic terrorism by federal agencies.
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