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Federal District Court Rules NSA Wiretapping Program Unconstitutional
(via thinkprogress.org)

While it's been plainly obvious to anyone with a brain that Dubya's illegal wiretapping of law-abiding US citizens is, well, illegal, it's nice to see a court agree.

Of course, this will end up in the hands of Dubya's stooges in the Supreme Court, you will strike it down.

Because they're evil. Especially Scalia.

Submitted: August 18, 2006


Judge Dismisses Phone Records Lawsuit
(via news.yahoo.com)

Judge throws out one of the cases against AT&T saying that making AT&T disclose whether they've been helping the government illegally spy on its own citizens would somehow help our enemies.

It's a secret police state. There's no other way to put it.

Submitted: July 25, 2006


Students Cry Foul Over Cell Phone Policy: Teens Say Officials Are "Overreacting" And Violating Their Privacy
(via www.metrowestdailynews.com)

School administrators in Framingham, Massachusetts, claim the right to search students' cell phones.

Y'know, kids actually do have some civil rights.

Submitted: July 08, 2006


FBI Plans New Net-Tapping Push
(via news.com.com)

The FBI wants to force ISPs and router manufacturers to allow a backdoor for government intrusion in your Internet activities.

Or you could just grab an old PC and throw SmoothWall on it.

Submitted: July 08, 2006


Spy Agency Sought U.S. Call Records Before 9/11, Lawyers Say
(via www.bloomberg.com)

Gee, guess what! The government was trying to listen in on domestic phone call before 9/11.

Shocked? Surprised even? Didn't think so.

Submitted: July 02, 2006


Bank Data Secretly Reviewed by U.S. to Fight Terror
(via www.nytimes.com)

It's not just your phone calls that the Dubya administration is tracking. They're watching your banking habits, too.

Submitted: June 22, 2006


Pentagon Sets Its Sights on Social Networking Websites
(via www.newscientist.com)

Now the government is going to start data-mining social networks like MySpace.

Illegal? No. Creepy? Oh yes. Especially considering the number of convicted pedophiles at DHS.

Submitted: June 09, 2006


US Court Backs Government Broadband Wiretap Access
(via today.reuters.com)

A U.S. appeals court is upholding the government's ability to tap into your high-speed Internet access.

They know you're looking at this.

Submitted: June 09, 2006


The Great No-ID Airport Challenge
(via www.wired.com)

Do you really need to provide ID in order to fly? Well, no, you don't. And you might even get through security faster.

Submitted: June 09, 2006


Getting My Records from the NSA
(via www.shaftek.org)

So, what do you get if you make a FOIA request for your phone records that the NSA has been tracking?

A denial, of course.

Submitted: May 30, 2006


AT&T Whistle-Blower's Evidence
(via www.wired.com)

Former AT&T technician Mark Klein is the guy who blew the whistle on AT&T snooping on phone calls for the NSA. In this article, Klein lists out the documents supporting his claim.

Submitted: May 17, 2006


FBI Acknowledges: Journalists' Phone Records are Fair Game
(via blogs.abcnews.com)

The FBI admits that it uses phone records to track down the folks trying to tell you the truth about the Dubya administration.

Submitted: May 16, 2006


Federal Source to ABC News: We Know Who You're Calling
(via blogs.abcnews.com)

So, what is the NSA doing with all those phone call records? Fighting terrorism? Nah. They're using them to determine who's leaking info about their illegal actions to the media.

Submitted: May 15, 2006


USA Today/Gallup Poll
(via www.usatoday.com)

Polling results on civil liberties versus pretending to fight terrorism. This particular page shows a trend of waning support for these illegal activities.

Submitted: May 14, 2006


Cheney Pushed U.S. to Widen Eavesdropping
(via www.nytimes.com)

How long has this administration wanted to illegally spy on US citizens?

Since just after 9/11, that day when many US citizens lost both their common sense and their "balls."

Submitted: May 13, 2006


DOJ Moves to Dismiss AT&T Class Action Under Cover of Night
(via www.eff.org)

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has been suing AT&T for routing telephone calls to the government. The Department of Justice is trying to dismiss is over "security concerns."

Submitted: May 13, 2006


NSA Whistleblower To Expose More Unlawful Activity: "People...Are Going To Be Shocked"
(via thinkprogress.org)

Upset about Dubya's illegal domestic spying. Former NSA guy Russell Tice says that even more shocking revelations are coming up.

Submitted: May 12, 2006


Gingrich on NSA Phone Records Program: Administration's Conduct Can't "Be Defended By Reasonable People"
(via thinkprogress.org)

Even slimeballs like Newt Gingrich realize that Dubya's illegal domestic spying program can't be defended.

Submitted: May 12, 2006


NSA Has Massive Database of Americans' Phone Calls
(via www.usatoday.com)

The NSA has been tracking purely domestic phone calls. Millions and millions of them, with the goal of tracking every single call made in the US.

Is anyone on the Left surprised? Anyone?

Submitted: May 11, 2006


Judges Challenge Internet Wiretap Rules
(via www.msnbc.msn.com)

An Appeals panel gives the FCC a hard time over new Internet wiretap rules. Tells one lawyer that "Your argument makes no sense."

Submitted: May 05, 2006


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