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April 1961 versus April 2015 – David Petraeus and the demise of the ‘warrior’ ethos
By Patrick Bahzad at Sic Semper Tyrannis.
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Obama Tries to Make His Bones Again with the TPP
Apparently Obama is angry at progressives for attacking the Trans-Pacific Partnership. By Ian Welsh
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The NSA made a coloring book for kids
Last week we met Dunk, the NSA's captivatingly weird Earth Day mascot, and now it looks like he's not the only anthropomorphic creature in the NSA family. Dan Raile at Pando Daily went to the RSA security conference last week, and returned with a prize: an NSA-themed coloring book.
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Obama administration fights for right to use cellphone kill switch
For nearly a decade, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has maintained a policy for unilaterally shutting down private cellular service, over an entire metropolitan area if necessary, in the event of a national crisis. Adopted without public notice or debate, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 303, often referred to as the cellphone kill switch, has been shrouded in secrecy from its inception and has outraged some civil liberties groups battling to make the policy public.
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French Intelligence Bill: A Minority Report
Following the terrorist attacks that occurred in Paris earlier this year, the French government is proposing a bill that will, supposedly, improve the control...
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Inside Obama's drone panopticon: a secret machine with no accountability
An apparatus of official secrecy, built over decades and zealously enforced by Obama, prevents meaningful open scrutiny of ‘signature strikes’
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‘Guantánamo Diary’ goes Through the Looking Glass
Mauritanian captive Mohamedou Ould Slahi sheds extraordinary light in a new book about his incarceration at Guantánamo.
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Three days in Beijing with the world's most famous dissidents
As a result of their activism, Ai Weiwei, Jacob Appelbaum, and Laura Poitras have become three of the most justifiably paranoid people in the world.
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Surveillance forces journalists to think and act like spies
Once upon a time, a journalist never gave up a confidential source. When someone comes forward, anonymously, to inform the public, it’s better to risk time incarcerated than give them up. This ethical responsibility was also a practical and professional necessity...
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New Version Of USA Freedom Surveillance Reform Bill To Hit The House This Week
The USA Freedom Act is back in another attempt to rein in the NSA -- one that was sabotaged twice last year. A bill under this name was first introduced in the House, which actually passed out of committee, but only after being gutted...
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Are You A Good Citizen?: China To Issue Its People A "Social Rating" Based On Collection Of Big Data
The collection of big data by governments is one of the largest threats to liberty.
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Will new laws give federal cybercops too much power?
Critics say the bills are about surveillance not security
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Is the online surveillance of black teenagers the new stop-and-frisk?
Critics say the NYPD’s trawling of social media for gang activity – affecting children as young as 10 – is disproportionate and may amount to racial profiling
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Whistleblowers vs. 'Fear-Mongering'
Seven prominent national security whistleblowers call for a number of wide-ranging reforms — including repeal of the USA Patriot Act.
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The FBI is fighting a losing battle over phone snooping
The FBI says it wants a golden key to access Americans' phones. Now, politicians are pushing back. A top FBI official, Amy S. Hess, said at a House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday that encryption of phone data is limiting the FBI's ability to spy on communication. She said law enforcement needs a way to access smartphone content in order to stop criminals and terrorists, suggesting that the FBI have access to keys that can unlock customers' data.
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NSA snooping program on last legs after anti-Patriot Act vote
The House Judiciary Committee put the NSA’s phone-snooping program on the path to being scrapped Thursday when a bipartisan majority voted for major reforms to the Patriot Act. The 25-2 vote signaled that Republicans and Democrats in the House won’t accept a full renewal of the Patriot Act, whose key data-collection powers are slated to expire at the end of May.
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Irate Congressman gives cops easy rule: “just follow the damn Constitution”
Rep. Ted Lieu lambasts gov't request for more access to encrypted devices.
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Meeting Snowden in Princeton
I’m at Princeton where Ed Snowden is due to speak by live video link in a few minutes, and have a discussion with Bart Gellmann... By Ross Anderson
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FBI dumps 5,000 redacted pages on its cellphone-tracking device
It's no secret that local law enforcement offices around the US are using a tool called Stingray to track cellphone locations
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More Excuses on the Patriot Act
A new bill makes some improvements but doesn’t go far enough to protect civil liberties.
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