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Displaying all articles tagged:
Surveillance
Feb. 19, 2014
On Second Thought, Homeland Security Doesn’t Want to Track Our Every Move
So please don’t drag them into the NSA scandal.
By
Margaret Hartmann
big brother
Feb. 19, 2014
Homeland Security Wants to Scoop Up Data From License-Plate Readers
They promise they’ll only use the massive database to catch criminals.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Jan. 28, 2014
Tech Companies Allowed to Reveal More About U.S. Surveillance, But Not Much
It’s a small step toward greater transparency.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Jan. 17, 2014
Obama to Adjust How the Government Goes Through Your Phone Data
The president will announce a few new ideas at 11 a.m.
By
Joe Coscarelli
Jan. 13, 2014
NSA Phone-Data Collection May Be Useless, Likely Won’t Stop
Obama will announce some changes to the program on Friday.
By
Adam Martin
fbi files
Jan. 7, 2014
Activists Confess to 1971 Burglary That Exposed FBI Surveillance
The agency never caught them.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Dec. 19, 2013
White House Panel Recommends Limits on NSA Surveillance
Obama is “open to many” changes, but doesn’t have to implement any of them.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Dec. 11, 2013
If Google Can Track Your Online Activity, It’s a Safe Bet the NSA Can Too
The NSA has mastered the use of cookies.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Dec. 5, 2013
The NSA Tracks Billions of Cell Phone Locations Every Day
And everyone who targets cross paths with.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Oct. 29, 2013
Obama May Ban Spying on Friendly Foreign Leaders
The rest of us should assume we’re being watched.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Oct. 15, 2013
The NSA Is Also Scooping Up Millions of E-mail Address Books
Including Americans’ contacts, by accident of course.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Aug. 22, 2013
The NSA’s Latest Attempt at Transparency Backfired
The NSA admitting to thousands of privacy violations failed to impress.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Aug. 20, 2013
The NSA Can Spy on 75 Percent of U.S. Internet Traffic
Prism was just the tip of the iceberg.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Aug. 15, 2013
NSA Violated Privacy Rules Thousands of Times
The latest bombshell Snowden leak.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Aug. 8, 2013
NSA Collects Data ‘About’ Foreign Targets, Not Just Direct Communication
Their search is broader than previously thought.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Aug. 2, 2013
FBI May Be Hacking Android, Not What You Google
The FBI can hack into microphones on your phone or laptop.
By
Margaret Hartmann
the surveillance-free day
July 29, 2013
The Surveillance-Free Day (Part I)
What happens when an average person tries to escape the government’s eye?
By
Kevin Roose
privacy woes
July 25, 2013
Obama Wins First Congressional Battle Over NSA Surveillance, With More to Come
The vote was surprisingly close.
By
Margaret Hartmann
big brother
Aug. 9, 2012
The NYPD’s Domain Awareness System Is Watching You
Microsoft’s new high-tech monitoring system is a 24/7 thing.
By
Joe Coscarelli
spy games
Mar. 6, 2012
Bloomberg Rolls Out ‘Muslim Friends’ Defense of NYPD Spying
The mayor and his police chief are holding strong, while potential successors tread carefully.
By
Joe Coscarelli
spy games
Oct. 26, 2011
NYPD Watches Muslims Who Change Their Names Too
Info on the surveillance program keeps coming out.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the industry
Apr. 20, 2007
No ‘Doubt’ About It: It’s Meryl and Philip