SURVEILLANCE
NSA admits listening to U.S. phone calls without warrants
National Security Agency discloses in secret Capitol Hill briefing that thousands of analysts can listen to domestic phone calls. That authorization appears to extend to e-mail and text messages too. by Declan McCullagh CNet.com June 15, 2013 The National Security Agency has acknowledged in a new classified briefing that it does not need court... »
NSA Copies All Internet Data, Creates Dossiers on Every User
J.P. Hicks Activist Post.com Sunday, June 16, 2013 The Associated Press dropped a bombshell report yesterday that claims the NSA’s secret Internet spy program, Prism, is just a small part of a much more “expansive and intrusive” digital spying effort. According to the AP, the NSA copies ALL INTERNET traffic in and out of... »
Democrats who attacked Bush for spying on citizens now justify Obama doing far worse
by: J. D. Heyes NaturalNews.com Saturday, June 15, 2013 I’ve never been much of a fan of the USA Patriot Act. I thought it was passed too hastily in the wake of the 9/11 attacks without much real debate or consideration among Congress and their voting constituents. I thought it created a bureaucracy (The... »
NSA Chief Lies to Congress
Stephen Lendman Activist Post.com Saturday, June 15, 2013 General Keith Alexander is NSA director. He’s US Cyber Command head. He’s in charge of lawlessly spying. He directs illegal hacking. He does both globally. He’s a serial lawbreaker. He violates fundamental constitutional law. He testified before Congress. More on that below. Edward Joseph Snowden revealed... »
You’re Living in East Germany
NSA: No Such Agency by Eric Margolis LewRockwell.com June 15, 2013 In June, 1942, the United States Navy achieved one of history’s greatest naval triumphs over the Imperial Japanese Navy, thanks to a combination of brilliant leadership, plain good luck, and code-breaking. US carrier-based dive bombers led by the intrepid Commander Wade McClusky Jr.... »
Internet Companies Begin Revealing Extent Of Government Snooping
by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 06/15/2013 This Friday’s night tape bomb came not from the administration, which may have run out of scandals to reveal for the time being, but from FaceBook which late in the evening disclosed the extent to which it has been cooperating with the government on spying on its users. Which... »
PRISM Is Just Part Of A Much Larger, Scarier Government Surveillance Program
Stephen Braun, Anne Flaherty, Jack Gillum, and Matt Apuzo BusinessInsider.com June 15, 2013 What makes Prism shine? National Security Agency’s megadata collection from Internet pipeline WASHINGTON (AP) — In the months and early years after 9/11, FBI agents began showing up at Microsoft Corp. more frequently than before, armed with court orders demanding information... »
Thousands Of Companies Have Been Handing Over Your Personal Data To The NSA
By Michael TheEconomicCollapseBlog.com June 14th, 2013 It isn’t just Internet and phone companies that are giving your personal information to the U.S. government. According to an astounding report by Bloomberg, “four people familiar with the process” say that “makers of hardware and software, banks, Internet security providers, satellite telecommunications companies” and a whole host... »
57% Fear Government Will Use NSA Data to Harass Political Opponents
Rasmussenreports.com Friday, June 14, 2013 There is little public support for the sweeping and unaccountable nature of the National Security Agency surveillance program along with concerns about how the data will be used. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters nationwide believe it is likely the NSA data will be used by other government agencies to... »
Member Of Congress: Edward Snowden’s Revelations Are “Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
By Michael TheEconomicCollapseBlog.com June 13th, 2013 According to U.S. Representative Loretta Sanchez, members of Congress learned “significantly more than what is out in the media today” during a closed briefing about the NSA on Tuesday, and that what has been revealed so far about NSA snooping is “just the tip of the iceberg”. During... »