“Some cell carriers have been complying with such requests, but they cannot be expected to continue to do so as it is outside the scope of the law.  Continued misuse by law enforcement agencies will undoubtedly backfire.” ~Nevada Training Manual Advisory  In a post 9/11 world – neither Republicans nor Democrats seem to care too [...]

I’ve been critical of President Obama’s stance on civil rights and issues like whistleblowing; for example – in the case of CIA employee John Kiriakou who was accused of divulging the identities of CIA employees who committed torture …. the Obama administration chose to prosecute John Kiriakou for divulving identities of those who tortured but not [...]

Last year – Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) proposed a bill that would require law enforcement to receive a search warrant with probable cause before being able to obtain access to a person’s personal records online, but based off of many objections from national law enforcement associations – the bill has been rewritten to water down [...]

“So that now I can pull your entire life together from all those domains and map it out and show your entire life over time.  The danger here is that we fall into a totalitarian state.  This is something the KGB, the Stasi or the Gestapo would have loved to have had.” ~William Binney William Binney [...]

America is listed behind such world renowned countries as Ghana, Botswana, El Salvador and Slovakia in the “Press Freedom Index”.  When a government is able to define who is official press – they can control what is said publicly.  Freedom of speech means freedom of the press and the ability to disseminate government abuse, overreach, [...]

If you see a blue triangle at the top right of an ad or the words “Ad Choices” – that’s a targeted ad.  If you want to find out who is targeting you – click on the blue triangle and it will tell you.  ProPublica would love to see what you are seeing.  All of [...]

“For the first time, we now have a glimpse into what domestic surveillance of whistleblowers looks like in this country with the modern technological developments.  The agency [sought] to destroy the reputation of these whistleblowers forever.” ~Stephen Kohn  In 2010 – five current and former FDA scientists and doctors warned the FDA about potential issues [...]

  “What would make the WCIT process truly transparent is release of all country proposals as they are provided to the ITU.  This would allow everyone to see how the process of negotiation is evolving and respond to proposals that are most current.” ~Rashmi Rangnath, an attorney from Public Knowledge If the United States signs a [...]

“When he noticed me recording, one of the officers jumped in the truck, put a pistol to my head.  My phone was smashed – he stepped on it, handcuffed me.” Watch the video above … this is not an isolated incident.  Cops across the country are using their weapons to intimidate citizens who catch unlawful [...]

There is a war on women and logic apparently.  Republicans really find “mandates” tyrannous except for women who get abortions.  Republican legislators and Governors throughout the country have pushed through laws that require women to have an unnecessary medical procedure regardless of a doctor’s advice in order to have an abortion.  The Department of Justice [...]