For the first time ever, a federal judge has suppressed evidence obtained by the warrantless use of a Stingray device…
The FBI Has Collected 430,000 Iris Scans in a So-Called ‘Pilot Program’…
Since [the FBI] its launch in 2013, the program has stockpiled iris scans from 434,000 arrestees…
EU Okays ‘Renewed’ Data Transfer Deal, Lets U.S. Firms Move Europeans’ Private Data Overseas…
The EU has accepted a new version of the so-called Private Shield law that would allow US companies to transfer Europeans’ private data to servers across the ocean…
Shaping Internet Traffic and Spying on Americans…
The Intercept posted a number of documents that should have been posted long, long ago, covering how the NSA “shapes” Internet traffic and how it identifies those using…
Two Court Decisions Further Destroy Fourth Amendment Protections…
Two recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court and a federal court in Virginia continue the erosion of Fourth Amendment protections…
New Cleveland RNC Police & Military Docs: FEMA Base to Setup at NASA…
As the panopticon descends on Cleveland, military forces will begin staging security operations at NASA’s Glenn Research Center…
Tech Companies Fight Back After Years of Being Deluged With Secret FBI Requests…
The FBI’s effort has been prompted not by DOJ concerns, but by Silicon Valley companies refusing to share anything beyond the basic subscriber information…
FBI Says Utility Pole Surveillance Cam Locations Must be Kept Secret…
FBI has successfully convinced a federal judge to block the disclosure of where the bureau has attached surveillance cams on Seattle utility poles…
The FBI Has Collected Over 411M Photos for Its Facial Recognition System…
The bureau has compiled over 411 million photos, including more than 173 million driver’s license photos, as part of the new biometric effort…
Open to Inspection: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness in the Age of Surveillance…
By now it goes without saying or objection in most quarters of a once freedom-loving and democratic society that our lives, liberties, and pursuits of happiness are closely…