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By Joshua Kopstein The Verge, February 1, 2013 As unmanned aerial vehicles continue to populate the skies above battlefields and college campuse faster than anyone can count them, the US government has taken a keen interest in equipping them with an increasing number of state-of-the-art surveillance technologies.
By Beau Hodai PRWatch, December 31, 2012 Records obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) by DBA Press and the Center for Media and Democracy (DBA/CMD) through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request indicate that the FBI employed tactics under a "counter terrorism" initiative called "Operation Tripwire" in the monitoring of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) activists.
By Doug Oakley Inside Bay Area, December 16, 2012 BERKELEY — City leaders on Tuesday will consider a proposal to declare the air here a “No Drone Zone” to prevent law enforcement from using small unmanned aircraft to spy on residents.
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WHEATON, IL - AUGUST 06: Guests attend an interdenominational candlelight vigil at the Illinois Sikh Community Center August, 6, 2012 in Wheaton, Illinois.
Indefinite Detention of Citizens and Non-Citizens Under the NDAA By Joanne Mariner Justia.com, January 18, 201.
NEWLY DISCLOSED DOCUMENTS RAISE TROUBLING QUESTIONS ABOUT REP. ISSA’S PAST By Jeremy Los East County Magazin.
Electronic Frontier Foundation Table Of Contents Executive Summary Introduction The Intelligence Oversight Board FBI Intelligence Violations Reported to the IOB Violations of Internal Oversight Guidelines Abuse of National Security Letters Violations of the Constitution, FISA, and Other Legal Authorities Total Number of Violations from 2001 - 2008 Conclusion References Executive Summary In a review of nearly 2,500 pages of documents released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a result of litigation under the Freedom of Information Act, EFF uncovered alarming trends in the Bureau’s intelligence investigation practices.
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From: "Full Body Scanner Lobby: Michael Chertoff & Rapiscan" | NowPublic | January 7, 2010 Michael Chertoff, Former Department of Homeland Security, is the head of the Chertoff Group, the lead cheerleader for what is being called the Full Body Scanner Lobby, reports the Washington Post and the Washington Examiner.