The part of the PATRIOT Act that has been used to legitimate the mass collection of all of our phone call information, and much else besides, is a wicked awful provision known as "Section 215." Section 215 allows the FBI - and, it appears, … [Read more...]
New disclosures on spy centers lead to protests in Boston, nationwide today
Looks like the surveillance state has put its foot in it again. The New York Times has revealed that since "early 2012", the National Counterterrorism Center now has access to all data, not minimized for privacy in any way, that was … [Read more...]
[Cross-posted at Digital Fourth.] Took me a few days, but I got up the transcript of Clark's and Addivinola's surveillance discussion from Friday night's NECN debate. Read on! Democratic nominee Katherine Clark and Republican nominee … [Read more...]
MA-5: Addivinola and Clark tussle over surveillance, differ only on wiretapping bill *UPDATED*
UPDATE: To reflect substantive changes in information received from the Addivinola campaign, the title of this article and portions of the analysis have been changed to more accurately reflect Councillor Addivinola's positions. The … [Read more...]
Globe blasts ‘Real ID’ internal passport
But it doesn't really do much for security, since people who aren't already under suspicion (like, say, Timothy McVeigh or 9/11 attackers) would still be able to get a Real ID.Maine and Idaho have already passed legislation to block Real … [Read more...]