At a time when rolling back federal surveillance programs seems particularly challenging, we can still have a major effect here at the state level. Recently, Attorney-General Martha Coakley proposed a new bill that would actually … [Read more...]
23 Million Years of Data Per Year: Why The Surveillance State Cannot Meaningfully Assess Terrorism Risks
[Cross-posted at Digital Fourth] The NSA has just vigorously denied that their new Utah Data Center, intended for storing and processing intelligence data, will be used to spy on US citizens. The center will have a capacity of at … [Read more...]
How useful is video surveillance, really?
Then, Thursday, police made an arrest. We hope they're on the right trail and have arrested one of the culprits, but we don't know that for sure yet either. It's also important to remember that the video images the cameras captured … [Read more...]