Mozilla Calls on World to Protect Firefox Browser From the NSA
• Wired.comBrendan Eich is the chief technology officer of the Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit behind the Firefox web browser.
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Surveillance
You'll Never Guess How Many Terrorist Plots the NSA's Domestic Spy Program Has Foiled
• Meghan Neal, MotherboardA new analysis of terrorism charges in the US found that the NSA's surveillance "had no discernible impact" on preventing terrorist acts. Instead, the majority of threats were detected by regular old intelligence and law enforcement methods—tips, inf
EFF, Reddit, Mozilla call for month of action against NSA spying
• http://thelibertybeat.com, Derrick BrozeOn the one year anniversary of activist Aaron Swartz’ death a coalition of varied organizations is calling for “a month of action” leading to a global day of action against mass surveillance.
NSA's snooping dragnet has little impact on terrorism
• newscientist.comThe US government, through its National Security Agency, keeps records of every single phone call made by every single phone in the country – and probably almost anything that travels over the internet.
Proposed spy phone record shift draws resistance
• APTelephone companies are quietly balking at the idea of changing how they collect and store Americans' phone records to help the National Security Agency's surveillance programs. They're worried about their exposure to lawsuits and the price tag if th
Congress Defers to President on NSA Reform
• original.antiwar.comCongress’s decline from the Founders’ vision as “first among equals” in government to an echo chamber of the unitary executive, has been a slow but steady process.
NSA Surveillance Rarely Useful, Study Shows
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzNSA Programs Almost Never Used for Terror Probes
I Spent Two Hours Talking With the NSA’s Bigwigs. Here’s What Has Them Mad
• Wired.comMy expectations were low when I asked the National Security Agency to cooperate with my story on the impact of Edward Snowden’s leaks on the tech industry.
NSA’s Preference for Metadata
• Consortium NewsThe hidden ball in the debate over the NSA’s collection of phone and e-mail metadata (vs. tapping into actual conversations with a court order) is that the NSA actually prefers the metadata approach because it strips away privacy more efficiently, sa
Total Privacy = Total Destruction Of The State
• .The state cannot exist without invasions of privacy. Without invasions of privacy, taxes could not be imposed. If all transactions and accounting records were private, incomes and revenues could not be verified. Tax evasion could not be prosecuted
The NSA Even Spies on Congress
• Andrew Napolitano, Reason.comLast week, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., wrote to NSA and asked plainly whether the NSA has been or is now spying on members of Congress or other public officials. The NSA's refusal to answer Sanders' question directly is a tacit admission, because we
America’s Animal Farm: Clapper Now Did Not Lie But Was Confused And Shocked
• Jonathan TurleyThe Obama Administration continues to struggle with questions of why it has blocked any investigation, let alone prosecution, of James Clapper, director of National Intelligence, who previously acknowledged lying before the Senate. Not only has
Navy’s 757-Sized Drone Will Provide Big-Time Surveillance
• http://www.wired.com, By Allen McDuffeeA new drone with the mammoth wingspan of a Boeing 757 is set to give the U.S. Navy some serious surveillance power.
It’s not just your phone calls – it’s YOU they are listening to
• .This is the 21st Century. A grand era of technology. Buck Rogers and H.G. Wells would be so proud of our technological advancements. But so would Stalin, Mao and Hitler. The NSA’s recently leaked shopping catalog is chilling and would
NSA Admits to Spying On Congress
• Lewrockwell.comAfter Senator Bernie Sanders asked the NSA whether it spied on members of congress, the NSA responded:
NSA won't say whether it spies on Congress
• http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.comCongress is just like everyone else. That's the message the National Security Agency has for Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Why Did The FBI Drop Law Enforcement As Its Primary Mission?
• thecable.foreignpolicy.comLast week Catherine Austin Fitts stated the the banks had stolen $40 trillion dollars from the American public during the housing and banking crisis of 2007-2009, and they were happy the statute of limitations is near. I hear crickets, Tea Party!
Neocon Lashes Rand Paul With A Wet Noodle In Republican Punch and Judy Show
• Washingtonpost.comSwitchblade is here to give you an example of neocon Republican logic in the "Theatre of the Absurd". He is perhaps one of the only Republicans whose foreign policy would be worse than Obama’s.
Peter King and Rand Paul's Grand Republican Puppet Theatre For The Deluded Faithful
• Huffingtonpost.comThe wanton bloodlust of Republican Congressman Peter King is hard to watch but is nearly matched by the creepiness of Senator Rand Paul's need to cave to his Likud Party masters.
Justice Department Pays Linkedin $500,000 For Unlimited Access To Your Personal Information
• .The Justice Dept. is spending more than $500,000 to “enhance” its company profile on LinkedIn and increase its “brand awareness.” The contract, gives the government “unlimited access” to each of the networking site’s 250 million users through LinkedI
Rand Paul Wants Edward Snowden Thrown in Jail
• Economicpolicyjournal.comEvery day that willfully ignorant political gadflies like Alex Jones, Lou Rockwell, and Charles Goyette burnish the political corpse of Ron Paul they help conflate the message of Ron Paul with the corrupted political DNA of the entire Paul family.
To Protect And Infect, The Militarization of the Internet
• Nakedcapitalism.comI think it’s important to understand that this is what Jefferson talked about when he talked about tyranny. This is turnkey tyranny, and it’s not that it’s coming, it’s actually here.
Senator Bernie Sanders Asks NSA If It Spies On Congress
• zerohedge.comThe real life magic-mushroom, banana dictatorship envisioned by George Orwell just went full retard.
Black Robed Rubberstamps: NSA to keep collecting phone records
• APA secretive US spy court has ruled again the National Security Agency can keep collecting every American’s telephone records every day, in the midst of dueling decisions in two other federal courts about whether the surveillance program is constituti
NSA seeks to build quantum computer that could crack most types of encryption
• Washington PostThe National Security Agency is racing to build a computer that could break nearly every kind of encryption used to protect banking, medical, business and government records around the world.
Shipping companies largely silent on NSA intercepting packages
• http://dailycaller.com, Giuseppe MacriShipping giants FedEx and UPS haven’t said much since it was revealed Sunday that the National Security Agency intercepts electronics packages to install spyware, but what they have said implies they knew what the agency was up to.
Backdoor in wireless DSL routers lets attacker reset router, get admin
• ars technicaThe backdoor requires the attacker be on the local network, so this isn’t something that could be used to remotely attack DSL users. It could be used to commandeer a wireless access point and allow unfettered access to local network resources.
Is the NSA Changing Bank Accounts?
• by Wendy McElroyIf the NSA is monitoring transactions in the Middle East and Germany, how likely is it to be tracking money within US borders? Especially likely given that leaked documents from Snowden indicate the NSA has been tracking the Visa credit card system.
How the NSA hacks PCs, phones, routers, hard disks 'at speed of light': Spy tech catalog lea
• http://www.theregister.co.uk, By Iain ThomsonIt's not as bad as you thought - it's much worse
VENTURE CAPITALIST: 'The NSA's Version Of Patriotism Is Corroding Silicon Valley'
• Business InsiderThere's a growing rift between Silicon Valley and the secretive National Security Agency —
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