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Mass Surveillance
Pelosi Wants FBI to Investigate Groups Pushing for Gaza Ceasefire
Critics blasted the call for more surveillance, pointing out more than two-thirds of Americans support a ceasefire.
Senate Passes $886 Billion Military Bill That Extends Mass Spying Authorization
The Congressional Progressive Caucus leadership is calling for a “no” vote as the measure heads to the House.
Several US Cities Have Increased Policing of Palestine Solidarity
Multiple U.S. cities have adopted a definition of antisemitism that silences Palestinians and expands surveillance.
We Are Living in a Digital Police State. You Can Thank Big Tech.
DHS and Silicon Valley have dumped money and new surveillance tech into local police departments across the country.
Calls to Reform the CIA Are Misplaced. It Shouldn’t Exist at All.
New revelations about bulk surveillance of Americans are part of a pattern of abuse that dates to the CIA’s founding.
Homeland Security’s Attempts to “Combat Misinformation” Are Suspect
The U.S. should fight misinformation by building trust in public institutions — not by expanding the security state.
Abolition Means Reclaiming the Commons and Rejecting Securitization
“Capitalism is a generalized order of insecurity that requires a politics of security,” says Brendan McQuade.
Massive Data Leak Shows Israeli Spyware Targeted Journalists Around the World
Governments are hacking the phones of reporters and activists, according to a wide-ranging investigation.
NSA Surveillance Program Exposed by Snowden Was Illegal, Rules Appeals Court
The court gave credit to the whistleblower for helping to uncover and end the program.
Emergency COVID-19 Laws May Become Permanent Features of the Security Landscape
Pandemic containment is giving states an excuse to extend modes of surveillance and control indefinitely.