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Surveillance

Fighting the Secrecy/Surveillance State
The emergence of Bradley Manning, Julian Assange and now Edward Snowden represents just the tip of the iceberg of a popular resistance that is challenging the US government's excesses …

Security Wars: Inside the Military’s Big, Messy Fight With Palantir, the Company They Pay to Spy on You Online
Agency infighting about which technology to use for global spying may be the best news there is for privacy advocates.

Outsourced Intelligence: How the FBI and CIA Use Private Contractors to Monitor Social Media
Palantir Technologies is now the leading embodiment of online Big Brother.

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Another Truth-Teller Steps Forward
Edward Snowden, who disclosed top-secret documents on the U.S. governmentu2019s massive surveillance programs, is reportedly in Hong Kong and seeking asylum from countries that value openness and freedom, conditions …

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Sensible Security or American Dystopia: Is It Too Late to Choose?
The recent revelations out of the NSA have made it clear that, we, the American people, have a choice to make, assuming we haven't already passed the point of …

Former CIA Employee, Snowden, Blows Whistle on NSA’s Dragnet Surveillance
‘They quite literally can watch your ideas form as you type,’ Edward Snowden told the Washington Post.

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It’s Time to Do Away With Homeland Security
Thom Hartmann: Repeal the PATRIOT Act, dissolve the DHS and let's return to sanity.

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A Timeline of Mass Surveillance in America
That the National Security Agency has engaged in such activity isn't entirely new: Since 9/11, we've learned about large-scale surveillance by the spy agency.

FBI and NSA Spying Revealed: Uncle Sam Is Watching You, and Both Congress and the Courts Are Complicit
New report details how the NSA is spying on citizens. Here is what you can do to stop it.

Surveillance After Boston
The Boston attacks may be the catalyst that transforms the US into George Orwell's Oceania.