Posted in Surveillance on Jul 16th, 2008
Following up on the recent post on surveillance, and Big Brother myths, I found this brilliant billboard improvement on the Groundswell Collective blog.
There’s also a YouTube video of the editing in action.
Many thanks to the Billboard Liberation Front for keeping our streets factually accurate.
Posted in Surveillance on Jul 16th, 2008
There’s been a lot of talk in the press lately about government surveillance; Congress, instead of providing checks and balances on President Bush’s illegal spying program, actually voted to radically EXPAND the spy powers (and, of course, give legal immunity to phone corporations).
It seems like whenever government surveillance and harassment makes the news, coverage [...]
Posted in Police Harassment & Abuse, Surveillance, Terrorism Watch Lists on Jul 15th, 2008
As the New York Times reported last week, the Department of Homeland Security routinely stops Americans who are re-entering the country so government officials can snoop through laptops and even copy files.
For many animal and environmental advocates, though, this is old news. And it’s only part of the story. The government labels the animal rights [...]
Posted in Opposition, Surveillance on Jun 6th, 2008
We’ve recently learned that Burger King has been spying on human rights activists, and the FBI would like to be spying on vegan potlucks. Not to be outdone, it looks like the Society of Toxicology commissioned a “threat analysis” to try to get smart about, among other things, who activists are dating.
The organization held its [...]
Posted in Legal Issues, Police Harassment & Abuse, Surveillance on May 15th, 2008
Eric McDavid was just sentenced to 20 years in prison, as a “terrorist,” in a case that would never have been possible without a “confidential source” known only as Anna. She was paid by the FBI. She provided the group with bomb-making recipes; at times financed their transportation, food and housing; strung along McDavid, who [...]
Posted in Surveillance on May 8th, 2008
Eric Schlosser has a great oped in The New York Times about how Burger King hired a sketchy private security firm to spy on non-violent activists.
WHILE the Patriot Act has raised fears about government spying on ordinary citizens, the growing threat to civil liberties posed by corporate spying has received much less attention. During the [...]
Posted in Activism & Activists' Response, Legal Issues, Police Harassment & Abuse, Surveillance on May 2nd, 2008
OMG, the May issue of Elle is the “Green Issue” and has an article on these, like, Al-Qaeda environmentalists! Srsly. There’s a lot about how the FBI hired this girl to totally pretend to be an activist, and lie to them and pressure them into doing illegal stuff. Now they’re going to prison as terrorists [...]
Posted in Surveillance on Mar 12th, 2008
Saw this at the great new blog Little Brother.
USA Today reports:
The Homeland Security Department is testing technology that would allow its agents to use cellphones or e-mail devices to covertly share live video of possible terrorists over a law enforcement network…
A live video feed could be shared with “dozens or hundreds of authorized users,” [...]
Posted in Legal Issues, Surveillance, Terrorism Watch Lists on Dec 23rd, 2007
Big Brother isn’t just watching. He’s making biometric databases, recruiting firefighters and redefining “privacy.”
There’s been a lot going on in terms of government surveillance and privacy concerns. Here’s a few highlights:
Do you look like a terrorist? The FBI is spending $1 billion create the biggest biometric database in the world. That means the feds are [...]
Posted in Surveillance on Oct 17th, 2007
An easy way to get your DHS travel dossier.
An easy, automated site for generating Freedom of Information Act requests for your FBI/CIA/NSA/etc. files.
Be sure to email me and let me know if you turn up anything good!
The War on Terrorism has come home. Corporations and politicians are labeling activists "eco-terrorists" and national security threats. Think red-baiting, with a green twist. Here you'll find original reporting and analysis of the Green Scare, and history repeating itself.