Posted in Surveillance on Apr 19th, 2010
Oh yeah, our freedom.
I love this cartoon from Tom Toles. Seems particularly appropriate to share now, even though it is a bit old, after lawmakers caved to the FBI during Patriot Act reauthorization debates, and a court ruled the Bush administration and the NSA illegally wiretapped two attorneys.
Thanks to Jason at Zombie Popcorn [...]
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 Legal Issues, Surveillance on Sep 6th, 2007
Happy Thursday.
From Dan Eggen at The Washington Post:
A federal judge today struck down portions of the USA Patriot Act as unconstitutional, ordering the FBI to stop issuing “national security letters” that secretly demand customer information from Internet service providers and other businesses.
U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in New York ruled that the landmark anti-terrorism law [...]
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.