Canadian MP accuses online surveillance bill opponents of siding with ‘child pornographers’ Opponents of a controversial bill that would give authorities new powers to increase online monitoring of Canadians have been accused of siding with “child pornographers” by Safety Minister Vic Toews. The so-called “lawful access” legislation, tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday [...]
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject [...]
Watchdog Group Sues FAA For Records On Domestic Drone Use A digital rights and civil liberties group has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration, demanding that they release information on who is authorized to operate drones within the United States. I’ve been curious about this myself. Drones can [...]
Check this out… US authorities have obtained a secret court order to force search giant Google and a small Internet provider to hand over information from email accounts of a volunteer for whistleblower website WikiLeaks, a report said. The Wall Street Journal, citing documents it had reviewed, said the Internet service provider Sonic had been [...]
Obama, in Europe, signs Patriot Act extension – Barack Obama News – Salon.com Obama said he was pleased the act had been extended A lot of what Pres. Obama does (or doesn’t do) really irks me, this is one of those cases.
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