"The search tool, known as ICReach, contains information on both foreigners and millions of U.S. citizens who have not been accused of wrongdoing. It is designed to share more than 850 billion records -- that is more than twice the number of stars in the Milky Way."
The Brennan Center’s Goitein said it appeared that with ICREACH, the government “drove a truck” through loopholes that allowed it to circumvent restrictions on retaining data about Americans. This raises a variety of legal and constitutional issues, according to Goitein, particularly if the data can be easily searched on a large scale by agencies like the FBI and DEA for their domestic investigations.
[youtube=http://youtu.be/j9TQcFOEfz0] Published on Mar 26, 2014 Brazilian legislators are considering a bill that many are calling the "Constitution of the Internet," in response to the revelations about the National Security Agency's accessing of internet users' data. Already passed by the lower house of the Brazilian legislature, the bill tightens privacy rights for internet users and More
Photo by OxfordUnion/YouTube Posted on Mar 22, 2014 An Oxford debate in late February posed the question: Is Edward Snowden a hero? In an impassioned defense of a patriotism that courageously stands against the abuse of state power, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges said yes, and by a vote of the those present, won the contest. Seven others More
NSA Carols Sung by the WAMM Singers (Women Against Military Madness) [vimeo http://vimeo.com/84171043] THE NSA IS COMING TO TOWN TUNE: Santa Claus is Coming to Town You better watch out, You better not Skype, You better log out, Yeah you better not type, The NSA is coming to town. They’re making a list, They're checking More
You Are All Suspects Now. What Are You Going To Do About It? By John Pilger April 26, 2012 opednews.com You are all potential terrorists. It matters not that you live in Britain, the United States, Australia or the Middle East. Citizenship is effectively abolished. Turn on your computer and the US Department of Homeland More
You Are All Suspects Now. What Are You Going To Do About It? By John Pilger April 26, 2012 opednews.com You are all potential terrorists. It matters not that you live in Britain, the United States, Australia or the Middle East. Citizenship is effectively abolished. Turn on your computer and the US Department of Homeland More
