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NSA used ‘back door’ to search Americans’ communications Director of national intelligence confirms use of new legal rule Data collected under ‘Prism’ and ‘Upstream’ programs
Spencer Ackerman The Guardian [UK] 1 April 2014 US intelligence chiefs have confirmed that the National Security Agency has used a “back door” in surveillance law to perform […] April 2nd, 2014 | Tags: domestic surveillance, Edward Snowden, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), James R. Clapper, National Security Agency, PRISM, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sen. Mark Udall, Sen. Ron Wyden, warrantless surveillance | Category: Barack Obama, Department of Justice, National Intelligence, Right to Privacy, Social networking websites | Comments are closed
Judicial Watch 6/27/2013 Judicial Watch announced today that it has obtained records from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) revealing that the agency has spent millions of dollars for the warrantless collection and analysis of Americans’ financial transactions. The documents also reveal that CFPB contractors may be required to share the information with “additional government […] June 30th, 2013 | Tags: "czar" Elizabeth Warren, Argus Information & Advisory Services, Bret Baier, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), credit cards, Deloitte Consulting, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Edward Snowden, Elizabeth Warren, Experian, financial transactions, interest rates, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Richard Cordray, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, warrantless surveillance, Xiaoling Ang | Category: Banking and finance, corruption, legislation, Right to Privacy, US Constitution | Comments are closed
Paul Elias The Associated Press via NBC News A federal judge has ruled that Google Inc. must comply with the FBI’s warrantless demands for customer data, rejecting the company’s argument that the government’s practice of issuing so-called national security letters to telecommunication companies, Internet service providers, banks and others was unconstitutional and unnecessary. FBI counter-terrorism […] June 2nd, 2013 | Tags: 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Gmail, Google, Judge Susan Illston, National Security Letters (NSLs), Patriot Act, warrantless surveillance | Category: FBI, Internet, National Security, Right to Privacy, terrorism, US Constitution | Comments are closed
Barack Obama’s imperial presidency is just what his controversial predecessor wanted. Jonathan Turley USA Today 3/26/2013 This month, I spoke at an event commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Watergate scandal with some of its survivors at the National Press Club. While much of the discussion looked back at the historic clash with President Nixon, […] March 26th, 2013 | Tags: "imperial Presidency", "kill list", Cambodia, cult of personality, impeachment, Libya, President Richard M. Nixon, warrantless surveillance, Watergate, whistle blowers | Category: Barack Obama, civil liberties, Congress, corruption, Military, SCOTUS | Comments are closed
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