The Verge If you want to release something no one will pay attention to, what time’s better than Christmas Eve? At least, that appeared to be the National Security Agency’s thinking. [...]
France24 The surveillance of electronic communications by British intelligence agencies is not a breach of human rights law, a UK tribunal has ruled. But the debate over privacy and spying [...]
TechCrunch Resistance is digital. Human rights charity Amnesty International is one of several organizations behind the release of a free, open source anti-surveillance tool called Detekt. Other [...]
VICE Fictional surveillance states are thrilling and almost never subtle. Dictators are ubiquitously projected on vast public monitors, “thought criminals” are dragged away screaming [...]
ACLU In a welcome turn of events, courts are beginning to push back on the government’s secretive use of StingRay devices, an intrusive cell phone surveillance technology. Courts are making clear [...]
The Intercept When Apple and Google unveiled new encryption schemes last month, law enforcement officials complained that they wouldn’t be able to unlock evidence on criminals’ digital devices. [...]
Business Insider Researchers are now using US Department of Defense funding to explore what could be the next big step in drone technology: mind control. Daniel Pack, who manages the Unmanned [...]
The Hill A tech industry coalition dedicated to reining in government spying is adding a new member. Note-taking service Evernote is joining Facebook, Google, Microsoft and six other tech giants [...]
ISJ Placement of a cell phone tower on the Chubbuck Elementary School property was again delayed by the Chubbuck City Council till next month. Parents of students at Chubbuck Elementary School [...]
WP In just a few weeks, the next installment of “The Hunger Games” will arrive in movie theaters. The latest in a long line of films to depict a future all-knowing or controlling government — [...]