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Terrorist Plots, Helped Along by the FBI

The United States has been narrowly saved from lethal terrorist plots in recent years - or so it has seemed. A would-be suicide bomber was intercepted on his way to the Capitol; a scheme to bomb synagogues and shoot Stinger missiles at military aircraft was developed by men in  …

Misinformation campaign targets USA TODAY reporter, editor

A USA TODAY reporter and editor investigating Pentagon propaganda contractors have themselves been subjected to a propaganda campaign of sorts, waged on the Internet through a series of bogus websites. Fake Twitter and Facebook accounts have been created in their names, along  …

ACLU: Most US police don't seek warrants before tracking cell phones

Many law enforcement agencies across the U.S. track mobile phones as part of investigations, but only a minority ask for court-ordered warrants, according to a new report released Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union. More than 90 law enforcement agencies said they  …

MI5 warns of assassination plot against Redgrave friend

A dramatic plot to assassinate a Russian politician on the streets of London has been uncovered by MI5.  

New Laws Target Wikileaks

The Labor Government is tightening up Australian law in areas that will have a direct impact on organisations such as WikiLeaks. Only the Greens are challenging the new bills in parliament, and they are receiving scant media attention. There’s a new extradition l …

Judge rules eavesdropping law unconstitutional

A Cook County judge today ruled the state’s controversial eavesdropping law unconstitutional. The law makes it a felony offense to make audio recordings of police officers without their consent even when they’re performing their public duties. Judge Stanley Sacks, …

HR 1981: SOPA Author Lamar Smith's New Internet Surveillance Bill Intensifies Threats to Online Privacy

Following the massive world-wide protests over the Internet in January, the infamous SOPA and PIPA are mostly dead with the author Lamar Smith saying he won't take the bill up in committee until a "wider agreement on a solution" is reached. While people have been celebrating t …

Media Matters memo called for hiring private investigators 'to look into the personal lives' of Fox employees

“Simply put,” Frisch wrote, “the progressive movement is in need of an enemy. George W. Bush is gone. We really don’t have John McCain to kick around any more.

Take Action: Send a message to Swift on Iran

Send a Message to SWIFT Urge the Belgian Financial Telecommunications Company to Comply With U.S., EU and UN Sanctions by Stopping Its Facilitation of Illicit Iranian Trade

DARPA Works On Virtual Reality Contact Lenses

The Department of Defense (DOD) is working on contact lenses that would enhance soldiers' vision to improve intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) activities without the need for specialized equipment that is currently used in the battlefield. The Defense Advance …

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