In this New York Times article published recently, it was revealed that cell phone carriers received over 1,300,000 demands for customer records by state and federal government “law enforcement” agencies last year. This was the first public accounting of this kind… Continue Reading…
Censorship • Cybersecurity • Police State • Tyranny
July 8, 2012
As reported yesterday, Obama has signed an Executive Order: “Assignment of national Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions.” There is much offensive liberty destructive language, but the most the most damning is Section 5.6., and it states: Sec. 5.6. The Federal Communications… Continue Reading…
Constitution • Cybersecurity • Politics
June 13, 2012
Rand Paul has recently proposed Senate Bill (S-3287) that is supposed to “protect Americans from drone surveillance.” It is titled the “Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act,” and is to require the government to get a warrant before using aerial… Continue Reading…
Cybersecurity • Police State • Tyranny
June 6, 2012
In a story today on a USAToday website, a federal judge, Magistrate Judge Stephen Smith, said that at least 30,000 secret spying warrants are issued each year. These secret orders are authorized by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, known as ECPA…. Continue Reading…
Cybersecurity • Police State • Tyranny
May 16, 2012
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Monday that law enforcement would be able to “streamline” the authorization process to allow them to deploy drones for domestic use. This attitude is not new, but the continuation of speeding up approvals… Continue Reading…