According to an e-mail from Brock Meeks of MSNBC, forwarded via Declan McCullagh's Politechbot list, the following exchange occurred between Senator Russ Feingold and the asshole currently occupying the office […]
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Only in a police state is the job of a policeman easy. – Orson Welles
TIA Contractors Exposed
The Electronic Privacy Information Center has once again pulled back the curtain and exposed the wizard to the harsh light of day: EPIC Obtains Contractor Documents for Defense Dept. Domestic […]
Read moreDomestic Spy Agency Coalition Letter
This is the final call for signatures on a broad-based coalition letter to President Bush opposing the creation (for the first time in American history) of a clandestine agency whose […]
Read moreIAEA and Project Echelon?
Les Dabney has been on the receiving end of strange traffic from the International Atomic Energy Agency (chartered by the U.N.) as reflected by his referral logs. It appears from […]
Read morePrivacy Villain of the Week
The National Consumer Coalition's Privacy Villain of the Week is Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY): Sen. Hillary Clinton told WABC radio this week that to combat the scourge of cheap lawn […]
Read moreHomeland Intelligence Agency
Radley's favorite, Senator Handsome has introduced legislation to create a Homeland Intelligence Agency. The only thing missing now are detention camps. And don't think they aren't being considered. Senator Edwards' […]
Read morePATRIOT ACT II
Well, PATRIOT Act II is coming soon, to a home invasion near you. Over the last year and a half, I've participated in a loosely-held coalition of liberal, conservative and […]
Read moreDoD Tries to Reassure Us
From a Department of Defense press release dated Friday, February 7: The Department of Defense will establish two boards to provide oversight of the Total Information Awareness Project, the program […]
Read moreLetters Update
I’ve updated the advocacy and comment letters section to add three recent letters sent out via Americans for Tax Reform regarding Amtrak and the ACLU on Total Information Awareness: ACLU […]
Read moreEPIC 1, DoD 0
EPIC won it's FOIA lawsuit against DoD for Poindexter records: U.S. District Judge John Bates today issued a decision that rejects the Defense Department's attempt to impose financial obstacles to […]
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