Archive for the 'Civil Liberties' tag

"We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you’re  studying that reality — judiciously, as you will — we’ll act again, creating other new  realities, which you… Continue reading

Federal agents may take a traveler's laptop or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies the Department of… Continue reading

A Big Brother network of hidden scanners is monitoring hundreds of thousands of Britons without their knowledge, it emerged yesterday.

Scientists track people walking around cities, using the Bluetooth signals from their mobiles, laptops and… Continue reading

Washington Times

LONDON (AP) - The ex-head of Britain's MI5 domestic spy agency said Tuesday she opposes Prime Minister Gordon Brown's plans for… Continue reading

The Courier-Mail

Premier Anna Bligh yesterday said voluntary chemical castration would be available for pedophiles and other dangerous sex fiends, but only if they consented and… Continue reading

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. telephone companies that took part in President George W. Bush's warrantless domestic spying program could be shielded from billions of dollars in lawsuits under a electronic spy bill finalized on Thursday… Continue reading

During an appearance at a Long Island bookstore last month, former Speaker of the House… Continue reading

Underage drinkers who attempt to buy alcohol may be thwarted by the technology that police use to identify suspected criminals. A supermarket chain is introducing face recognition cameras to prevent staff mistakenly selling cigarettes… Continue reading

The Bush-Cheney administration’s Department of Homeland Security, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have collectively set guidelines that recommend—in the event of… Continue reading

Homeland Security Committee members fault Chertoff for delaying legal framework for new office A controversial plan that would allow domestic law enforcement agencies to use data gathered by US spy satellites still lacks necessary… Continue reading

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Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul has broken through to the top tier of Republican candidates running for president. He knows it, GOP voters know it, and… Continue reading

Presidential candidate Ron Paul says the U.S. is in "great danger" of a staged terror attack or a Gulf of Tonkin style provocation while also warning that a major collapse of the American… Continue reading