WashingtonsBlog writes: TechDirt notes: In a radio interview, Wall Street Journal reporter Julia Angwin (who’s been one of the best at covering the surveillance state in the US) made a simple observation that puts much of this into context: the US surveillance regime has more data on the average American than the Stasi ever did on East Germans. Indeed,…
Category: U.S.
‘Revenge Pornography’ Site Sued for Privacy Invasion
Courthouse News reports: A “revenge pornography” website gained unauthorized access to nude photographs of a woman and posted them on the Internet, the woman claims in court. Shelby Conklin sued Verisign, Katz Global Media, and Pinkmeth.com, in Denton County Court. Pinkmeth is her main target. She claims Tucson-based Katz sold “anonymous hosting” Internet services to…
Newly Released Drone Records Reveal Extensive Military Flights in US
Jennifer Lynch writes: Today EFF posted several thousand pages of new drone license records and a new map that tracks the location of drone flights across the United States. These records, received as a result of EFF’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), come from state and local law enforcement agencies,…
‘Everyone in US under virtual surveillance’ – NSA whistleblower
The FBI records the emails of nearly all US citizens, including members of congress, according to NSA whistleblower William Binney. In an interview with RT, he warned that the government can use this information against anyone. Binney, one of the best mathematicians and code breakers in the history of the National Security Agency, resigned in…