If you thought the recently revealed New York Police Department surveillance of Muslims on college campuses was outrageous, there are other new revelations about NYPD surveillance of Muslims. Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo report of Associated Press report: Muslims who change their names to sound more traditionally American, as immigrants have done for generations, or…
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Congressman: Secret Report On TSA Pat Downs, Body Scanner Failures Will “Knock Your Socks Off”
Steve Watson reports: The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which oversees the TSA, has asserted that the release of a classified report on TSA security failures will renew calls for the replacement of the agency with private airport security personnel. “The failure rate (for body scanning equipment) is classified but it would…
Wyden says privacy laws need changes
Paul C. Barton reports: Sen. Ron Wyden wants to keep the United States from taking a step toward the totalitarian state envisioned in the novel “1984.” The 1949 work by George Orwell depicted a society of pervasive government surveillance of citizens. The Oregon Democrat sees that possibility in law enforcement’s use of global positioning system…
TSA – Keeping Us Safe from Sex Toys?
So TSA inspectors missed a loaded handgun in a bag, but never fear – they did find a sex toy in another passenger’s bags. Not only did they find the small vibrator, but they apparently left the passenger a note in their bag that said, “GET YOUR FREAK ON GIRL.” Kashmir Hill has more on…