Showing posts with label Civil Liberties. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Civil Liberties. Show all posts

Friday, July 15, 2011

Is Google the Right Hand Man of the NSA?













World Net Daily reports

A federal judge has ordered that whether Google is spying for National Security Agency or not, you have no right to know.
The court opinion came as a result of a situation in which a Chinese hacking incident in January 2010 raised questions.
The group had wanted information about "arrangements with Google on cybersecurity, as well as records regarding the agency's role in setting security standards for Gmail and other web-based applications."

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Troopers Would ‘Absolutely’ Use Force on Wisc. Protesters If Ordered













opED News
Amid the largest protests Madison, Wisconsin has seen in decades, newly elected Republican Gov. Scott Walker last week issued a stark message to public labor unions occupying the capitol building: we have options, and using the National Guard against protesters is among them.
And according to a Wisconsin police union president, whether the police agree or disagree with their governor's politics, they would "absolutely" carry out any order given to them ... even if that order included using force against their fellow Americans gathered in peaceful protest.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Editorial: Are Google & Facebook Arms of the United States Government?

TIL has covered internet privacy issues in great detail in the past. With the mainstay of online social networking and its literal life/death importance in the daily lives of over 1/6 of the entire world population, few spend time to THINK about the venerability users subject themselves to during regular internet activities.

Infowars.com has compiled excellent research detailing the extent of the United States government in cahoots with corporate America working against... (more)