Archive for Privacy

Phone and Email Data-Mining Used in War on Drugs, Too

Do not let it be said that the Bush administration forgot the War on Drugs while waging the War on Terror.

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The End of America:America’s Descent into Fascism

Naomi Wolf and Amy Goodman Discuss “The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot” where Naomi Wolf outlines what she sees as the ten steps to shut down a democratic society. She argues the Bush administration has already implemented many of these steps.

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From Casinos to Counterterrorism

LAS VEGAS — This city, famous for being America’s playground, has also become its security lab. Like nowhere else in the United States, Las Vegas has embraced the twin trends of data mining and high-tech surveillance, with arguably more cameras per square foot than any airport or sports arena in…

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Will Google’s Greed Ruin the Internet?

Google’s new marketing strategy poses a huge threat to our privacy and democratic aspirations for the Internet.

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New York City’s Explosion in Police Repression and Surveillance

High-tech surveillance and undercover spying on protests by the NYPD have soared — this is what happens when the “War on Terror” comes home.
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