civil liberties
Movement to restore the Fourth Amendment mobilizes for July 4
July 2, 2013This July 4, thousands of people will be taking to the streets to "restore the fourth" - the principals of the Fourth of July and the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, i.e. the right to privacy.
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Snooping and spying for profit
June 19, 2013Protecting privacy in a dangerous world will never be easy. But we'll never have even a shot at protecting it until we take the profit out of violating it.
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Spying, privacy, and “brave new world”
June 10, 2013Americans expect a government restrained by transparency and public oversight. But spying has become easier - more open to abuse.
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Today in labor history: Congress passes notorious Sedition Act
May 16, 2013On May 16, 1918, Congress passed the Sedition Act, leading to the arrest, imprisonment, execution and deportation of dozens of unionists, anarchists and communists.
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Google Glass: Vision for the future, or the eyes of Big Brother?
May 15, 2013For all intents and purposes, Glass is a technological extension of the human body - or so Google would have us believe.
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