Limitless Space: Computerized Dataveillance since 9/11
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Occupy Boston second encampment raided; 129 arrests made
The Boston Police Department raided the second Occupy Boston encampment early this morning. The City of Boston and Boston Police haven't been clear about why they did so, while leaving the other camp at Dewey Square park alone.
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Round up of the outrageous NYPD spies on Muslims stories
In case you missed it, please take a look at the following, important investigative journalism exposing NYPD surveillance of Muslims, for no reason other than the fact that they are Muslims.
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Thursday technology link round-up
- The person who invented GPS technology is having his dynamite moment: he is joining EFF, the ACLU and other groups to urge the courts to require a warrant before allowing law enforcement to track people using the tech.
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Canada’s “Lawful Access” rule would allow police unrestricted access to user data via IP
In the worst possible idea I've heard this week, Canada's conservative government plans to push through a so-called "Lawful Access" rule that would allow police unrestricted, warrantless access to every bit of data that flows across Canada's internet protocols. Wow.
A coalition has formed to oppose this dangerous measure. And they produced a very good video explaining why. Check it out.
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Latest casualties of the ‘war on terror’ at home
Read our latest Civil Liberties Update and you will learn some new facts to astonish your family and friends.
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Terror watch-lists: guilty even after proven innocent
Police unions have long lobbied successfully to ensure that arrests that do not lead to convictions remain on criminal records, even though the judicial process cleared the accused of charges. That's because police believe that anyone they arrest who isn't convicted somehow gamed the system, or that the system messed up. In other words, the police are never wrong.
