We cannot have our political surveillance and our democracy, too

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After Youth Pass protest, youth organizer followed by suspicious account claiming to be the State Police

Documents show Boston’s “antiterrorism” fusion center obsessively documented Occupy Boston

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We need to know why DHS is an NSA intelligence “customer”, and what that means

We've heard it a million times: the government failed to "connect the dots" after 9/11. While this is a very simplistic (and arguably false) summation of the main intelligence failures that led to the attacks, it has nonetheless largely shaped US intelligence and law enforcement policy in the ensuing decade plus.

Boston fusion center promises to investigate medical marijuana providers

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5 ways the fusion center violates your privacy while pretending it doesn’t

by Nashwa Gewaily, ACLU of Massachusetts fellow

Supreme Court rules your roommates can give away your constitutional rights

Oakland doesn’t want a bloated surveillance center, thank you very much

NATO 3 cleared of all terror charges