On Thursday December 14, a German court announced it will instruct the BND not to retain metadata on on international calls. The BND - an equivalent of the USA's NSA - is responsible for collecting foreign intelligence and uses wiretaps and electronic surveillance extensively to do so.
The lawsuit was brought by …
Thaw America is proud to announce its participation in the Massachusetts Pirate Party's annual conference, PirateCon. The conference will be held April 29th, 2017 at the Community Church of Boston.
Today we watched as the 45th president of the United States was sworn in. We listened as he spoke about how he plans to improve our country. We listened as he spoke about unifying our country and all its peoples. And we listened as he spoke about ousting Washington insiders and restoring power to the people of our great nation. This letter is written to him.
Recently, I introduced FISCR 16-01, including the effects of the decision and how I think the court got it wrong. What I didn't cover was the broader applicability of the decision and why I think everyone should care. So let's do that now.
We're fighting for our privacy and our civil rights. The last 15 years have seen an unprecedented expansion of surveillance, mostly via massive electronic monitoring. This has happened behind closed doors and without the consent of the American people. The intelligence agencies have repeatedly gone way beyond the scope of the already-questionably legal powers afforded to them and lied to (or at least mislead) congressional investigation panels.