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2 Jun 2015, 6:00 am
WASHINGTON — The FBI is operating a small air force with scores of low-flying planes across the country carrying video and, at times, cellphone surveillance technology — all hidden behind fictitious companies that are fronts for the government, The Associated Press has learned. [read post]
21 Jan 2008, 3:00 pm
The Senate this week plans to resume debate on legislation setting rules for government surveillance of communications between people in the U.S. and targets abroad. [read post]
1 Aug 2007, 5:38 am
[JURIST] US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) [official websites] said Wednesday that Democrats are willing to expand government surveillance over foreign communications under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) [text; JURIST news archive], but disagree with the White House over spending and "the involvement of the attorney general. [read post]
4 Feb 2008, 5:21 pm
It also urged support for pro-civil liberties amendments that would mitigate several of the more onerous surveillance powers given the government under the revamped FISA legislation. [read post]
24 Aug 2021, 2:01 am
” They had a wide-ranging discussion about the Chinese government's use of surveillance technology to suppress its Uyghur population, the history of Xinjiang since 9/11, the development of China's tech industry and much more. [read post]
1 May 2016, 12:47 pm
Via ZDNet: “A secret court that oversees the US government’s surveillance requests accepted every warrant that was submitted last year, according to new figures. [read post]
1 Nov 2017, 12:41 pm
Opponents of the bill warn that it gives the government intrusive access into... [read post]
16 Nov 2007, 12:02 am
[JURIST] The US House of Representatives passed the RESTORE Act of 2007 ("Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed and Effective Act of 2007") [HR 3773 materials] by a margin of 227-187 [roll call] late Thursday without including a provision that would grant immunity to telecommunication companies [JURIST report] that aided the US government in its domestic surveillance [read post]
20 Jan 2016, 8:22 am
" The four UN experts shared their concerns [public statement, in French) with French government officials. [read post]
9 Oct 2007, 5:17 pm
The Center for Democracy & Technology applauded the action of two House Committees in approving the RESTORE Act (H.R. 3773), a bill that would provide judicial oversight of government surveillance undertaken in the name of national security. [read post]
3 Mar 2014, 12:39 pm
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12 Jan 2016, 7:49 am
The Chinese government believes that the individuals charged are linked to events that have disrupted the public order, including a police shooting. [read post]
13 Sep 2012, 1:34 pm
The law's Reauthorization Act of 2012 [text, PDF] renews 2008 revisions which call for special government programs, such as the National Security Agency (NSA) [official website] warrantless surveillance program [JURIST news archive], to be operated under court supervision. [read post]
8 Apr 2015, 10:06 am
The DEA attempted [press release] to make the existence of a mass surveillance program confidential until January, when a federal judge ordered the government to disclose additional information about the program. [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 2:32 pm
Last week, the Administration released a draft bill that would amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to permit large-scale warrantless surveillance of Americans. [read post]
6 Aug 2012, 6:31 am
ProPublica: How Do You Feel About Smartphone Surveillance? [read post]
15 Jul 2012, 5:39 pm
You can TAKE ACTION to stop the government's highly intrusive and harmful surveillance program by sending an email to your elected officials. [read post]
12 Jan 2016, 1:02 pm
The bill is intended to govern how UK authorities monitor suspects under surveillance. [read post]
16 Feb 2011, 10:56 am
The provisions extended include roving wiretaps, "lone wolf" terrorism suspects and the government's ability to seize "any tangible items" in the course of surveillance. [read post]
28 Jul 2006, 9:21 am
[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] has released a list of secret government surveillance operations [PDF text] focusing on war protestors and other political activists in northern and central California from September 2001 through July 2006 [timeline, PDF]. [read post]
