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Abraxas trapwire. Why Care About the N.S.A.? - Video. Eyes Wide Open: Unmasking the Five-Eyed monster. Privacy International is proud to announce our new project, Eyes Wide Open, which aims to pry open the Five Eyes arrangement and bring it under the rule of law.

Eyes Wide Open: Unmasking the Five-Eyed monster

Read our Special Report "Eyes Wide Open" and learn more about the project below. For almost 70 years, a secret post-war alliance of five English-speaking countries has been building a global surveillance infrastructure to “master the internet” and spy on the worlds communications. NSA is Building the World's Largest Spy Center (Every Word You Say...) in Inebriated Rants and Riots Forum. Tell President Obama: Justify your indiscriminate spying on Americans‬ BLOCKBUSTER!! Part 1 on The NSA 4 with Whistleblower Bill Binney and Journalist Tim Shorrock. Free Preview Clip William Binney, who spent 35 years at National Security Agency and quit over illegal domestic surveillance, and journalist Tim Shorrock of The Nation reveal corruption, cronyism and coverups at NSA, along with major violations of our fourth amendment rights.

BLOCKBUSTER!! Part 1 on The NSA 4 with Whistleblower Bill Binney and Journalist Tim Shorrock

Tim Shorrock is the author of Spies for Hire: The Secret World of [...] NSA Whistleblower William Binney Appears on RT, Big Data and Surveillance. As a security writer and futurist, when I hear someone from a cryptoanalysis outfit say the word “zettabyte” my ears do more than perk up, they triangulate and begin a careful spectrum analysis.

NSA Whistleblower William Binney Appears on RT, Big Data and Surveillance

So, when I was listening to NSA Whistleblower William Binney interviewed by Russia Today and these words cropped up I was soon paying attention. Binney came to national attention earlier this year when he started telling the story of how NSA surveillance works to anyone who would listen. He is a crypto-mathematician and a codebreaker of the nth degree (described as one of the best in NSA history) and his explanation of the spying program appeared in the New York Times in August 2012.

He spoke about “Stellar Wind” a top-secret domestic spying program developed by the NSA and its implications for civilian security and privacy. Supreme Court Authorizes Lawless Wiretapping. Video: Senator Ron Wyden Opposes Warrantless Surveillance. On December 28, 2012, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) spoke out eloquently against the warrantless wiretapping program instituted by the Bush Administration and continued by the Obama Administration.

Video: Senator Ron Wyden Opposes Warrantless Surveillance

In his testimony before the Senate, Wyden explained how the original FISA Act worked - and how, after September 11th, the Bush Administration exceeded its legal authority and instituted a warrantless surveillance program. In the clip below, Wyden explains that he was never briefed on the warrantless wiretapping program when it was created- even though he was a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence:

President Evolving Positions, Warrantless Wiretap Edition. Prime Minister of New Zealand apologizes to Kim Dotcom for letting spy agency wiretap him. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key issued an official apology to Kim Dotcom for illegal spying conducted by the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) -- the NZ equivalent to the CIA, which is prohibited from engaging in domestic spying.

Prime Minister of New Zealand apologizes to Kim Dotcom for letting spy agency wiretap him

Nevertheless, GCSB conducted a program of surveillance against Dotcom and his associates as part of the US-led shutdown of Megaupload, Dotcom's file-locker service, which had angered the US entertainment industry. Warrantless wiretap bill passes in US House, authorizes 5 more years of domestic spying. In a 301 to 118 decision, the US House of Representatives has voted in favor of the FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012, a bill which will extend the US government's previously established warrantless wiretapping programs for the next five years.

Warrantless wiretap bill passes in US House, authorizes 5 more years of domestic spying

The bill preserves far-reaching and highly controversial enhancements to government surveillance powers granted under amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in 2008, and has been met with considerable resistance from privacy groups and members of Congress on both sides of the aisle. FISA was originally tasked with preventing American citizens from being spied on in 1978 following a scandal that found Richard Nixon's administration using US intelligence agencies to target activists and political opponents. "The American people deserve better. " The bill's supporters, on the other hand, continue to fervently insist that the spying powers are essential to defend the US from terrorist threats. Democrats Split on Wiretap Reauthorization.

By Jonathan Strong Roll Call Staff Sept. 11, 2012, 11:25 a.m.

Democrats Split on Wiretap Reauthorization

Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (Conn.) said today he will vote against reauthorization of a wiretap law. Updated 2:50 p.m. Breaking with President Barack Obama, two top House Democrats today expressed their opposition to reauthorizing a wiretap law that was broadened after the 9/11 attacks. House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (Conn.) said he will vote against the bill, scheduled for a vote Wednesday, because it does not include a resonable sunset provision. Obama Renewed Warrantless Wiretap Law. U.S.

Obama Renewed Warrantless Wiretap Law

President Barack Obama arrives in the briefing room where he said he was ‘modestly optimistic’ while making a statement on fiscal cliff negotiations following a meeting with Congressional leaders at the White House December 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Getty Images) Berlusconi's wiretap trial postponed in Italy. Texting by police doesn't violate Wiretap Act. By MELISSA DANIELS PA Independent December 23, 2012.

Texting by police doesn't violate Wiretap Act

Wiretapping Rampant in China’s Communist Officialdom. By Hsin-Yi LinEpoch Times Staff Created: December 8, 2012 Last Updated: December 10, 2012 Delegates attend the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress held at the Great Hall of the People on Nov. 8, in Beijing, China.

Wiretapping Rampant in China’s Communist Officialdom

Many Party officials have found themselves wiretapped recently, as paranoia in the ranks increases amidst an anti-corruption campaign led from the top. (Feng Li/Getty Images) Large numbers of Chinese Communist Party officials are being wiretapped, causing them constant worry that their illicit activities may be exposed, an industry expert says. Fed Wiretap Leak Linked to Gun Smugglers. By Mike GallagherJournal Investigative ReporterAlbuquerque Journal Bordeland Beat The husband of a federal prosecutor, charged with leaking wiretap information about a federal probe into a smuggling operation that provided guns, ammunition and body armor to the Juárez Cartel, was a longtime friend of one of the key players in the ring, the Journal has learned. Former Police Chief Angelo Vega Danny Burnett, who retired as superintendent of the Los Lunas School District in 2003, and former Columbus, N.M., Police Chief Angelo Vega were friends from their days in Lincoln County, where Vega was a deputy sheriff and Burnett an educator in the 1990s.

Intensified Warrantless Spying in America. Intensified Warrantless Spying in America by Stephen Lendman. Bulgarian Socialists: 95% of Wiretaps Did Not Reach Court. Google + Bulgaria’s Parliament adopted Wednesday an annual report of the Parliamentary Subcommittee for Special Surveillance Devices Control. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency. Report: Verizon Sells Smartphone App Usage, Browsing and Location Data; Critics Claim Wiretap Issues. Internet Law Posted Oct 18, 2012 3:33 PM CDT By Martha Neil A CNET News report that Verizon Wireless is selling aggregated information about its customers' geographic location, application use and Internet browsing habits has raised questions about whether this practice could violate laws against wiretapping.

Verizon says that its Precision Market Insights program, which offers reports to third-party marketers about customers' smartphone usage, is legal because it doesn't reveal the identity of individual customers and customers can opt out, the article explains. Montco DA Risa Ferman praises changes coming to state’s Wiretap Act. NORRISTOWN – Montgomery County’s top law enforcer said changes to the state’s wiretap law address modern technology and will go a long way to “protect crime victims.” “We were operating under laws that were the legal equivalent of the Princess rotary phone. We’ve brought it into the iPhone world,” Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said on Friday, lauding the proposed changes expected to be signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett. “In a nutshell, the law has now been changed so that it will protect crime victims and it addresses modern technology,” said Ferman, who had fought for an updated version of the law for many years and called the improvements “significant and necessary.”

The state Senate this week voted 49-0, and the state House of Representatives voted 191-0 in concurrence, to pass House Bill 2400, which makes improvements to the Pennsylvania Wiretap Act, which hadn’t been updated since 1998. “Compromise is not a dirty word. Italy earthquake verdict will cause paralysis: agency. Wiretap Under Scrutiny. WIRETAP UNDER SCRUTINY | Wiretaps are the government’s new best friend for going after insider trading. That was apparent in the case against Rajat K. Law expands state's wiretap powers. Gov. Tom Corbett signed a package of five criminal justice bills into law yesterday that are expected to have a significant impact on juveniles convicted of murder, mandatory sentencing for straw purchasers, teen sexting and changes in how law enforcement can use wiretaps.

Wiretaps have been used successfully for years by federal, state and local police agencies in order to gather evidence against criminals and corrupt officials. High court nixes appeal of AT&T, NSA wiretap Case ( - Security ) The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to overturn a lower-court decision upholding legal immunity for telecommunications companies that allegedly participated in a National Security Agency surveillance program during the last decade. The court, without comment, declined to review a December 2011 appeals court decision upholding legal immunity for AT&T in its effort to help the NSA monitor phone calls and Internet communications following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed the class-action lawsuit, Hepting v. Tech and tracking: Warrantless wiretapping, spying software, police and social, Apple’s new patent. Department Of Justice Wants Court To Keep Google/NSA Partnership Secret. Court hearing scheduled for next week in ongoing effort by privacy group to expose details of working relationship Steve WatsonPrisonplanet.com March 13, 2012 The Department of Justice will ask a federal court to uphold the secrecy that surrounds the working relationship between Google and the National Security Agency in a hearing that is scheduled for next week. Congressional Report on Operation Fast and Furious: The Buck Stops…Well…Somewhere Else.

The New York Times Reminds Us the NSA Still Warrantlessly Wiretaps Americans, and Congress Has the Power to Stop It  August 28, 2012 · 0 Comments. Wikileaks Reveals Privately Run CIA's Dirty Secrets (Update 2) Wikileaks Reveals Massive Spying System Across US Named “TrapWire” It has not been long, when three former National Security Agency (NSA) employees made an appearance on TV to make the shocking revelations of nationwide surveillance on citizens by the US government. Last week, Wikileaks revealed a massive spying network across the US, named TrapWire.

TrapWire

WIKILEAKS: Surveillance Cameras Around The Country Are Being Used In A Huge Spy Network. Stratfor emails reveal secret, widespread TrapWire surveillance system. DOJ won't prosecute Holder - The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill. The Justice Department announced on Friday that it will not prosecute Attorney General Eric Holder for contempt of Congress. Holder heads the department. » Bombshell: Fast and Furious Secret Wiretaps Revealed Alex Jones.

Infowars.com June 29, 2012 The following was posted on the Roll Call website today. Issa Puts Wiretap Details in Congressional Record. Darrell Issa Puts Details of Secret Wiretap Applications in Congressional Record. By Jonathan Strong Roll Call Staff June 29, 2012, 12:06 p.m. In the midst of a fiery floor debate over contempt proceedings for Attorney General Eric Holder, House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) quietly dropped a bombshell letter into the Congressional Record.

Government Wants Wiretap-Ready Internet. US Wiretap Data Getting Worse. Was Skype reworked by Microsoft to make it easier to wiretap? Software - Can Skype wiretap your calls? - Skeptics. Skype won't comment on whether it can now eavesdrop on conversations. Microsoft won’t say if Skype has a wiretap backdoor. Is Microsoft Spying On You Via Skype Or Not? Growing concern over what Microsoft may be doing with Skype. Is Skype Spying on You? Are You Being Watched On Skype. Some Question Whether Skype Is Helping Law Enforcement Wiretap Online Calls. Yipes! Skype can now wiretap your video calls. Microsoft's Skype tweaks may facilitate wiretapping.

Can Skype 'wiretap' video calls? Will Government Start Wiretapping Skype Calls? Legislation Seeks to Limit Warrantless Wiretapping Powers. Microsoft in hot water over Skype spying allegations. DNI Admits FISA Surveillance Violated the 4th Amendment. Feds Sue Telecom for Fighting Warrantless Search. Privacy and Security Fanatic: Gov't surveillance 'unreasonable' & violated the 4th amendment 'at least once'

Revealed secret wiretap tapes trouble for Attorney General Eric Holder and DOJ - San Antonio Headlines. How many wiretaps? Ssh, that’s private. Congress v. Holder: Despite 'bombshell' wiretap, feds decline to investigate top cop. Issa reveals wiretap docs from DOJ mole. Cell phone companies see spike in surveillance requests. Loose cellular surveillance standards invite abuse. Cellphone carriers report surge in surveillance requests. Government Surveillance of Cell Users: 1.3 Million Annual Requests and Rising. DA pleads with Legislature for expanded wiretapping. Lone Senator Blocks Renewal of NSA Wiretap Program.