TSA caught lying to the public, courts
The TSA is permitted to lie in response to Freedom of Information Act requests. This includes denying the existence of CCTV footage if it happens to show misdeeds by …
Category: Human Rights
NRA supports ACLU legal challenge of NSA overreach
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit in June challenging the NSA's Patriot Act phone surveillance. Now the National Rifle Association (NRA) has filed in support of …
“We don’t need a permit we have the constitution”
It is a troubling sign for liberty when police attempt to break up a peaceful demonstration in a public place because it might be bothersome and the activists don't …
Missouri Privacy Advocates Worried About Police Drones Over St. Louis
St. Louis, MO: St. Louis Police Capt. Sam Dotson (pictured) wants FAA approval to deploy surveillance drones over St. Louis to aid in crime prevention and reduce the burden on …
Thomas Sowell on Freedom vs. Big Government
Wise words from Thomas Sowell. [blockquote style="1"]"...the question becomes, are you going to have everyone play by the same rules, or are you going to try to rectify the …
Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership may threaten Intellectual Property
The TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) is a proposed free trade agreement currently under negotiation by countries on the Pacific rim, but the actual focus of the partnership covers much more …
Warrantless Drones
[blockquote style="1"]“To me, it’s Big Brother in the sky,” he told the New York Times. “I don’t mean to sound conspiratorial about it, but these drones are coming, and …
Joe Biden says he doesn’t trust a spying President
How times have changed! In this TV interview from 2006 Joe Biden clearly explains the reason that domestic spying and warrantless phone surveillance erodes trust in the administration. So …
Wise Words: John Adams on Property Rights
[blockquote style="1"]"Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty. The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws …
Long-runnning DEA Project Far Worse Than NSA Snooping
The New York Times reports that a long-running DEA program, The Hemisphere Project, involves privacy breaches far beyond the scope of the NSA's recently criticized activities. The DEA works …
