policy
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The FBI Now Needs A Warrant To Use Its Phone-Sniffing Stingray Boxes
Privacy took a blow last week when the NSA got permission to keep operating a massive dragnet. Here’s some better news: As of today, US agents should have a harder time using Stingrays to spy on mobile phones.
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Boy Scouts Will Permit Gay Adults
Speaking at the Boy Scouts of America’s National Meeting today, the organisation’s President, Robert M. Gates, stated that he will not revoke the charters of local councils which permit gay adult leaders. The move stops short of calling the nationwide acceptance of gay adults to a vote, but opens the door for more local councils…
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The Lamest Official Reactions Against Net Neutrality
Let’s all agree on one thing: The Federal Communications Commission passing the strongest net neutrality rules in America’s history is a step in the right direction. But that didn’t stop an army of naysayers from crowing about an imaginary government takeover of the internet or how the new plan would slash their profits. Some chose…
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Of Course The NSA Can Keep Inadvertently Acquired Data On US Citizens
The Guardian has obtained a series of documents which reveal that, while the NSA is expected to “minimise” collection of data suspected to belong to US citizens, any “inadvertently acquired” domestic communications can still be kept and used without a warrant.