On AlterNet: gps

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How Can a Man Who Won an Appeal, And a Major Supreme Court Case, Still be Locked Up for Life?

Phillip Smith, Clarence Walker, Drug War Chronicle. March 6, 2012.

Antoine Jones won in court but the feds are making him sit in jail until they can try him once again.

Forced by a Private Company to Wear an Ankle Monitor? The Truth About Obama's Latest Immigration Reform

Matias Romas, Other Words. September 30, 2011.

An immigration activist explains his hopeful reaction to new legislation -- until he ended up shackled by a company with a lucrative DHS contract.

5 Outrageous Examples of FBI Intimidation and Entrapment

Kevin Gosztola, AlterNet. June 30, 2011.

In the 10 years since the Sept. 11th attacks, the FBI has expanded its powers, transforming into a massive domestic spying agency.

Police Downloading Your Data off Your Phone After Pulling You Over -- A Nightmare Reality

Juan Cole, Truthdig. April 20, 2011.

Obama is siding with police who want to use GPS devices to track you without a warrant.

Your Boss Can Secretly Film You in the Bathroom -- The Countless Ways You Are Losing Privacy at Work

Lewis Maltby, AFL-CIO. March 17, 2010.

Workplace privacy is dead and buried. Employers can and do read e-mail, eavesdrop on telephone calls, monitor Internet access and watch workers with hidden cameras.