On AlterNet: surveillance
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "surveillance"
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 10, 2008.
News that the Bush administration threw out the Fourth Amendment after 9/11 is a sobering reminder of the lawlessness of its spying program.
Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. January 29, 2008.
If only the government would warn you when it was recording your conversations, like Google.
Elliot Cohen, Truthdig. January 28, 2008.
Amid grave predictions of a "horrendous" cyber-attack, the NSA is gearing up to watch what you do online.
Ari Melber, The Nation. January 16, 2008.
Facebook's growing dominance reflects a society that is increasingly complacent with spying.
Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. December 11, 2007.
What safeguards exist to make sure highlights of YOUR ass are not making it onto the most viewed list on YouTube?
Ellen Goodman, Washington Post Writers Group. November 9, 2007.
New technologies are allowing parents to take watching their children to creepy, new heights.
Robert Parry, Consortium News. November 6, 2007.
Hillary Clinton has been subject to regular surveillance by Bush's Executive Branch -- and history suggests that it might be used against her in the coming election.
Brian Beutler, Media Consortium. October 24, 2007.
A revolving door between the telecommunications industry and federal government ensures that the doors to your personal privacy are wide open.
John Dean, FindLaw.com. October 20, 2007.
The case against expanding surveillance powers for a White House that's already out of control.
Naomi Klein, The Nation. August 28, 2007.
Political protesters are now being videotaped under the guise of ensuring their legal right to be seen and heard. What happens when surveillance is billed as the new participatory democracy?
Aziz Huq, TheNation.com. August 9, 2007.
The Bush Administration has successfully forced on Congress a law that largely authorizes open-ended surveillance of Americans' overseas phone calls and e-mails. How did they do it?
Mark Pike, Campus Progress. July 25, 2007.
How your iPhone service provider has cooperated with illegal eavesdropping.
Frances Madeson, TomPaine.com. May 23, 2007.
Think surveillance is for terrorists? Think again. Under the terms of the Patriot Act, a ton of your personal and financial information may already be in the FBI's database.
Barbara O'Brien, AlterNet: PEEK. January 17, 2007.
Alberto Gonzales thinks the courts should defer to the White House.
