PATRIOT Act erodes privacy rights, advocates charge

Welcome to the new normal, the U.S. national security state that's grown like mad since the 9/11 terrorist attacks nearly a dozen years ago. Personal privacy has shrunk. Government secrecy has grown. Law enforcement intrusions, both overt and ...

As Robert Mueller's tenure at the director FBI comes to a close, the Obama administration narrows the global war on terror. The White House is expected to nominate former deputy attorney general James Comey. The new leader will face a host of new ...

The first turn is a tease, then the climb to the top brings on pure joy or terror, followed by a drop into a dark tunnel that feels like a free-fall into an abandoned mine shaft. And that's just the start. Then it's a frenetic, twisting and ...

ThoughtWorks has signed the Innovators Letter, drafted by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), in support of common-sense reform of the CFAA. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130306/SF71308LOGO) "The US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ...

FBI counter-terrorism agents began issuing the secret letters, which don't require a judge's approval, after Congress passed the USA Patriot Act in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The letters are used to collect unlimited kinds of ...

Stories have opened debate over how much intelligence necessary to fight terrorism Author: By Michael Pearson CNN NSA monitoring online information Show Transcript Hide Transcript Script / info to follow. (CNN) - Details on millions of ...

Whether we understood it at the time, in childhood we committed these avowals to memory as a way of preparing for adulthood. The Pledge of Allegiance reminded us that being American came with responsibilities. The oaths of scouts insisted that life ...

A detailed analysis of the relevant issues covered in this article is also contained in the author's book America's War on Terrorism, Global Research, 2005 Introduction One of the main objectives of war propaganda is to fabricate an enemy. The ...

AT&T facility at 611 Folsom Street in San Francisco, which a former technician revealed included a "splitter cabinet" that diverted Internet traffic to the National Security Agency. The company never denied it. (Credit: Declan McCullagh) When ...