Tag Archives: domestic surveillance

Sweet home, Chicago. Under surveillance.

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Chicago Police Tight-lipped About Use of License Plate Scanners, Despite $500,000 New Contract – In These Times Most OEMC [Office of Emergency Management and Communications] software purchases are approved by the city’s Department of Procurement Services, which posts its contracts … Continue reading →

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Florida’s Facebook for Cops: worse than I imagined.

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ DAVID system – a/k/a Facebook for Cops – is a fraud on the public … few records are being retained, and system abusers can arbitrarily withhold records when requested. From: Susan ChandlerDate: … Continue reading →

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WPTV5 chimes in on Florida “Facebook for Cops” …

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Contact 5 Investigators uncover government workers abusing Florida’s online DAVID system – wptv.com “Facebook for cops, that’s how I’d describe it,” said former Martin County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Salvatore Rastrelli. via Contact 5 Investigators uncover government workers abusing Florida's online … Continue reading →

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Florida cops apparently abusing Stingray, too … not just DAVID.

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Local Police in Florida Acting Like They’re the CIA But They’re Not | ACLU of Florida A few weeks ago, the ACLU sent public records requests to 36 state and local Florida law enforcement agencies seeking information about their use … Continue reading →

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China – in turn – reports on U.S. human rights

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Susan Chandler

China issues report on U.S. human rights – Xinhua | English.news.cn China’s report states that there were serious human rights problems in the U.S in 2013, with the situation deteriorating in many fields. Once again posing as “the world judge … Continue reading →

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How did the NSA hack our emails?

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Professor Edward Frenkel’s video provides an understandable explanation of the reverse engineering involved in the NSA accessing our emails. More info here – http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/02/inquiring-minds-edward-frenkel-math-doesnt-suck

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@BarackObama: hope, change, transparency.

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Susan Chandler

What the hell is Barack Obama’s presidency for? | Gary Younge | Comment is free | The Guardian If there was a plot, he’s lost it. If there was a point, few can remember it. If he had a big … Continue reading →

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I read the news today, oh boy. But our soldiers didn’t.

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Susan Chandler

US army filters Guardian website over Snowden spy leaks: Voice of Russia – UK Edition Gordon Van Vleet, an Arizona-based spokesman for the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, or NETCOM, said in an email the Army is filtering “some access … Continue reading →

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Tell ’em, Taibbi!! Sorkin sucks.

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Susan Chandler

Hey, MSM: All Journalism is Advocacy Journalism | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone So New York Times Dealbook writer Andrew Ross Sorkin has apologized to journalist Glenn Greenwald for saying he’d “almost arrest” him, for his supposed aid and comfort … Continue reading →

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