Remember when everyone mocked Russ Feingold for warning Americans about the vague language and potential problems from the Patriot Act?

It was 2006George W. Bush was president..And we were all not aware of what Edward Snowden has recently told us.. If only we could go back in time and say sorry Remember when everyone mocked Russ Feingold for warning Americans about the vague language and potential problems from the Patriot Act?

Federal worker: Watch you co-workers

In an initiative aimed at rooting out future leakers and other security violators, President Barack Obama has ordered federal employees to report suspicious actions of their colleagues based on behavioral profiling techniques that are not scientifically proven to work, according to experts and government documents. Even more from McClatchyDC: Federal employees and contractors are asked … Read moreFederal worker: Watch you co-workers

HERE GOES THE GUARDIAN: Revealed: the top secret rules that allow NSA to use US data without a warrant

Fisa court submissions show broad scope of procedures governing NSA’s surveillance of Americans’ communication Normally government dumps info on a Friday. In this case, the government is probably dreading Friday GUARDIAN runs. Each time the information being revealed about the United States spy program becomes more and more interesting.. HERE GOES THE GUARDIAN: Revealed: the … Read moreHERE GOES THE GUARDIAN: Revealed: the top secret rules that allow NSA to use US data without a warrant

Be a star! Ask for your FBI file.. But would you post it on Facebook?

You can Google your own name.. you can deeply search images on Facebook.. but do you really want to know what is known about you but the ‘powers that be?’ By the man? A new pop industry has developed helping you request your NSA or FBI file from the government!  It’s called GetmyFBIfile.com and it’s … Read moreBe a star! Ask for your FBI file.. But would you post it on Facebook?

Documents: U.S. mining data from 9 leading Internet firms; companies deny knowledge

U.S. intelligence has access to the servers of nine Internet companies as part of top-secret effort. I suppose if the government would have attempted to extract data from Tumblr servers, they would have consistently received the same message that users typically receive when they try to update their websites: ‘WE’RE SORRY, SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE’  … Read moreDocuments: U.S. mining data from 9 leading Internet firms; companies deny knowledge