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Co-founder of Steele dossier firm Fusion GPS refuses to testify before House committee —...
Glenn Simpson, co-founder of Fusion GPS, a research firm that commissioned the notorious anti-Trump Steele dossier...
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Published time: 28 Oct, 2017 01:28
The Washington Free Beacon paid Fusion GPS for opposition research...
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Published time: 26 Mar, 2017 20:06
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JIM EDWARDS
Ford's Global VP/Marketing and Sales, Jim Farley, said something both sinister and obvious during a panel discussion about data privacy...
Obama bars Russian GPS sites in US
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GPS in police car shows officer speeding more than 700 times
Cheryl MercedesWLOX 13November 15, 2013
Some people want a police officer to turn over his badge after a GPS in his police car registered the...
GPS in police car shows officer speeding more than 700 times
Cheryl Mercedes
WLOX 13
November 15, 2013
Some people want a police officer to turn over his badge after a GPS in his police car registered the...
Police required to obtain warrant before using GPS trackers, court rules
Published time: October 22, 2013 23:23
AFP Photo / Philippe Huguen
A federal appeals court, addressing an issue that the US Supreme Court chose...
US Court Rules Against ‘Highly Intrusive’ GPS Tracking by Police
Police departments around the U.S. must now obtain a warrant based on probable cause before they can secretly attach a GPS device to your...
NSA Chief: Yes, We’ve Bulk Collected Americans’ GPS Cell Phone Data
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New Nanotech Set to Track, Self-Destruct, and GPS Tag Guns Wirelessly
Daniel G. J. Infowars.comAugust 11, 2013
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‘India launches indigenous GPS‘
India has launched the first of its seven indigenous satellite navigation systems, Indian space centre says. Republished with permission from:: Press TV
ACLU in Federal Appeals Court Tuesday Arguing Against Warrantless GPS Tracking
PHILADELPHIA - March 18 - The American Civil Liberties Union will argue in federal appeals court tomorrow that the Constitution requires law enforcement to get a warrant from a judge before tracking people's cars with GPS devices.
In the case, the FBI – without a warrant – attached a GPS tracker to the vehicle of three men suspected of burglarizing pharmacies. Following the January 2012 Supreme Court ruling that doing so constitutes a "search" under the Fourth Amendment, the district court issued a decision suppressing the evidence produced by the location tracking.
The Justice Department appealed that ruling to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing in part that even though attaching the device is a search, a warrant is not needed because of a rule called the "automobile exception." The ACLU filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the lower court's opinion, joined by the ACLU of Pennsylvania, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
"Just because a technology wasn't around when the Constitution was written doesn't mean that it's not covered," said Catherine Crump, the ACLU attorney who will argue Tuesday before a three-judge panel. "The fundamental privacy rights established by the Fourth Amendment require that police justify their actions and show probable cause to a judge before they can conduct invasive surveillance like constant location tracking. The 'automobile exception' was created so police could find contraband hidden in cars, not so they could monitor a person's movements nonstop for days or even months on end."
WHAT:
Oral argument in U.S. v. Katzin at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The government has appealed the district court's decision granting the defendants' motion to dismiss evidence produced by a GPS tracking device that the FBI attached to their car without a warrant.
WHO:
Catherine Crump, staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project will argue before Judges D. Brooks Smith, Joseph A. Greenaway, and Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen.
WHEN:
Tuesday, March 19, 9:30 a.m.
WHERE:
James A. Byrne Courthouse
601 Market Street, 19th Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The ACLU's amicus brief is at:
aclu.org/technology-and-liberty/us-v-katzin-amicus-brief
The government's appeal brief is at:
aclu.org/technology-and-liberty/us-v-katzin-government-appellant-appeal-brief
The district court's ruling is at:
aclu.org/technology-and-liberty/us-v-katzin-district-court-opinion
Increase In DNA Collection and GPS Tracking
Feds taunt rights group with blacked-out docs on GPS tracking
The first two pages of a US government document regarding GPS surveillance on American citizens given to the ACLU. (via aclu.org)
The American Civil Liberties Union has been given information on how Washington determines when it can surveil American citizens using GPS. The documents are so heavily redacted by the Justice Department, though, that they are essentially worthless.
The redacted sections – which consume several paragraphs and even entire pages – are thought to show legal interpretations outlining the government's rationale on tracking its citizens with GPS. With so much of the documents blacked out, Americans are still wondering whether the federal government is required to obtain a warrant before spying on them with GPS technology – and if so, when exactly it can do so.
The ACLU, one of the most powerful American civil rights groups, had to sue the government in August 2011 with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in order to get their hands on the memos.
The memos "outline the Justice Department’s conclusions regarding its obligations" under US v. Jones, a January 2012 Supreme Court trial that saw a unanimous ruling in favor of requiring law enforcement to get a warrant before tracking American citizens without their knowledge, ACLU staff attorney Catherine Crump wrote in a statement on the matter. They also show how the Justice Department's Criminal Division wrote up another memorandum, “Guidance Regarding the Application of United States v. Jones to GPS Tracking Devices,” in late February of 2012. That July, the same division wrote another document on the same topic that it said “should not be disseminated outside the Department of Justice.”
Such a move by Washington bureaucrats is not unprecedented by any means. For example, the government has refused American citizens access to the legal opinions guiding its use of PATRIOT Act Section 215, which applies to the seizure of personal material. The section's vague language allows law enforcement to search or seize "any tangible things" based on a few guidelines.
The government also keeps secret its legal opinions on when it is or is not acceptable to kill Americans with drones. President Barack Obama has even blocked at least one senator, Ron Wyden (D-OR), from seeing the opinions – though legislators are required access to them by law.
The ACLU says it will ask for a court order requiring the Justice Department to release the documents, which the group says are "improperly withheld."
"The purpose [of] FOIA is to make sure the government doesn’t operate under secret law—and right now that’s exactly what these memos are," the statement concludes.
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World must act or risk ‘post-antibiotic apocalypse’ – top doctor — RT UK
England’s chief medical officer has warned of a “post-antibiotic apocalypse,” calling on world leaders to...
How the Latest Effort to Repeal Obamacare Would Affect Millions
At the end of July, the nation held its collective breath as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) looked poised to achieve his most...
Moaning sex doll joins ‘weird’ interview on UK morning TV show (VIDEO)
Published time: 12 Sep, 2017 17:50
The creator of a ‘philosophical’ sex doll, which comes...
Phoenix-area police to start using drones in operations
Police in Maricopa, Arizona – a suburb of Phoenix – will start using a surveillance drone...
'Evidence tampering; lying witness' cast doubt on Craigavon 2 murder conviction – RT investigates
The ‘Craigavon Two’ were wrongfully convicted of murdering a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)...
Typical Deception by the New York Times
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
Here’s a common example of authentically fake-news journalism, the type that’s pervasive in the U.S. — not something like...
Grand jury expands felony indictment of Wasserman Schultz’s former IT aide
A former House IT aide who had access to emails and files of dozens of Democratic...
Hacker who stopped WannaCry gets $30,000 bail
Published time: 5 Aug, 2017 08:09
Bail has been set at $30,000 by a judge in...
US Army bans Chinese drones over ‘operational risks & cyber vulnerabilities’
The Pentagon has ordered an Army-wide ban on all consumer drones made by Chinese manufacturer DJI,...
Collusion Collapses
In truth, the Russians “colluded” through GPS Fusion to harm, not help, Trump and the evidence of that is coming out. It’s time to...
‘Chip party’: US company celebrates implanting microchips in employees (VIDEO)
A Wisconsin company has implanted microchips into its employees at a symbolic ‘chip party’, a first...
Russia probe: Lawyer Veselnitskaya claims to have proof key witness to give false testimony
The testimony prepared by Magnitsky Act lobbyist William Browder for the Senate Judiciary Committee, probing alleged...
Drones to be registered in UK, users to take safety tests
Published time: 22 Jul, 2017 17:38
Drone enthusiasts will face new restrictions in the UK...
US Army to modernize forces with autonomous drones & ‘Internet of things’
In an effort to compete with more technologically advanced forces, the US Army is investing in...
Russiagate
According to an insider account, the Clinton team, put together the Russia Gate narrative within 24 hours of her defeat. The Clinton account explained that...
They see you: FBI warns about dangers of internet-connected toys
While many American parents think ‘smart toys’ are a great idea, the FBI has issued an...
Trump Is Endangering Nuclear Deal, Says Iranian Foreign Minister
As the United States and Iran mark two years since reaching their landmark deal on nuclear weapons, analysts say Iran has met its obligations...
General blasts activists who claim Mosul retaken from ISIS with excessive force
Published time: 12 Jul, 2017 16:04
A senior British general has slammed Amnesty International’s claims...
Health secretary failed to reveal severity of NHS mail blunder that ‘put patients’ lives...
Tory Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has come under fire after it emerged he knew that...
Video: Man Facing Eight Years Due to Indicted Cops Wins Release
Ivan Potts had already served two years after Baltimore cops recently indicted for racketeering and theft said he had a gun by Stephen Janis...
Intel Behind Trump’s Syria Attack Questioned
Legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh is challenging the Trump administration’s version of events surrounding the April 4 “chemical weapons attack” on the northern Syrian...
Up to 100 girls likely involved in landmark genital mutilation case – US govt
The US government estimates as many as 100 girls may have had their genitals cut at...
Would smell as sweet
A red dead rose,
What is in a name
MTV or Facebook fame
Imagine the aged
Warriors past
Tattooed breasts
And backsides fast
But forced to live
With all their ghosts
Gender transitioned
GPS-guided...
'Space Aggressors' Train US Forces for Extraterrestrial Conflict
In a large, tin-roofed warehouse near Colorado's Rocky Mountains, members of a team of modern space warriors spend their days hatching plots...
War games: Pentagon unveils augmented reality headset for soldiers
The Pentagon’s latest military technology could make warfare feel more like a first person shooter video...
True extent of foreign aid fraud must be revealed, MPs demand
Ministers have been told to admit the true extent of fraud in the foreign aid...
‘How many civilians killed there?’ Twitter rages as Trump drops 'mother of all bombs'...
Published time: 13 Apr, 2017 21:31Edited time: 14 Apr, 2017 16:26
The US Military dropping the largest...
Pickup without STIs: Free condom drive to target Tinder, social media
Published time: 6 Apr, 2017 21:24Edited time: 6 Apr, 2017 21:25
New guidelines from the National...
Video: #LeninTracker: Follow Lenin’s trip to revolutionary Russia with real-time radar (#1917LIVE PROMO)
LeninTracker is the best online Lenin GPS that shows his 8 day long journey from Zurich to Petrograd in real time. Starting April 9th...
Subprime on Wheels
It’s a good time to be a repo man. . . again.
Lots of business picking up used cars people stopped making payments on.
According to...
Southern Command in Costa Rica: US Occupation Disguised as Humanitarian Aid
A helicopter of the Southern Command in the Alto Telire, Talamanca, takes part in Operation Pura Vida. (Photo Courtesy of The Ministry of Public...
Same old empire: British govt’s post-Brexit plans will ‘fleece Africa’
Published time: 9 Mar, 2017 12:09
The imperialist ambitions of Prime Minister Theresa May’s Cabinet were...
Police to hand out free heroin to addicts
Police plan to fund “shooting galleries” where heroin addicts are given a free supply of the Class A drug in a bid to cut...
Ex-MI6 spy called to testify on ‘Russian Trump dossier’ before US Senate inquiry
Published time: 3 Mar, 2017 11:08
Christopher Steele, a former MI6 spy who compiled an explosive...
'1930s-style gangsters': 7 police officers indicted and arrested on federal racketeering charges
Seven Baltimore police officers arrested for allegedly abusing their power now face federal racketeering conspiracy charges,...
Suspect in fatal Kansas shooting thought Indian victims were Iranian – 911 call
The chief suspect in a fatal shooting in Kansas thought his two Indian victims were Iranian,...
Science Isn't Just for Scientists—We Can All Take Part
After he moved to London in his early 20s, Luke Howard became obsessed with the weather. Howard had a day job running a pharmacy...
California’s Megafloods of the Past
Posted at the Fabius Maximus website.
Summary: To boost our fear, activists and journalists report the weather with amnesia about the past. Ten-year records become...
Florida man arrested for planning to bomb Target in stock scheme
A Florida man has been charged by the Justice Department with a plot to bomb Target...
Pro-Brexit voters suspicious of all experts – even weather forecasters, poll finds
People who voted ‘Leave’ in the EU referendum generally tend to be more skeptical of experts than those who voted to ‘Remain,’ a YouGov...
Things Will Get Worse Until U.S. Stops Lying About Crimea
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
SUMMARY
Unless the U.S. government’s lies about Crimea — the ‘Russia seized Crimea’ narratives — become acknowledged to be lies,...
Cringeworthy Cameron: Ex-PM shoots toe-curling Snapchat video with Arnold Schwarzenegger (VIDEO)
Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron has promised he’ll “be back” as he channelled Arnold...
Video: ‘Center of gravity for US ops in Europe’: US and Polish troops hold...
US and Polish soldiers, alongside newly delivered American military hardware, have conducted joint drills as part of the biggest US deployment in Europe since...
Russia could wipe out Britain on the battlefield ‘in an afternoon,’ says UK...
UK military capacity has been “hollowed out” to such an an extent, that it could...
How Earth Will End
If you ask yourself what the biggest threat to human existence is you’d probably think of nuclear war, global warming or a large-scale pandemic...
Fareed Frames the Story
If you walk through Times Square and try to locate yourself on your mobile GPS, you’ll find it often places you several blocks from...
All Russian Hacking ‘Evidence’ Is Fake
(RINF) - The only thread that holds the DNI report together at first glance is the false testimony and fake evidence Crowdstrike and Dmitri...
Arid avenues
Along the roads of sand
Memory strains
The route to find
Where stations midway
Flower only in the night
Without the lamps
Lit by planets vanquished
Even with a raft
At sea...
Doctor Robot? British hospitals to trial AI helpline managed by ‘chatbots’
Britain’s state-run National Health Service (NHS) may soon direct emergency and advice calls to robot...
Why Crowdstrike’s Russian Hacking Story Fell Apart- Say Hello to Fancy Bear
(RINF) - In the wake of the JAR-16-20296 dated December 29, 2016 about hacking and influencing the 2016 election, the need for real evidence...
US Navy ditching million-dollar ammo for stealth destroyer – report
The US Navy is looking at three new ammunition options for its most advanced warship as,...
Video: Malta hostage situation: First passengers evacuated from hijacked Afriqiyah Airways flight
Maltese officials are locked in negotiations with up to two hijackers, described as being from the pro-Gaddafi group Al Fatah Al Gadida, who have...
Lukasz Urban, Hero of the Berlin Christmas Market Massacre
Forensic information released by German police point to Polish truck driver Lukasz Urban as the hero of the Berlin Christmas market massacre,...
If politicians want Aleppo airdrops, they should be on the planes themselves – MP
Fiery former army colonel-turned-MP Bob Stewart has told MPs lobbying for military intervention in the ruined Syrian city of Aleppo that if they want...
Virginia State Police’s Stingray-like device captures voice communications – docs
Documents acquired from a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request show the Virginia State Police have...
Britain’s military drone fleet could almost double in price, US figures suggest
The cost of expanding Britain’s drone fleet could run as high as $1 billion, US...
Huge Solar Storm Could Wipe Out Modern Technology by 2020
There is a one in eight chance that the Earth will be hit by a huge solar storm by 2020 which could...
Confessing your sins? There’s an app for that! Catholic Church launches ‘Sindr’
Move over Tinder, the grace of God is now available for download. Absolution is just...
Rejecting Dangerous Saviors: Can "The People" Save the US?
The palatable desire for saviors is understandable but also profoundly threatening. It symbolizes an authoritarian mentality of relying on a great leader for political...
The Noose that Obama Had Wanted to Hand to President Hillary to Hang...
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
INTRODUCTION
This will be a summary, update, and extension from, a 25,000-word masterpiece of historical writing: the obscure, little-noticed, but...
Calais migrant kayaks across English Channel, claims asylum
A migrant evicted from the Calais ‘Jungle’ camp has paddled an inflatable kayak from France to the coast of Kent, southern England, where he...
What Non-State Disasters Could Lie Ahead?
Did you know that the White House is currently coordinating with Homeland Security to make preparations for a possible solar storm that could bring...
Goldman Sachs CEO says ‘of course we engage’ with Hillary Clinton, admits support
CEO of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein, has publicly admitted to being “supportive” of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, saying: “Yes, so flat out, yes, I...
Goldman Sachs CEO Blankfein ‘Supportive’ of Clinton for Pragmatism
Lloyd Blankfein, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., has shied away from publicly backing a presidential candidate this year, saying...
Ship for Batman: US Navy commissions ‘quantum leap’ stealth destroyer
The latest addition to the US Navy, the USS Zumwalt, has joined the fleet. The technologically-advanced...
Podesta’s Twitter, new email hacked by 4chan users
It's certainly not John Podesta's week. Both the Twitter and email account of Hillary Clinton's campaign...
Department of Homeless Security
Busy weekend for terrorism. Nine people stabbed in a shopping mall in Minnesota
(meh), and the big one in New Jersey/New York....
Cameron legacy ‘a bit of a tragedy’: Bernie Sanders’ brother Larry who launched MP...
Oxfordshire’s Larry Sanders, who launched a bid to take former British Prime Minister David Cameron’s...
What’s Behind the Latest Government Scam
“The fact is that the government, like a highwayman, says to a man: Your money, or your life. And many, if not most, taxes...
Obese people & smokers to be barred from routine operations in UK – officials
People suffering from obesity and smokers could be denied basic operations across the UK’s National...
War-scarred British military veterans face healthcare ‘postcode lottery’
Armed Forces charity SSAFA says military veterans face a ‘postcode lottery’ in accessing National Health...
Peshmerga Launch Major Operation near Mosul; 195 Killed in Iraq
Peshmerga Launch Major Operation near Mosul; 195 Killed in Iraq
Peshmerga forces advanced
towards Gwer and reclaimed a dozen villages on Sunday....
Patients test positive for Zika virus in 2 UK cities – reports
Three patients in two Yorkshire hospitals have tested positive for the Zika virus after returning...
Video: Philadelphia’s Chinatown in Spotlight: Successful Fight Agaist Gentrification in Decade Before DNC
http://democracynow.org - As the the Democratic National Convention gets underway today in Philadelphia, residents and elected officials hope to bring ...
Via Youtube
School bus driver walks free after admitting to rape of 15yo student
A Tennessee school bus driver who admitted to raping a 15-year-old student has dodged a jail...
The Conspiracy Cruise
Fascinating video lifts the lid on bizarre cruise for conspiracy theorists seeking to 'uncover the truth'
By Miranda Bryant Daily Mail July 16, 2016
Hillary Clinton is...
Vaccine-laden M&M’s to be distributed via drone for endangered ferrets
A plague is threatening the already endangered black-footed ferret, leaving the US Fish and Wildlife Service with only one option. Load up a “glorified...
Car hacking: Insurers say car thieves may use laptops in crimes
Insurers and police across the country are raising awareness of a new trend in car theft, as thieves have been using laptop computers or...
The Busted Theory of ‘Broken Windows’ Still Has Media Defenders
For the better part of two years, New York City tabloids have been hyping up a return to the “bad old days” in the...
US sacks another Navy commander for embarrassing detainment in Iranian waters
The commanding officer of a US Navy task force has been sacked following the investigation into...
The FBI ‘Missed’ Orlando Shooter Omar Mateen. What Should We Do?
If I had to choose one phrase to sum up America’s efforts against terrorism since 9/11, it would be that lay definition of mental...
Why Learn Morse Code?
This article is about Morse code and why, as a prepper,you should learn just a smattering for survival purposes. Before you groan, hear me...
Is the Media Recalculating How It Covers Trump?
Do my eyes deceive me, or are cable TV reporters -- like drivers who've taken a wrong turn and suddenly pull off...
What Britain Forgot: Making Things Matters
It’s being blamed on the Brexit jitters. But the weakness in the UK economy that the latest figures reveal is actually a symptom of a much...
NHS managers are being forced to lie to the public
Carol Ackroyd
Local managers are being forced to slash NHS budgets and replace existing hospital and community services with unproven ‘new models of care’ (inspired...
Pentagon bought drones that failed their tests for commandos – report
The popular small reconnaissance drone RQ-20A Puma failed Special Operations Command tests, but the Pentagon still bought 41 of them for SOCOM nevertheless, an...
‘Loss of confidence’: Navy commander stripped of duties after sailors breached Iranian waters
The US Navy commander overseeing 10 sailors who breached Iranian waters, leading to their arrest, has...
UK at war? SAS in Syria, 25,000 ISIS dead, British troops in Somalia &...
British special forces are to be parachuted into Syria, it has emerged, as Defence Secretary...
International Experts Release Final Report on 43 Missing Students Before Leaving Mexico
A group of international experts has presented its final report on what is perhaps Mexico's most notorious human rights crimes in recent...
Video: Death by Gentrification in SF Part 2 with Rebecca Solnit & Adriana Camarena
http://democracynow.org - We are on the road in San Francisco, as we continue our conversation about the 2014 police killing of Alex Nieto and...
Lost in space? Missing ‘astronaut’ dog teddy sparks massive search (VIDEO)
The search is on for a stuffed dog from northern England who went AWOL during...
Crime-mapping app steers users clear of dangerous London neighborhoods
A new GPS-enabled map application that flags areas with high crime rates and chooses “safe”...
6-wheeled ‘friendly’ delivery droid the latest tech to threaten human jobs (VIDEO)
Those fearing future robot enslavement or being replaced by super intelligent machines should look away...
Nowhere to hide: New MoD gravity scanner can see through walls
British military boffins have created a gravity scanner that may be able to see through...
NYT Promotes Study by Private Pension Company That Says Not to Trust Public Pensions
“Bankruptcy,” declares a New York Times photo. (photo: Joshua Lott/Reuters)
Reputable newspapers try to avoid the self-serving studies that industry groups put out to try...
‘Does Osborne know he’s destroying lives?’ Disgruntled disabled Tory sabotages website
A life-long Conservative and disability campaigner has quit the Tory party in dramatic fashion by...
NATO Firms Equip Field Hospital for Saudi Jihadists in Syria
Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org
This is news whose source is one that has long been reporting on the Syrian war, from a standpoint...
Thanks a lot, Mr. Robot: Americans see rise in robot workforce, but say their...
Two-thirds of Americans surveyed believe that within 50 years robot and computer automation will take on...
Poor mental health care in England is “ruining lives,” report finds
Via WSWS. This piece was reprinted by RINF Alternative News with permission or license.
Dennis Moore
Mental health care in England is now so poor and...
US Air Force to boost presence in northern Australian bases
Via WSWS. This piece was reprinted by RINF Alternative News with permission or license.
Peter Symonds
Speaking in Canberra yesterday, US General Lori Robinson confirmed that...
Hillary Clinton’s State Department Armed Saudi Arabia to the Teeth
(Image courtesy of CodePink)
As Hillary Clinton emerges as the front-runner for the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, she’s receiving increased scrutiny for her years as...
Video: Congressional Black Caucus PAC Puts Up a Firewall for Clinton (2/2)
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Kamau Franklin says the Clintons have played a major role in destabilizing black communities through the welfare reform act, crime legislation, and economic...
Sorry, but the Super Bowl Promotes War
David Swanson
Super Bowl 50 was the first National Football League championship to happen since it was reported that much of the pro-military hoopla at football games — the...
How Corruption Cripples America’s Military
Eric Zuesse
America’s military budget is roughly 7.2 times that of Russia ($610 billion compared to $84.5 billion), but even Western news-accounts are saying that...
Pentagon wants $582bn in funding as part of fiscal year 2017 budget
President Obama will request $582.7 billion in funding for the Pentagon as part of the fiscal year 2017 budget, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter...
Video: Verdict in Forcillo Trial Angers Torontonians, but Sammy Yatim’s Death Is Not About...
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On Monday January 25th, an 11-member jury declared Const. James Forcillo guilty of attempted murder, acquitting him of actual murder charge.
Via Youtube
‘Legal tightrope’: N. Irish medics fear life imprisonment over abortion advice
Medics in Northern Ireland are anxious they could face imprisonment for offering advice to women who are seeking an abortion, healthcare leaders have warned.
Doctors...
15 Things We Learned About Money in Politics in 2015
15. It was a pretty good year for anti-pay-to-play rules in court as the SEC anti-pay-to-play rule for investment advisers to public pension fund...
Millions of cars sold in the USA automatically call the police and report your...
On November 30, police arrived at a Florida woman's home to interrogate her in connection with a hit-and-run car accident. They were...
Video: You sneeze, people die? Helmet GUN invented in India. For real.
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Indian electrical engineering lecturer and former school dropout Shyam Chaurasia presented his latest invention, a firing helmet with built-in GPS tracker ...
Via Youtube
America’s Civilian Killings Are No Accident
America and its allies make modern war in a way that assures “mistakes”
destroy hospitals, and civilian lives are taken by drones. These horrors are
all...
Britain: Government’s general practitioner surgeries plan paves way for further privatisation
By Ben Trent
The Conservative government is pushing ahead with plans to keep general practitioner (GP) surgeries open seven days a week between 8 a.m. and...
Is Tony Blair a Liar, or Is He Actually Stupid?
Eric Zuesse
On Sunday October 25th, CNN headlined "Tony Blair says he's sorry for Iraq War 'mistakes,' but not for ousting Saddam” and reported:
"I can say that I apologize for...
Snowden: NSA, GCHQ Using Your Phone to Spy on Others (and You)
You are a tool of the state, according to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
The NSA in the U.S., and its equivalent in the UK, GCHQ,...
The Kunduz Hospital Atrocity
By Marjorie Cohn
In one of the most despicable incidents of the United States’ 14-year war in Afghanistan, U.S. troops bombed a hospital in Kunduz,...
French government assassinates six of its own citizens in bombing raid in Syria
By Stéphane Hugues
The French state carried out the extra-judicial assassination of at least six of its own citizens in a raid on an Islamic State...
Bombing Hospitals All in a Day’s Work
The destruction of the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, with
22 dead so far, including doctors, other staff and patients, capped a week
that...
Media Are Blamed as US Bombing of Afghan Hospital Is Covered Up
A New York Times headline corrected Photo: Twitter user @onekade
A US-led NATO military coalition bombed a hospital run by international humanitarian aid organization...
Consumer culture ‘feeding’ body image anxiety, BDD sufferer tells RT
Consumerism could be crippling the mentally ill, RT’s William Njobvu finds, as one Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) sufferer reveals she turned suicidal as a...
Video: Kevin Moore on the Inside Story of the Explosive Freddie Gray Video
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Democracynow.org - Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Friday that she would not be seeking re-election in the city's 2016 mayoral race so ...
Via...
Warrant now required for federal ‘Stingray’ surveillance use – DoJ
US Department of Justice agents now have to acquire a search warrant before utilizing a cell-site simulator, the department said, though the new policy...
White, middle-class & over 65? Britain’s ‘invisible addicts’ drink too much
An alarming number of middle class people over the age of 65 are drinking “unsafe” amounts of alcohol and putting their health at risk,...
Giving War a Chance – Peace is almost always an alternative–but you won’t hear...
Ted Cruz says the Iran deal would “either allow Iran to have nuclear weapons or use military force to prevent it”–and assumes the latter...
Obama’s Stupid Blame-Iran Game
By Gareth Porter
If and when the Iran nuclear agreement gets through Congress, many people in Washington hope that President Barack Obama will articulate a...
Google using NASA partnership to test drones inside the US – report
A partnership with NASA has enabled Google to test-fly its drones in US airspace, dodging federal aviation regulations. Citing current rules as too restrictive,...
The Anti-Crimean Pogrom that Sparked Crimea’s Breakaway
Eric Zuesse
#1:
Here is a description of the “Korsun Pogrom” or “Korsun Massacre”: the 20 February 2014 event that sparked Crimea’s breakaway from Ukraine:
https://www.fort-russ.com/2015/02/korsun-massacre-anniversary-what-really.html
––
#2:
Here...
Giant security flaw makes 950 million Android phones vulnerable to texting hack
Android is by far the most dominant smartphone operating system in the world, and it has just been found to be vulnerable to a...
They’re All Government Motors Now
GM gets ribbed a lot (and rightly so) for being “government motors” … having accepted (no, demanded) enormous sums of taxpayer money in order to avoid...
Contract deadline approaches for Verizon and AT&T workers
By Samuel Davidson and Maria Kovalenko
Labor agreements covering tens of thousands of workers at the nation’s two largest telecommunication companies expire in early August. Workers...
New police tech has cops scanning license plates “to trace criminals”
(RT) - A little-noticed surveillance technology equips police vehicles with infrared cameras that can record car license plate numbers then log the data for tracking...
Verizon presses for new concessions from US telecom workers as contract talks begin
Via WSWS. This piece was reprinted by RINF Alternative News with permission or license.
By
Maria Kovalenko
Labor contracts covering workers at Verizon, one of the world’s...
PM Cameron reaffirms NHS funding – but can he be trusted?
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to honour his pledge of an extra £8 billion per year to the National Health Service (NHS)...
Woman fired for uninstalling app on company phone that tracked her 24 hrs a...
A California woman has sued her former employer, which fired her shortly after she disabled a GPS tracking feature on her company iPhone. The...
UN battle to ‘shame’ Israel over abuse of children
Attack on Gaza last year raises pressure on Ban Ki-moon to put Israeli army on same list as Islamic State and Taliban
Palestinian solidarity groups...
Book Review: ‘Precision Guided Munitions and Human Suffering in War’ by James E. Hickey
READING WEEK: A short series of book reviews related to the use of armed drones. Nick Gilby reviews Precision Guided Munitions and Human Suffering in War by James E. Hickey In this very interesting book, a member of the American... Read More ›
Darwin Weeps: Warning Labels and Technology Render the Survival Mindset Obsolete
We have to face it: a survival mentality is now an anomaly. It's all but obsolete, and we, the sturdy, practical, self-reliant folks are the mutant minority
Paul Craig Roberts: Can Evil Be Defeated
Paul Craig Roberts
RINF Alternative News
John W. Whitehead is a constitutional attorney. As head of the Rutherford Institute he is actively involved in defending our...
The Entire Case for Sanctions Against Russia Is Pure Lies
Eric Zuesse
U.S. President Barack Obama has stated many times his case against Russia – the reason for the economic sanctions. In his National Security Strategy 2015, he...
‘Detroiters stay out’: Apartheid rears its ugly head between city and its rich, white...
Barrriers have been erected over the course of the last year where Kercheval Avenue goes from predominantly black Detroit into a more opulent white...
New IRS Rules on Dark Money Likely Won’t Be Ready Before 2016 Election
The IRS faces a number of hurdles before its new regulations for social welfare nonprofits can be finalized, including potential opposition from Congress.
Theodoric Meyer,...
Supreme Court Justice Warns Drones Will Usher In Orwellian World
RINF EDITOR'S NOTE:
Usher in? It's not the plot of some near-future science-fiction movie, it's already here love, the Orwellian nightmare is happening right now. These...
Is there still hope for peace in Ukraine?
Patrick Boylan
The Ukrainian government, like Israel in Gaza, relentlessly goes on bombing residential areas in the eastern regions “to kill the terrorists hiding out...
Droning On: The Rise of Remote Piloted Flying
In Kathleen Ann Goonan’s 1994 science fiction/ nanopunk novel “Queen City Jazz”, she introduced enormous bio-engineered bees that “fertilized” giant nanotech flowers on tops...
Barely Reported, Then Totally Ignored: The EU’s Obsequiousness to Obama’s Nazism Regarding Ukraine
Eric Zuesse
On 7 February 2014, Oriental Review posted "What about apologizing to Ukraine, Mrs. Nuland?" including a link to the recordings of two successive phone-conversations, uploaded to the...
Calico Discussed at The Google Camp
James Hall
RINF Alternative News
When the billionaire tech jet set decides to let down their hair, what do they talk about around the campfire? According...
Corporatism Stifles Innovation
James Hall
RINF Alternative News
For an economy to grow and create actual wealth, innovation is a bedrock component in the development of enhanced prosperity. Prosperity...
A National Consensus: Cell Phone Location Records Are Private
HANNI FAKHOURY
The Fourth Amendment protects us from “unreasonable” government searches of our persons, houses, papers and effects. How courts should determine what is and isn’t reasonable in...
Gaza’s Children Trapped in Despair
Norman Pollack
RINF Alternative News
The Gazan death toll has climbed above 1,100, no end in sight. Hamas is demonized for rejecting the cease-fire extension, mention...
Human Rights Watch Findings on Gaza Massacre
At this point in Israel’s massacre in Gaza, almost 800 Palestinians have been slaughtered, overwhelmingly civilians, including 24% children. 34 Israelis have been killed, all but 2 of them...
Apple has installed security backdoors on 600m iPhones and iPads, claims security researcher
Apple says its diagnostic tools "do not compromise user privacy" but researchers say the un-publicised tools give access to 'excessive' data
Apple has been accused...
Just what are they hiding and why? The Fourth Amendment weeps
We’ve heard variations on the phrase “If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear” from the government for quite some time....
Recent report confirms: US depleted uranium weapons targeted civilian areas in Iraq war
Barry Mason
“Laid to Waste”, a report by the Dutch Catholic NGO Pax Christi International, confirms that US forces in Iraq used depleted uranium (DU)...
Where’s The Fed Documentary? (video)
In this edition of the Questions For Corbett series, James tackles the burning question that everyone is asking: “Where is the Fed documentary?.” He also answers questions on WWI parallels, recommended podcasts, central bank ownership and m...
Where is the Fed Documentary? — QFC #014
 [audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/qfc014-lq.mp3"][/audio] | In this edition of the Questions For Corbett series, James tackles the burning question that everyone is asking: "Where is the Fed documentary?." He also answers questions on WWI parallels, recommended podcasts, central bank ownership and much more. |
Solar Shockwave Coming On Friday The 13th — NASA Footage
By Susan Duclos Three massive solar flares have been recorded, with reports of aircraft communications and military radio in Europe being disrupted, and an expectation of a possible huge magnetic shockwave which could hit Earth on Friday the 13th ...
To Be Silenced, Or Not to Be. Part Two
Debi Smith
Circuit and Supreme Court rulings are bigger than me. All I know for certain is that in the fall of 2004, following a...
On 6/5, 65 Things We Know About NSA Surveillance That We Didn’t Know a...
It’s been one year since the Guardian first published the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court order, leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, that demonstrated...
Former Prime Minister Of Malaysia Accuses CIA Of Covering Up MH-370 Disappearance
It has been over two months since Malaysian flight MH-370 disappeared and still not a single credible trace of its final resting place has...
Looking Back One Year After the Edward Snowden Disclosures – An International Perspective
June 5th marks the first anniversary of the beginning of the Edward Snowden revelations—a landmark event in global awareness of the worldwide spying machine....
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by Stephen Lendman
India's New York consular official was targeted. Devyani Khobragade is Deputy Consul General. On December 12, US marshals abused her.
They arrested, handcuffed, detained, and strip-searched her multiple times. India's government had to post a $250,000 bond for her release.
She's charged with visa fraud and failing to pay her Indian maid proper wages. True or false doesn't justify treating her abusively.
Doing so compromised her diplomatic immunity. Her lawyer, Daniel Arshack, said she'll plead not guilty.
Her diplomatic status protects her from prosecution, he said. Regardless of pending charges, she deserved respect.
Under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, she should have enjoyed full diplomatic immunity. Host countries are obligated to provide it.
It grants foreign officials free movement and travel. It requires treating them respectfully. All appropriate steps must be taken. Article 29 states:
"The person of a diplomatic agent shall be inviolable. He shall not be liable to any form of arrest or detention. The receiving State shall treat him with due respect and shall take all appropriate steps to prevent any attack on his person, freedom or dignity."
If nations want their diplomats treated lawfully, they're obligated to treat foreign officials the same way. International law mandates it.
Washington spurns it with impunity. It violates core constitutional and US statute law provisions. It operates extrajudicially. It does so unapologetically. It does so hypocritically.
CIA agent Raymond Davis operated covertly in Pakistan. In January 2011, he was arrested and detained. He shot and killed two men. It was at a crowded Lahore traffic stop.
Pakistan charged him with murder and possession of a concealed, unlicensed gun. Washington lied claiming it was a botched robbery. So did Davis saying he acted in self-defense.
He shot both men 10 times in the back at close range. He fled the scene. He carried a telescope, a GPS set, bolt cutters, a survival kit, and a long-range radio.
His gun a powerful Glock semi-automatic pistol. It's able to fire 17 - 33 rounds. It depends on what magazine is used.
Davis assassinated two targeted victims. It didn't matter. Obama officials claimed diplomatic immunity. They demanded his release. Davis was no diplomat. CIA operatives are spies.
Washington applies pressure relentlessly. Doing so got Davis released. Murder didn't matter.
Alleged visa violations and underpaying wages apparently are more serious offenses. Only in America. Hypocrisy defines policy.
Why Washington would risk straining relations with India isn't clear. Why was it over offenses far less than major ones, if true? They pale compared to commonplace US policy brutality.
They don't rise to the level of American crimes of war, against humanity and genocide.
Khobragade didn't rob, brutalize or kill anyone. If tried and convicted, potentially she faces years in prison.
India's government expressed justifiable outrage. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called her treatment "deplorable." Other Indian officials voiced outrage.
Imagine if US embassy or consular officials were abused abroad. Imagine how Washington might retaliate. Khobragade explained her treatment, saying:
"I must admit that I broke down many times as the indignities of repeated handcuffing, stripping and cavity searches, swabbing, holed up with common criminals and drug addicts were all being imposed upon me despite my incessant assertions of immunity."
Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro endured a similar abuse. It happened years earlier. At the time, he was Chavez's foreign minister.
In September 2006, he was part of Venezuela's New York General Assembly delegation. He arrived without trouble. None occurred during his stay.
Heading home, things changed. He was accosted at JFK Airport. Officials demanded he surrender his ticket and boarding pass. They claimed his name was on a so-called "red list."
He was lawlessly detained. He was taken to a small room. He was maliciously strip-searched. It was done to harass and humiliate him. He protested in vain.
He identified himself as Venezuela's foreign minister. He said treatment then got worse. Police threatened to handcuff and beat him.
He was isolated. He was detained for 90 minutes. He was denied legal and other outside contact.
Venezuela's government demanded a full apology. A State Department spokesperson issued a contemptuous one.
It was typical Washington. What happened was Bush administration thuggery. It continues unapologetically. Obama operates the same way.
Lawlessness defines longstanding US policy. So does unjustifiable brutality. America's most disadvantaged are mistreated. People of color are targeted for not being white. It happens with disturbing regularity.
Thousands of political prisoners languish in America's gulag. It's by far the world's largest. It's one of the most abusive.
Torture is commonplace. Practices include dogs savaging prisoners, shocking them with cattle prods, burning them with toxic chemicals, harming them with stun guns, beating and abusing them in other ways.
Longterm isolation turns normal prisoners into dysfunctional ones. It contributes to anti-social behavior and mental illness. At times, it creates sociopaths.
Other victims become zombies. Isolation is like being buried alive. It can cause irreversible psychological trauma and harm.
It's common practice in US prisons. It's cruel and usual punishment. It violates America's 8th Amendment. It doesn't matter.
Violence in America is endemic. It's part of the national culture. Among all industrialized nations, America by far has the highest homicide rate.
Similar video games crowd out simpler street play. Violent films are some of the most popular. Women are routinely abused. Husbands mistreat wives and daughters.
One-fourth of adult women are victimized by forcible rape. It happens one or more times in their lives. Often it's by someone they know. Family members are responsible.
Many girls are molested as young children. Often it's repeatedly by a close family member.
An astonishing 75% of women experience extreme levels of violence in one or more forms. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury. It's the second leading cause of death.
Homes with adult males are the most dangerous places for millions of women. Assailants abuse them freely. Often it's with impunity. Societal help is lacking.
Children endure horrific abuses. Millions suffer serious neglect, physical mistreatment, and/or sexual abuse. Family members are more dangerous than strangers.
Childhelp addresses prevention and treatment of child abuse. It defines it as "any act of commission or omission that endangers or impairs a child's physical or emotional health and development."
It "includes any damage done to a child which cannot be reasonably be explained and which is often represented by an injury or series of injuries appearing to be non-accidental in nature."
Non-accidental injuries include "hitting, kicking, slapping, shaking, burning, pinching, hair pulling, biting, choking, throwing, shoving, whipping and paddling."
Sexual abuses include "fondling, penetration, intercourse, exploitation, pornography, exhibitionism, child prostitution, group sex, oral sex, or forced observation of sexual acts."
Neglect includes "(f)ailure to provide for a child's physical needs."
Examples include "lack of supervision, inappropriate housing or shelter, inadequate provision of food and water, inappropriate clothing for season or weather, abandonment, denial of medical care and inadequate hygiene."
Emotional abuse includes "(a)ny attitude or behavior which interferes with a child’s mental health or social development."
Examples include yelling, screaming, name-calling, shaming, negative comparisons to others, telling them they are 'bad, no good, worthless,' or 'a mistake.' "
It's failing to provide parental affection and support. It's needed to develop a child's emotional, social, physical and intellectual well-being.
All of the above practices are commonplace in America. Where's the public outrage? Why haven't authorities cared enough to act responsibly?
Why do they most often turn a blind eye to outrageous forms of abuse? Why are perpetrators so rarely prosecuted? Why is a national epidemic allowed to persist?
America's elderly and infirm are affected. Women most of all are harmed. The National Center on Elder Abuse estimates up to two million Americans aged 65 or older have been injured, exploited or mistreated by caregivers annually.
Often they're family members. Most often they're unpunished. Federal, state and local funding to combat it is less than years earlier.
Actor Mickey Rooney is aged 92. He's one of many victims. In March 2011, he testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
He implored members to stop what experts call chronic emotional, physical, sexual and financial abuse of elderly Americans by family members or other caregivers.
His stepson, Christopher Aber, intimidated him, he said. He blocked access to his mail.
He abused him various ways. He stole his money. He withheld medication and food.
"You can't believe it's happening to you," said Rooney. "You feel overwhelmed." He urged Congress to criminalize what's happening.
"I'm asking you to stop this elderly abuse," he said. "I mean stop it now. Not tomorrow. Not next month, but now." Pass legislation saying "it's a crime, and we will not allow it in the United States of America."
Rooney said he suffered in silence. He did so for years. "I didn't want to tell anybody. I couldn't muster the courage, and you have to have courage," he stressed.
"I needed help, and I knew I needed it. Even when I tried to speak up, I was told to shut up and be quiet."
Eventually he got a court order. He turned over his affairs to an attorney. He got a restraining order against his stepson. Countless others suffer similar abuses. They do so largely out of sight and mind.
Despite his age and frailty, Rooney devoted time and effort publicly. He's an advocate for elder abuse protection. His celebrity gives him credibility and attention.
According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), over 14% of noninstitutionalized adults experienced some form of elder abuse in 2009.
It cautioned that reported numbers may way understate reality. Many elder abuse instances go unreported. So does widespread women and child mistreatment.
Dr. Mark Lachs heads geriatrics at the New York Presbyterian Health System. He was blunt, saying:
"I tell the physicians I train that if they've seen 15 or 20 older people in their practices then they have probably met an elder abuse victim, whether they realize it or not."
Based on a 2011 New York state study, "it would appear that for every elder abuse victim that makes it into an official service or reporting system, another 23 to 24 go undetected," Lachs stressed.
Women, children and elder abuse in America reflects a largely silent epidemic. Marie-Therese Connolly heads Life long Justice (LLJ). It's a nationwide initiative.
It pursues effective ways to safeguard America's elderly. Billions of dollars are spent to lengthen life. Elder abuse research gives pause for concern, says LLJ.
It estimates up to 11% of aged 60 or older elders at home suffer abuse, neglect or exploitation. Nearly half of all people with dementia at home are abused or neglected by caregivers.
"For every case of elder abuse (reported), 23.5 (others are) not." From "50% - 90% of nursing homes are understaffed at levels that harm residents."
"Elder abuse includes mistreatment, neglect and financial exploitation," says LLJ.
"It occurs in homes and facilities; cuts across all demographic groups; and causes untold suffering and cost, not just for its victims, but also for those who care about and for them."
"Victims often live their last years - impoverished, injured, neglected and in fear - with little effective assistance, protection or attention from any system."
They "suffer more injuries and illnesses and are three times more likely to die sooner than non-victims."
"In addition to depleting the resources of already stressed individuals and families, elder abuse costs taxpayers billions of dollars annually in Medicare, Medicaid and other federal, state and local program expenditures."
"We are at the early stage of a hidden epidemic," LLJ stresses. "As 77 million baby boomers age, and caregiving shortages grow more acute, the problem will" become much more serious than already.
Rooney expressed what many others feel, saying:
"You're afraid, but you're also thinking about your other family members." He noted concern about potential criticism from "family, friends, and people who know them."
"They might not want to accept the dysfunction. Everyone should love their families as I do. I love my family," he stressed.
He deserves as much back or more in return. Millions like him lack it. America's most vulnerable are harmed. Abuses continue largely out of sight and mind.
Even foreign dignitaries aren't safe. Diplomatic immunity doesn't matter. Nor does rule of law justice.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.
His new book is titled "Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity."
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Doing so enables tracking individual movements. It maps their relationships. It does it in "previously unimaginable" ways.
NSA maintains a vast database. It's called FASCIA. It "stores information (on) locations of at least hundreds of millions of devices…"
New efforts analyze data collected. Doing so reflects mass global surveillance. NSA claims it doesn't target Americans willfully. It lied saying so.
"Incidental" whereabouts alone are tracked, it claims. WaPo said the term "connotes a foreseeable but not deliberate result."
Previous articles explained how NSA operates lawlessly. It does so globally. It targets Americans. It does it willfully. It collects phone records of millions of AT&T, Verizon and other telecommunications company customers.
It taps into central servers of nine or more US Internet companies. Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft, Apple and others willingly cooperate.
Audio, video, photos, emails, text messages, and other personal information is collected. Doing so lets NSA track individual movements and contacts over time.
According to retired NSA/US Air Force/Naval Intelligence/Defense Intelligence Agency analyst-turned whistleblower Russell Tice:
What's ongoing "is much larger and more systemic than anything anyone has ever suspected or imagined."
It's been widely known for years. Little was revealed publicly. Pervasive spying is much worse than suspected.
Snowden released documents and others reflect the tip of the iceberg. Expect lots more revelations ahead. Newly revealed WaPo information is the latest.
An unnamed senior NSA collection manager said "we are getting vast volumes" of location data worldwide.
It's gotten by tapping into cables connecting global cell networks. They serve US cell phones and foreign ones.
Additional data is collected from "tens of millions of Americans" traveling abroad annually. According to WaPo:
"In scale, scope and potential impact on privacy, the efforts to collect and analyze location data may be unsurpassed among the NSA surveillance programs that have been disclosed since June."
"Analysts can find cellphones anywhere in the world, retrace their movements and expose hidden relationships among the people using them."
NSA wants global privacy eliminated. It wants total electronic information access. It wants it in America and abroad.
It wants it everywhere. It wants it no matter who or where you are. It's well on the way to getting it.
NSA lies claiming mass surveillance is lawful. Robert Litt is Office of the Director of National Intelligence general counsel.
He lied claiming "no element of the intelligence community that under any authority is intentionally collecting bulk cellphone location information about cellphones in the United States."
Its most powerful analytic tools are collectively called "CO-TRAVELER." It enables bulk collections. It involves more than location information.
A portrait of travel times and people whose paths crossed is gotten. Doing so reveals physical interactions and relationships. It lets NSA know who we're with, where and when.
CO-TRAVELER permits looking for "unknown associates of known intelligence targets," said WaPo. It does so by "tracking people whose movements intersect."
Privacy advocates call aggregated location data over time uniquely sensitive. Sophisticated mathematical techniques are used.
They let NSA analysts map cell phone user relationships. They do so by correlating their movement patterns over time. They do it with up to millions of other cell users crossing their path.
Cell phones "broadcast their locations" even when not in use. Carrying one on your person tracks where you're going.
CO-TRAVELER and related tools involve methodically collecting and storing location data on "a planetary scale," said WaPo.
People are monitored in "confidential business meetings." Their medical, financial, and other private spaces are tracked.
Privacy practically no longer exists for anyone communicating electronically.
Chris Soghoian is principal ACLU technologist. "One of the key components of location data, and why it's so sensitive, is that the laws of physics don't let you keep it private," he said.
Emails can be encrypted, he added. Online identities can be disguised. "(T)he only way to hide your location is to disconnect from our modern communication system and live in a cave."
Vast NSA data more than doubles Library of Congress print material. It's growing exponentially. It's so vast, it's "outpacing (its) ability to ingest, process and store" what's gotten. NSA is upgrading to greater capacity.
Three US Democrat senators expressed concern. Ron Wyden (OR), Mark Udall (CO) and Barbara Milulski (MD) introduced a 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) amendment.
It requires US intelligence agencies to say whether they ever collected or plan obtaining location data on "a large number of United States persons with no known connection to suspicious activity."
Americans tracked globally can't be determined from Snowden documents alone. Senior intelligence officials declined to estimate.
They claim no way to do it. Why not wasn't explained. An intelligence agency lawyer was cited. He doesn't respect constitutional law.
He claimed cell phone data monitoring doesn't violate Fourth Amendment rights. They protect against unlawful searches and seizures.
Warrantless privacy invasions constitute gross Fourth Amendment violations. According to WaPo:
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Both companies administer NSA "physical systems (interception equipment). 'NSA asks nicely for tasking/updates.' "
"STORMBREW collects data from 27 telephone links." They're called OPC/DPC pairs. They refer to originating and destination points.
They transfer traffic from one internal network to another. Cell tower identifiers are included. They're used to identify phone locations.
"The agency's access to carrier networks appears to be vast," WaPo explained. Computer and Information Science Professor Matt Blaze said:
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"This 'flat' trust model means that a surprisingly large number of entities have access to data about customers that they never actually do business with, and an intelligence agency - hostile or friendly - can get 'one-stop shopping' to an expansive range of subscriber data just by compromising a few carriers."
NSA's location tracking capability is "staggering," added WaPo. It renders most communication security efforts "effectively futile."
Analytical tools map date, time, and location of cellphones. Patterns or significant overlap movements are monitored.
Other tools compute cell devices' speed and trajectory. Information gotten overlays electronic data on transportation maps. Likely travel time is determined to show which devices may have intersected.
This report and previous ones reflect out-of-control NSA spying. It persists at home and abroad.
Thousands more Snowden documents remain to be released. Expect added proof of NSA lawlessness.
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) lawsuits pressed courts to prohibit warrantless searches. Rulings were split.
In 2008, the Third Circuit US Appeals Court held that federal magistrates may require warrants based on probable cause. They may do so before permitting monitoring of phone location records.
Fifth and Sixth Circuit Court rulings approved warrantless seizures. The Supreme Court hasn't yet addressed the issue. It's important enough to do so. It's right wing judges may provide no relief.
At the same time, an earlier High Court ruling prohibited planting GPS devices on cars without warrants. It stopped short deciding whether warrantless tracking violates Fourth Amendment rights.
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FRA declined to comment. Its communications head, Anni Bolenius, said:
"We do in general have international cooperation with a number of countries, which is supported in Swedish legislation, but we do not comment on which ones we cooperate with."
Sweden's Sveriges Television (SVT) broke the story. Nils Hanson was involved. He's chief editor of SVT's "Mission: Investigate."
He told RT that FRA/NSA collaboration isn't new. "(N)ow we can show documents proving this relationship," he said.
Snowden provided them. "Sweden's 'cable access' made its position 'unique' in the eyes of the NSA," said RT.
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"The FRA provided NSA unique collection on high-priority Russian targets, such as leadership, internal politics." NSA bosses were told to:
"Thank Sweden for its continued work on the Russian target, and underscore the primary role that FRA plays as a leading partner to work the Russian Target, including Russian leadership and counterintelligence."
"FRA's cable access has resulted in unique SIGINT reporting on all of these areas."
FRA authorization involves tracking "external threats" potentially affecting Sweden. It secret Defense Intelligence Court issues permits.
Targeting Russian leaders reflects doing so at NSA's behest. It suggests exceeding FRA's remit.
Vladimir Putin and other top Russian officials aren't threats. FRA has lots of explaining to do. Perhaps Moscow will demand answers.
Last April, Voice of Russia cited Julian Assange saying FRA intercepts 80% of Russian Internet traffic. It sells it to the NSA.
It's further proof of Swedish/US collaboration against Russia. It shows hostile intent. It targets a friendly neighbor.
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