Surveillance Song
Fingerprint Files (Killer Version 1974) “Right now somebody is listening to…… you Keeping their eyes peeled…… on you Mmm, mmm, what a price, what a price to pay….” (12)
New rules allow citizens’ data to be held longer
From WashingtonPost: The Justice Department has approved guidelines that allow counterterrorism officials to lengthen the period of time they retain information about U.S. residents, even if they have no known connection to terrorism. Senior U.S. officials familiar with the guidelines said the changes allow the National Counterterrorism Center, the intelligence…
FBI Targets Activists
According to the NYT and Democracy Now: New guidelines will allow FBI agents to investigate people and organizations “proactively” without firm evidence for suspecting criminal activity. We speak to former FBI agent Mike German, who now works at the American Civil Liberties Union, and Texas activist Scott Crow, who has…