What is the current attitude on digital privacy? We joke about it nowadays: Your cell phone is a snitch — a spy in your pocket. Data from your phone can be used in extensive surveillance by government agencies. Our expectation for privacy on mobile devices is practically non-existent. The fourth amendment provides constitutional protection against […]
Release of torture report “will endanger CIA personnel, sources, and future intelligence operations”,argues Senator Chambliss
On December 9, 2014 Senator Chambliss asked for and was granted permission to address teh United States Senate regarding the release of the CIA torture report: “Madam President, I rise today as the vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to respond to the public release of the declassified version of the executive […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removes grey wolf as endangered species
On September 25, 2013 Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for one minute regarding two recent notices posted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “Mr. Speaker, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service recently published notice of two proposed rules. The […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists the Mexican wolf as endangered species
On September 25, 2013 Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for one minute regarding two recent notices posted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “Mr. Speaker, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service recently published notice of two proposed rules. The […]
Fears Over NSA Surveillance Revelations Endanger US Cloud Computing Industry
The Edward Snowden case (bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22837100) has had and still has a great impact on Americans and not only did he reveal vital info about how everyone in the United States is actually monitored, but also that their e-mails,telephone conversations and many other things that they do online, are constantly examined. This has actually rose a […]
Press Freedom /Freedom of Expression endangered in Nepal
Dailekh Nepal, January 24, 2013: Journalists of Dailekh have been warned by the youth wing of the Unified CPN-Maoist, Young Communist League(YCL) to be killed and suffered just like Dekendra Thapa’s who was killed in 2004. Dekendra Thapa was a radio journalist who worked for Radio Nepal, was abducted by the Maoists rebels in June […]
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