surveillance state
Should We Be Surprised That the DEA Is Tracking America's Drivers?
The federal agency is working "to create a centralized repository of all drivers' movements across the country" according to the ACLU.
Freya Newman and the Hypocrisy of A Surveillance State
The woman who outed Frances Abbott's secret $60,000 scholarship may have been freed, but the government's willingness to spy on citizens and prosecute a remorseful young woman highlights its own hypocrisy.
Who's Afraid of the Surveillance State?
The struggle to rein in the NSA lacks wide support because the surveillance state is too insidious an enemy for the public to recognize.
A New Documentary Followed Edward Snowden from the Moment He Blew the Whistle
We spoke to director Laura Poitras about her new film, Citizenfour.
Talking to the Creator of a Printer That Makes Self-Destructing Documents
A new project paid for by a grant from the Mexican government is getting people talking about privacy, secrets, and what we need to know.
Your Face, Voice, and Tattoos Are the FBI's Business Now
The FBI's huge biometrics database just reached "full operational capacity," but the outrage machine is burned out on surveillance.
Who Wins When Cops Wear Cameras?
This summer from hell has put out-of-control policing front and center in the American conversation.
Report Finds NSA Programs Legal, but Legal Doesn't Equal Right
A board directly appointed by President Obama finds "legality" and "value" in mass government surveillance. We should not be so appeased.
To Stop Dragnet Surveillance, Make It Cost $10,000 Per Person, Per Day
Activist Smári McCarthy has an idea to hit surveillance in the budget by making it more expensive to do. A lot more expensive.