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Ron Paul: Congress Exploits Our Fears to Take Our Liberty

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“CISPA represents a troubling form of corporatism, where large companies cede their responsibility to protect their property to the federal government, at the expense of their customers’ privacy and liberty. In this respect, CISPA can be thought of as an electronic version of the Transportation Security Administration, which has usurped the authority over airline security from private airlines. However, CISPA will prove to be far more invasive than even the most robust TSA screening.  CISPA and the gun control bill are only the most recent examples of politicians manipulating fear to con the people into giving up their liberties.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/29016/Ron-Paul-Congress-Exploits-Our-Fears-to-Take-Our-Liberty

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U.S. gives big, secret push to Internet surveillance

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“Senior Obama administration officials have secretly authorized the interception of communications carried on portions of networks operated by AT&T and other Internet service providers, a practice that might otherwise be illegal under federal wiretapping laws.   The secret legal authorization from the Justice Department originally applied to a cybersecurity pilot project in which the military monitored defense contractors’ Internet links. Since then, however, the program has been expanded by President Obama to cover all critical infrastructure sectors including energy, healthcare, and finance starting June 12.”

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57581161-38/u.s-gives-big-secret-push-to-internet-surveillance/

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Andrew P. Napolitano: More Holes in the Fourth Amendment

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“The Obama administration wants legislation enacted that will punish Internet service providers who fail to cooperate with FBI requests and court orders. The FBI has revealed that its agents often ‘lack the time’ to obtain search warrants, and so they have gotten into the bad habit of asking Internet service providers to let them in without warrants.  The second category of punishment sought by the administration is for Internet service providers as to which the FBI has obtained a warrant. A search warrant does not require the custodian of those specific items to find them for the government. This proposed legislation would change all that.”

http://lewrockwell.com/napolitano/napolitano99.1.html

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Glenn Greenwald: Are all telephone calls recorded and accessible to the US government?

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“The real capabilities and behavior of the US surveillance state are almost entirely unknown to the American public because, like most things of significance done by the US government, it operates behind an impenetrable wall of secrecy. But a seemingly spontaneous admission this week by a former FBI counterterrorism agent provides a rather startling acknowledgment of just how vast and invasive these surveillance activities are.”

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/04/telephone-calls-recorded-fbi-boston

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Florida Increases Red Light Camera Fines To $408 Instead Of Banning Right-On-Red Tickets

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“The Florida Legislature on Thursday gave final approval to legislation limiting the due process available to recipients of red light camera tickets and increasing the potential penalty for those challenging a fine to $408. The changes were included in a 220-page omnibus transportation bill which saw more than sixty amendments considered. The final package was adopted unanimously in the state Senate. Earlier in the day, the House had approved language that would have entirely banned right turn on red tickets, which remain a major source of revenue for municipalities. This was stripped out and replaced with a less significant provision.”

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/40/4091.asp

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IRS Data Web Snares Mostly Low- and Middle-Income Taxpayers

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“The IRS’s next phase in high-tech tax collection will be to create a ‘real-time’ check of tax returns to ‘match them to third party information.’ Starting this year, the IRS tools will be able to track all credit card transactions. The agency has also instructed agents on using social media and e-commerce sites including eBay, as well as the rich data generated by mobile devices.  Its computers are capable of scanning multiple networks at the same time to collect ‘matching’ comprehensive profiles for every taxpayer in America. Such profiles include shopping records, travel, social interactions, health records and files from other government investigators.”

http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/mutual-funds/articles/2013/05/01/irs-data-web-snares-mostly-low–and-middle-income-taxpayers_print.html

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FinFisher spyware used by governments is disguised as Firefox; Mozilla not happy

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“FinFisher, also known as FinSpy, is a piece of malware developed by Gamma International and sold to governments of 36 different countries (the US included) to monitor the activities of computer users. The spyware was originally designed to aid with criminal investigations, but there have been reports that say it has been used for more than just to catch criminals, such as to monitor the activities of dissidents or [insert label here].  Mozilla, the maker of the popular Firefox browser, has issued a cease-and-desist letter to Gamma International because Mozilla alleges FinFisher is packaged to look like the Firefox browser.”

http://dottech.org/107474/finfisher-spyware-used-by-governments-around-the-world-is-disguised-as-firefox-and-mozilla-is-not-happy-about-it/

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Is your webcam spying on you?

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“Last week, a Texas judge denied a warrant request from the FBI that would have enabled federal gumshoes to snoop through his webcam, raising a question: Should the FBI be allowed to spy on you through your webcam?  An Ars Technica report noted that the practice requested by the bureau was similar to surveillance methods used by an online community called Ratters.  Texas Judge Stephen Smith denied the FBI request because the methods used would not only give the FBI access to the camera, but it would give them full control of the suspect’s computer, allowing them to access other files.”

http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/02/is-your-webcam-spying-on-you/?print=1

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Britain signs agreement with off-shore havens to share tax information

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“Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands have agreed to ‘much greater levels of transparency of accounts held in those jurisdictions’, Britain’s Treasury said. The agreement means the jurisdictions have agreed to pass on names, addresses, dates of birth, account numbers, account balances and details of payments into the accounts.  The jurisdictions will share the details with Britain but also with tax authorities in France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Britain recently reached similar tax information-sharing agreements with Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/02/britain-signs-agreement-with-off-shore-havens-to-share-tax-information/

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Engineers build bug-eyed camera that sees the world as flies do

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“Taking their cue from Nature, engineers have built a camera using stretchable electronics that scans the world like a fly’s compound eye — with a wide field of view and no distortion, they said Wednesday. The digital device, which has a multitude of tiny, pliable lenses like those found in ant, beetle, and lobster eyes, also allows for a near-infinite depth of field and high motion sensitivity, the team wrote in the journal Nature.  ‘We’ve figured out ways to make cameras that incorporate all of the essential design features of eyes found in the insect world,’ study co-author John Rogers of the University of Illinois’ engineering department told AFP.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/01/engineers-build-bug-eyed-camera-that-sees-the-world-as-flies-do/

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