Correct me if I am wrong, but this must spell an unprecedented level of domestic intelligence sharing. One wonders, is the sharing between the DoD and fusion centers – which incorporate local, state and federal law enforcement and homeland security agencies — both ways? Again, a big disappointment coming from a new President who promised [...]
ArsTechnica has a good overview of the $1.8 billion NSA facility being erected in Utah.
Jon Stokes, the author, correctly notes how government organizations are doing a disservice to tax payers for two reasons.
First, there is little empirical data to suggest that the NSA’s current data mining system has been effective at [...]
On the subject of his new book Recarving Rushmore.
While everyone is distracted by the unwinding of various financial institutions, the battle over an open society and civil liberties is quietly fighting on.
Homeland Security’s space-based domestic spy program is now operational, despite lacking privacy safeguards.
A brigade from the 3rd Infantry is now the first official military unit to become permanently garrisoned in the US [...]
This past week, the head of the Chinese National Counterintelligence Executive (NCIX) held a press conference noting that “Somebody with a wireless device in the US should expect it to be compromised while he’s there.”
Oh wait, no, that didn’t happen.
In a case of the pot calling the kettle black, the US NCIX told Americans traveling [...]
