Tag: Civil liberties
April 30, 2012
CISPA, Approved by House, Poses Threat to Internet Freedom
SOPA and PIPA, as legislative efforts to deal with online piracy and other infringing activity, have gone the way of the Edsel. But their next of kin, a new bill known as CISPA, has made it through the House, passing 248 to 168. It too seems unlikely to become law, as the White House has… Read More
July 7, 2011
New Guidelines Expand FBI’s Powers to Abuse Citizens’ Freedom
New updates to the FBI’s agent manual, the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG), greatly expand the FBI’s powers to search for information relating to groups or individuals who are not suspected of wrongdoing. The DIOG, which has been described as a collection of procedures, standards, approval levels, and explanations, to be used by FBI… Read More
