When you think about high-tech “intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance” (ISR) breakthroughs, does a gigantic $ 172 million blimp immediately come to mind? If not, then join the club. In fact my first thought when learning about the U.S. Army’s new blimp was Hindenburg. Read more
It’s official; the government’s spying efforts exceeded the legal limits at least once, meaning it is also officially “unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment.” The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) sent a letter [PDF] to Sen. Read more
Holy *bleep*! Federal, state, and local law enforcement requested about 1.3 million cellphone records from wireless carriers in 2011 . . . and that doesn’t count T-Mobile since the company failed to give numbers. “I never expected it to be this massive,” said Rep. Edward Markey about the mobile surveillance numbers after he and Rep. Read more
Didn’t hear anyone yell “Fore,” yet wonder if that is a golf ball in the sky? It’s not; it’s a drone and it’s coming. Judge Andrew P. Napolitano warned about the “coming use of drones – some as small as golf balls – to watch us, listen to us and record us. Did you consent to the government having that power? Did you consent to the American military spying on Americans in America? I don’t know a single…
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