The tragic events of 9/11 marked a turning point in our nation’s recent civil rights history. First the terrorists attached us and then, in the name of national security, we began to attack ourselves. It is almost cliché to say…
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Bill Allows Feds to Read Your Emails Without Warrants
Declan McCullagh reports – A Senate proposal touted as protecting Americans’ e-mail privacy has been quietly rewritten, giving government agencies more surveillance power than they possess under current law. CNET has learned that Patrick Leahy, the influential Democratic chairman of the Senate…