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Local control of cops
Legislation seeks to prevent SFPD from working with the FBI to spy on lawful citizens"This is about maintaining local control of law enforcement." -- John Crew, ACLUnews@sfbg.comSup. Jane Kim has...
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Lee veto protects the SFPD's ability to spy on you
Mayor Ed Lee yesterday vetoed legislation that would have banned San Francisco Police Department officers working with the FBI from conducting covert surveillance on law-abiding citizens. Not...
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Alameda County's spy drone
Here come the planes: Look out, spy drones overheadWe all knew it was coming, but the ACLU has the docs to prove it's about to start happening here: The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is trying to buy...
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ABC shows more concern about expanding police video surveillance than Mayor Lee
GUARDIAN ILLUSTRATION BY EVAN WALDINGERThe SFPD has quietly expanded its reach and authority to obtain video surveillance from in and around bars, clubs, and markets through a condition it has begun...
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Dianne Feinstein fails
You have to have your head deeper in the sand than the worst Republicans not to have noticed that the federal government has been busted spying on all of us. Pretty much every cell phone call you make,...
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A thought on the PRISM program
PRISM explained (sorta)WaPo.comThe huge story of the last week was the UK Guardian's revelations of massive data mining by the US government of Verizon and the outrage in its wake. Read more »
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The NSA made the most boring and controversial Tumblr in the United States;...
Screen capture of National Intelligence Tumblr siteTumblr is a hub for social media literate millenials, a magical place for Doctor Who animated GIFs, reblogged Instagram photos of your lunch and an...
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