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“I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, Internet freedom, and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building... the NSA specifically targets the communications of everyone. It ingests them by...

Check 'er out, guys: https://tox.chat/ I'm not interested in instant messaging, myself, but for those of you into it or needing it, this could be a great solution! Full of all the privacy goodness you need.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oliver-stone-reveals-clandestine-meetings-873770

Most people on here seem to be against any compromise vote, as if you guys think some guy at the election center will sit there reading your vote and say "Man, this guy really didn't stand up for liberty enough and is too willing to compromise". I like being picky as much as the next liberty guy...

h/t Lew Rockwell @ Political Theatre: https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/from-the-nsa-cia/ Hayden Mocks Extent of Post-Snowden Reform: "And this is it after two years? Cool!"...

Whistleblower and former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden lauded Apple for enabling measures like default full-disk encryption in iOS 8, in a rare editorial published on Friday. Snowden noted that some progress has been made in reversing mass surveillance not just politically...

http://www.democracynow.org/2015/6/1/glenn_greenwald_as_bulk_nsa_spying All you need to know.

Whether in the USSR or USSA, Politicians Come and Go — But the Security Organs Remain https://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/whether-in-the-ussr-or-ussa-politicians-come-and-go-but-the-security-organs-remain/ William Norman Grigg (28 May 2015) “Hey, guys, we’ll be here long after you are gone,”...

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http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/03/07/nsa-global-spy-stations-revealed-sniff-it-all-collect-it-all-know-it-all-process-it

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/15/02/28/1316203/nsa-spying-wins-another-rubber-stamp http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/nsa-spying-wins-another-rubber-stamp-20150227

Though there weren't many Dems interested in putting a stop to it either. The NSA Escapes Scrutiny http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-nsa-escapes-scrutiny/

http://www.c-span.org/video/?324558-6/privacy-security https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7D5IdDmLEo

I've seen reports that new NSA 'leaks' are forthcoming. http://www.businessinsider.com/r-russian-researchers-expose-breakthrough-us-spying-program-2015-2

Pathetic. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-23/fight-club-1776 http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/Backchannels/2015/0122/In-post-Snowden-era-NSA-maintains-surprisingly-favorable-image

You mean a Federally funded study found that there is no effective alternative to federal en masse collection of data from the American Public? No you don't say! :eek: h ttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/16/us/politics/report-finds-no-alternative-to-bulk-collection-of-phone-data.html?_r=0

http://benswann.com/cispa-2015-draft-text-emerges-online-dem-rep-cites-sony-hack-as-rationale-for-reintroducing-bill/ Maryland Democratic Representative Dutch Ruppersberger reintroduced the controversial cyber-security bill CISPA last Friday and cited a recent incident in which hackers targeted...

That's right, ladies and gentlemen. The 114th Congress has managed to begin beating this dead horse (or is at least trying to) with the hopes of passing it. Article from BenSwann:

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/229054-nsa-head-wants-cyber-bill-to-fight-hackers

Related http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?463554-Utah-Considers-Cutting-Off-Water-to-the-NSA%92s-Monster-Data-Center&p=5708919#post5708919