2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (762+ words) The legislation allows government agents to issue National Security Letters (NSLs) “without a judge's approval, to obtain personal information, including phone records, computer records, credit history, and banking history.” Between 2003 and 2006, 192,499 NSLs were issued, leading to only “one terror-related conviction,…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (358+ words) Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered every state agency to stop financing the purchase and operation of Flock surveillance cameras by local law...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (678+ words) System considered to be 'mass surveillance project'...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1027+ words) Katy has 40 automatic license plate readers positioned around the city, according to the Katy Police Department’s current description of its Flock Safety network. Six years ago, the city had 22. Those questions have taken on new urgency across Texas. On July…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (453+ words) Publicizing the identities of American special operations personnel could become a federal crime under language tucked into the House version of the...

4+ week, 12+ hour ago   (81+ words) Law provides 'a straightforward regulation of obscenity'...