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Surveillance without Borders: The “Traffic Shaping” Loophole and Why It Matters

This report describes a novel and more disturbing set of risks. As a technical matter, the NSA does not have to wait for domestic communications to naturally turn up abroad. In fact, the agency has t…

Legal loopholes could allow wider NSA surveillance, researchers say

Secret loopholes exist that could allow the National Security Agency to bypass Fourth Amendment protections to conduct massive domestic surveillance on U.S. citizens, according to leading academics. …

NSA's use of 'traffic shaping' allows unrestrained spying on Americans

By using a "traffic shaping" technique, the National Security Agency sidestepped legal restrictions imposed by lawmakers and the surveillance courts. A new analysis of documents leaked by …

Donald Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Travel from Six Terror-Tied Countries

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order blocking the arrival of most travelers from six conflict-prone countries for 90 days, and freezing the inflow of refugees from any country for …

Bush-appointed judge halts Trump travel ban nationwide

A federal judge in Seattle issued a temporary nationwide restraining order Friday stopping President Trump's executive order banning citizens of seven countries from entering the United States. J…

Obama Executive Order Seeks to "Synchronize and Integrate" State and Federal Military Forces

Clearly designed to weaken the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 which bars the use of the military for civilian law enforcement, EO 13528 is the latest in a series of maneuvers by previous administratio…

Obama Expands Federal Power Over the States with Executive Order

Obama has issued another executive order, this time establishing a so-called “Council of Governors.” The order, signed on January 11, further diminishes the sovereignty of the states and builds on …

Executive Order Amended to Immunize INTERPOL In America - Is The ICC Next?

On December 17, 2009, The White House released an Executive Order "Amending Executive Order 12425." It grants INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organization) a new level of full dipl…
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