America created cyberspace in its own image – free, open, decentralised, distributed, and self-governing. If the internet had been created in China or Russia, its architecture would have been very different. Unfortunately, its very openness.
Andrew P. Napolitano
WASHINGTON Twice last week, the federal government’s unconstitutional spying on ordinary Americans was exposed. One of these revelations was made by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., who wrote that the FBI is still using warrantless spying in criminal cases, notwithstanding the Constitution and federal laws. The other revelation was a surprise even to those of us who monitor these things the United States Postal Service acknowledged that it has been spying on Americans.
Here is the backstory.
The modern American security state the parts of the federal government that spy on Americans and do not change on account of elections received an enormous shot in the arm in 1978 when Congress enacted the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. That naively misguided and profoundly unconstitutional law was sold to Congress as a way to control the security state’s spying in the aftermath of Watergate. Watergate had revealed that President Richard M. Nixon us
The FBI’s Assault on Your Privacy as an American CitizenBy Wesley Smith16203959400001620395940000
Last week, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) declassified an opinion by the chief judge of the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) that contained alarming information: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) continues to violate the law and illegally spy on United States citizens. Judge James E. Boasberg concluded that the court is “concerned about the apparent
widespread violations.” You should be concerned, too.
The matter involves so-called “warrantless” searches of data collected by the National Security Agency (NSA). In 1978, Congress created the FISC (sometimes called the FISA Court) through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). Congress amended the Act in 2008 and legalized the use of “warrantless” wiretaps in Section 702 of the Act. These actions were created due to the ever-growing threat of internationa
Andrew P. Napolitano
Special to the USA TODAY Network
Twice last week, the federal government s unconstitutional spying on ordinary Americans was exposed. One of these revelations was made by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., who wrote that the FBI is still using warrantless spying in criminal cases, notwithstanding the Constitution and federal laws. The other revelation was a surprise even to those of us who monitor these things the United States Postal Service acknowledged that it has been spying on Americans.
Here is the backstory.
The modern American security state the parts of the federal government that spy on Americans and do not change on account of elections received an enormous shot in the arm in 1978 when Congress enacted the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. That naively misguided and profoundly unconstitutional law was sold to Congress as a way to control the security state s spying in the aftermath of Watergate. Watergate had revealed that President Ri
Shop all books by Judge Napolitano Twice last week, the federal government’s unconstitutional spying on ordinary Americans was exposed. One of these revelations was made by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., who wrote that the FBI is still using warrantless spying in criminal cases, notwithstanding the Constitution and federal laws. The other revelation was a surprise even to those of us who monitor these things — the United States Postal Service acknowledged that it has been spying on Americans. Here is the backstory. The modern American security state — the parts of the federal government that spy on Americans … Continue reading →