“A newly released report from the watchdog group Essential Information alleges that powerful corporations spy on and sabotage the very nonprofit groups dedicated to keeping them in check. According to the report, titled “Spooky Business,” a global network of former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National Security Agency (NSA) employees work at the …
Government Spying Is Destroying Investigative Journalism
A new report from the PEN Center finds that NSA surveillance is driving U.S. writers to self-censor. Watch the video to view the surprising statistics from the study. With the revelations about intrusive government surveillance, many American authors are worrying about the freedom of the press and some simply are avoiding controversial topics. In addition, 85% of surveyed writers …
Supreme Court Allows NSA Spying
Tell the NSA something it doesn’t already know. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal without comment from a privacy rights group, which argued that a secret federal court was wrong in authorizing the government to accumulate electronic records… Read More At: http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/11/18/supreme-court-ok-s-nsa-spying.html Clip from the Tuesday, November 19th 2013 edition of The Kyle Kulinski Show, which …
The Kickstarter for Secure Email
Ladar Levison famously shut down his Lavabit encrypted email service, allegedly because of NSA pressure to reveal client information. Now Lavabit is working with Silent Circle,another shut-down privacy messaging service, to change email as we know it. Levison once said, “If you know what I know about email, you wouldn’t use it,” presumably about how easy it is for …
The Origins of NSA Mass Surveillance (w/ Jeffery Rosen)
Jeffrey Rosen the President of the he President And CEO of the National Constitution Center explains the depth and range of NSA spying on Europe, how the new revelations could change the legal standing of those challenging the spying programs, will the broad use of surveillance change American public opinion, why Smith V Maryland does not cover what we …
European Leaders Call for Edward Snowden Clemency
Last week, German leaders called for Edward Snowden’s clemency… This clip from the Majority Report, live M-F at 12 noon EST and via daily podcast at http://Majority.FM Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://youtube.com/user/SamSeder
How To Get Sued By The NSA
“According to a statement released by Public Citizen, a non-profit advocacy group, Zazzle, the company that manufactured LibertyManiacs’ politically charged T-shirts, hats, and bumper stickers, received a cease and desist letter on March 14, 2011 for all items using the name and logo of the NSA and Homeland Security.” Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks discuss …