A British surveillance oversight authority known as the Investigatory Powers Tribunal has ruled that Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the U.K.'s equivalent of America's National Security Agency (NSA), has engaged in illegal activity for the past ten years and longer in accessing vast troves of data from telecommunications companies. The IPT said that "successive foreign secretaries … Continue reading GCHQ broke the law for over a decade
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Yet another highly classified surveillance facility -- this one managing to maintain secrecy for decades despite its rather prominent location in lower Manhattan -- was revealed this week. A report published Wednesday by the Intercept describes it in depth. As more continues to come to light about the US government's surveillance operations, it is becoming … Continue reading 10 surveillance facilities the government would prefer you didn’t know about
Despite much hype about the recent "Brexit," top U.K. officials have made clear that the UK/USA "special relationship" in diplomatic and intelligence matters will remain strong as ever. Any lingering doubt about it can safely be disregarded following revelations from the Intercept this week regarding the massive yet shadowy surveillance base in the English countryside … Continue reading UK pursues aggressive drone policies, exposing govt. employees to legal risks
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