Monthly Archives: April 2015

Feds Heighten Scrutiny of TSA Screeners and Aviation Staff to Thwart Insider Threat

Transportation Security Administration and aviation industry employees will be subjected to heightened electronic surveillance following several incidents involving insiders who abused their badges to traffic guns, federal officials announced Monday. Among the actions that kick in immediately are random passenger-like … Continue reading

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Surveillance strains the ‘backbone of democracy’

Wikimedia and other groups sued the U.S. National Security Agency on Tuesday and challenged one of its mass surveillance programs under the contention that the agency violates Americans’ privacy. In addition, the groups argue that the program would actually have … Continue reading

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