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  • eff sues to discover how US collects intel over social networks

    from raw story: The Electronic Frontiers Foundation (EFF) has filed a lawsuit against several government agencies hoping to force the revelation of how the U.S. utilizes social networks like Facebook and MySpace to collect intelligence. “Millions of people use social networking sites like Facebook every day, disclosing lots of information about their private lives,” said…

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  • contractors hit a dc ‘black’ wire & the black vans roll up

    contractors hit a dc ‘black’ wire & the black vans roll up

    from washington post: This part happens all the time: A construction crew putting up an office building in the heart of Tysons Corner a few years ago hit a fiber optic cable no one knew was there. This part doesn’t: Within moments, three black sport-utility vehicles drove up, a half-dozen men in suits jumped out…

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  • declassified: US spying could top $50b

    declassified: US spying could top $50b

    from jason rhyne: The tab for US non-military spying in 2007 is a whopping $43.5 billion, according to figures released today (35kb PDF) by National Director of Intelligence Mike McConnell. Disclosure of that amount marks the first time in nine years that funds budgeted for national intelligence activities have been publicly aired, and comes amid…

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