domestic surveillance

The TSA is Using Armed Undercover Air Marshals to Spy On Unsuspecting Travelers

A domestic surveillance program called Quiet Skies—which is operated by the Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, and was revealed Saturday in a “blockbuster” Boston Globe exposé—is provoking strong criticism, with the ACLU asserting that “such surveillance not only makes no sense, it’s a waste of taxpayer money and raises constitutional concerns.”

Investigation Into Mexican Government Surveillance With Israeli Software Hits Roadblock

Since at least 2013, there has been evidence that the Mexican government possesses sophisticated surveillance technology. But it was not until 2016, with the case dubbed #GobiernoEspía (#SpyGovernment), that Mexico found itself in an uproar over government surveillance at both the national and international levels.

Trump Picks Surveillance Advocate & Google Lobbyist As Intelligence Czar

FILE – In this Nov. 17, 2016 file photo, then-Indiana Sen. Dan Coats on Capitol Hill in Washington. President-elect Donald Trump is planning to appoint former Coats as Director of National Intelligence. (AP/Susan Walsh)
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll nominate former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats as national intelligence director, AP reports on Saturday.

Five Important Questions About DEA’s Vehicle Surveillance Program

By Rachel Levinson-Waldman | Just Security | January 30, 2015 With each week, we seem to learn about a new government location tracking program. This time, it’s the expanded use of license plate readers. According to the Wall Street Journal, relying on interviews with officials and documents obtained by the ACLU through a FOIA request, the […]