Company Stifles Consumer Complaint Via Secret Court Filings
Nov 1, 2013 A company disagreeing with a consumer complaint posted on a federal website has gone to court to have the information removed. And it persuaded a federal judge to cloak the company, and the effort, in secrecy. The case is heading to the appeals court. So much for a transparent legal system.
Lavabit Owner’s Farewell Warning: Don’t Trust Your Data to American Companies
Aug 10, 2013 The owner and CEO of the secure email service reportedly used by Edward Snowden decided to shut down Thursday rather than help the U.S. spy on his customers.
Obama Defends Summers, Franken Plans NSA Transparency Bill, and More
Aug 1, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Anthony Weiner's wife is reportedly taking a break from her job as Hillary Clinton's top aide and North Carolina's governor makes an insulting offer to protesters demonstrating against the state's recently signed-into-law abortion bill.
Who Are We at War With? That’s Classified
Jul 30, 2013 In a major national security speech this spring, President Obama said again and again that the U.S. is at war with “Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and their associated forces.” So who exactly are those associated forces? It’s a secret.
U.S. Policy Is to Keep the Veil of Secrecy in Place
Jul 24, 2013 For some 20 years, in another and more youthful phase of my life, I was one of the (apparently) several hundred thousand Americans who possessed a "top secret" security classification.
We Still Need This Debate
Jun 11, 2013 The important thing right now isn't whether Edward Snowden should be labeled hero or villain. First, let's have the debate he sparked over surveillance and privacy.
Let the People Know—Put Full Texts of Government Contracts Online
Jun 9, 2013 Each year hundreds of billions of dollars in federal government contracts, grants, leaseholds and licenses are awarded to corporations. Taxpayers should be able to easily access clear and concise information on how their tax dollars are being spent by the government at all levels.
Military Secrets
Jun 3, 2013
A ‘Sea Change’ in the Media’s View of Obama?
May 15, 2013 Upon finding itself a target of the administration's spying program, the establishment press suddenly disapproves of the president's record on "civil liberties, transparency, press freedoms, and a whole variety of other issues on which he based his first campaign," Glenn Greenwald writes in The Guardian.
Homeland Insecurity
May 9, 2013 With a recent semi-victory, whistle-blower Robert MacLean may not only have given himself a shot at getting his old job back, but he may have also created a precedent for future federal whistle-blowers. In the post-9/11 world, people like him show us how deep the Washington rabbit hole really goes.
