Today on TAP: Purging generals, putting intelligence in the hands of a Putin-phile, turning Justice over to an alleged predator—we’re almost back in the USSR!
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Posted inLaw and Justice
Texas State Police Gear Up for Massive Expansion of Surveillance Tech
DPS plans to spend millions in taxpayer dollars on a controversial software, used first as part of Gov. Abbott’s border crackdown, to ‘disrupt potential domestic terrorism.’
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Presidential Race Brings Out Silicon Valley’s Military Contractors
Tech executives are jumping into the presidential election. Many of them also do business with the Pentagon.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump Skates Again in Aileen Cannon’s Court
We all saw this coming a mile away.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Julian Assange Did the Time, but Who Did the Crime?
The WikiLeaks founder was forced to plead guilty to something journalists do every day.
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Pro-Israel Groups Pushed for Warrantless Spying on Protesters
Today on TAP: The worst fears of reformers of warrantless spying could be realized.
Posted inPolitics
Reformers Narrowly Lose on FISA Reform, Now Get Patriot Act 2.0
A bad day for civil liberties in the House of Representatives
Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: The Bipartisan Surveillance State
As today’s FISA vote shows us, primaries matter.
Posted inPolitics
The Final Act on Government Surveillance
The House leadership in both parties is poised to expand, not reform, warrantless spying on Americans. But the rank and file isn’t going along.
Posted inTAP
The Clock Is Tik-Toking for Tech
Today on TAP: Forcing divestment of Chinese ownership of TikTok is no substitute for comprehensive data privacy regulation. It’s a first step.