New Bill Allows Warrantless Spying

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2006 OK, OK, it's not time to get hysterical yet This one doesn't look likely to pass, but Four senators have introduced a bill that would allow the NSA to eavesdrop, sans warrant, for up to 45 days GOP Sen Arlen Specter objected, saying the law would allow government to "do whatever the hell it wants" Oh Right What a departure that would be. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The End of the Internet?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2006 Jeff Chester at The Nation has an eye-opening report on how big telcos are trying to transform the "free, open and nondiscriminatory Internet of today to a privately run and branded service that would charge a fee for virtually everything we do online." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cellphones to Disrupt Final Sanctuary: Subways

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2006 Rejoice! With bids coming in to wire New York's subway stations, you'll never have to miss a fascinating discussion about someone's dinner plans, or their stomachache, or whatever else they choose to spew on their captive audiences. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Finally! Feds Probe Sale of Private Phone Records

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2006 What the heck took the federal government so long? | storyMaybe its investigators were too busy hunting for porn. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blair May Tap MP Phones

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2006 The British prime minister is planning on scrapping a 40-year ban on tapping MPs' telephones. The soon-to-be tapped are jolly cross. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush on Bin Laden’s Satellite Phone: Wrong Again

Jon Wiener / Truthdig Jan 11, 2006 Bush rolled out an old canard about Bin Laden and the media rolled over. An inside look at the sticking power of a falsehood. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )