New Mexico Sues Google Over Collection of Children’s Data

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN / The Associated Press Feb 20, 2020 State official says information being mined at schools includes locations, websites visited, videos watched, passwords and contact lists. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fitbits for Bosses: The Future of Workplace Surveillance

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2015 If the thought of hidden cameras in the office and employee activity-monitoring software weren't dystopian enough, digital Big Brother is now expanding into the world of workplace biosurveillance. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Britons: ‘Spy on Us’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 11, 2013 A 51 percent majority of British citizens support an invasive "snooping" bill according to a new poll, while 42 percent said the government should be able to break the law to conduct surveillance in the name of preventing terrorism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Secret Docs: The FBI vs. Occupy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 27, 2012 Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, the woman who obtained records showing the FBI monitored Occupy Wall Street from its earliest days as a potential terrorist threat, talks about how agents conducted the effort to track the movement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Privacy by Design

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 24, 2012 Nicholas Merrill is tired of waiting for Congress to protect Americans' privacy online So he plans to force the matter by changing the way telecommunication companies do business So he plans to change the way telecommunication companies do business. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How the FDA Monitored Whistle-Blowing Scientists

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 17, 2012 Revelations that the FDA monitored its own scientists in the acts of disclosing alleged wrongdoing marks “the first time [that] we … have a glimpse into what domestic surveillance of whistle-blowers looks like in this country with the modern technological developments,” says attorney Stephen Kohn. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The FDA Surveils Its Employees

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 15, 2012 In an effort to protect its public image, the Food and Drug Administration secretly intercepted thousands of emails sent from disgruntled scientists working at the agency to members of Congress, journalists, labor officials and the White House. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Government Is After Your Tweets

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 3, 2012 The release of Twitter’s first “Transparency Report” comes with the revelation that the microblogging site has received more government requests pertaining to its users’ accounts in the first half of 2012 than in the entirety of 2011. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Muslim Group Challenges NYPD Surveillance With Lawsuit

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 7, 2012 Revelations about the NYPD’s surveillance of Muslims across the Northeast has prompted eight Americans in a Muslim advocacy group to file a suit demanding the department stop its monitoring and intelligence gathering program. “Democracy Now!” speaks with Glenn Katon (above), the group’s legal adviser. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Thousands of Government Searches Remain Secret

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 6, 2012 Thirty thousand “secret electronic surveillance orders” aimed at monitoring Americans’ activity are issued each year, according to a federal judge. Since many lead to no charges, a vast number of people targeted never know they were subjects of a search. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

2009 Less Bloody Than 2008 for Iraqi Civilians

Staff / Truthdig Jan 1, 2010 A group that monitors the death toll in Iraq believes the number of civilian deaths in 2009 to be less than half the number for 2008. Yet the United Kingdom-based group said that terrorist violence "still afflicts Iraq's population more than any other." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Questions Arise About Georgia-Russia Conflict

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2008 Three months after Georgia and Russia briefly battled -- a clash that Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili blamed on Russian aggression -- the original story about the short summer war is being reconsidered in light of new information from independent sources. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )