Obama has proposed to shift mass surveillance of phone call records from the NSA to the phone companies. The EFF has responded with superficial criticism which makes the basic mistake of treating this window dressing as a solution.

Where these data are kept is an insignificant detail. Hosting them differently won't protect whistleblowers like Stephen Kim from being identified through them.

Our democracy depends on these whistleblowers. To make whistleblowers and democracy safe, we must make sure that these records are not saved except about suspects specified by court orders.

The USA Freedom Act is not enough either; we should support it, but refuse to consider it as more than a small step.

A surprising conjecture: working-class people accept austerity without rebelling because they are habituated to caring about the comfort of rich people that they work for.

Irish thugs appear to have made a habit of recording prisoners' conversations in jail with their lawyers.

The LA thug department says all cars in LA are under investigation.

It is common for thugs to make outrageous claims, thinking that they will get away with part of the claims and have nothing to lose. For the sake of our rights, we should make sure they have something to lose.

The House's NSA Bill Could Allow More Spying Than Ever.