Discussion: Spying, Surveillance, and Privacy Concerns

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

Saw this in my TL and was searching for the right thread to put it in, which led me to find we don’t really have a thread for this subject, so here we go. Discuss anything having to do NSA/FBI/CIA surveillance on American citizens here, or discussion of legislation involving the subject, such as the Patriot Act.

 

[squeekness]

Now there's a cheery thought....

 

[InCali]

Former US ambassador arrested in Florida, accused of serving as an agent of Cuba, AP source says

The Associated Press has learned that a former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation.

apnews.com

Methinks this dude is in a lot of trouble.

Prolly not too popular with the Florida Cubano population. LOL

 

[squeekness]

Former US ambassador arrested in Florida, accused of serving as an agent of Cuba, AP source says

The Associated Press has learned that a former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation.

apnews.com

Methinks this dude is in a lot of trouble.

Prolly not too popular with the Florida Cubano population. LOL

Might not fare well in a Florida prison, then.....

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Congress postpones spy tool reforms amid stark disagreements

Section 702, a surveillance program used by the NSA, CIA and FBI is being targeted as a domestic spying tool. But dozens of retired intelligence officials are trying to protect it.

scrippsnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Europe reaches a deal on the world's first comprehensive AI rules

The European Union is the first such group to set comprehensive rules governing the use of artificial intelligence. The laws are expected to become a blueprint for similar regulation elsewhere.

scrippsnews.com

It Sure Looks Like Governments Want to Let AI Surveillance Run Wild

As the EU seeks to finalize a landmark AI law, critics see a big loophole for developers of the worst kinds of police tech.

gizmodo.com