In view of Thursday’s revelation that the Obama Administration obtained a subpoena for the wholesale acquisition of every single phone call made by every American on the Verizon network, it’s enlightening to see the staunch civil libertarian stance Obama took as a
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) defended the federal government’s reported seizure of Verizon customers’ cell phone records, saying on Thursday that the seizure had been “proven meritorious” in the fight against terror. Sen. Chambliss, who serves as the Ranking Member on
After publishing a major scoop (and embarrassing the American media) about the Obama administration’s shocking overreach with the seizing of the records of every Verizon cell phone user, The Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald remains defiant in the face of what is
Today, Americans woke up to hear that the NSA is collecting millions of their phone records on a daily basis under a court order obtained in April. But don’t worry, our intrepid attorney general has sprung into action. According to
Sen. Rand Paul released a statement Thursday responding to the scandal erupting over the Nation Security Agency’s massive seizure and surveillance of Americans’ Verizon phone records, as reported by The Guardian. Paul’s statement read: The National Security Agency’s seizure and surveillance of virtually all
Well, if it is Thursday, there must be a new Obama scandal. But one thing is for damn sure: whatever that scandal is, you can bet the American mainstream media will be playing catch up and not having the glory
(AP) Administration defends collecting phone recordsBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONThe Obama administration on Thursday defended the National Security Agency’s need to collect telephone records of U.S. citizens, calling such information “a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist
The day’s top stories in social media and technology for 6/5: Verizon handing over all call data to NSA, 2 dozen social media users arrested in Turkey, vile Facebook posts of female Marines, Republicans hire Facebook engineer as first CTO,
According to a breaking report from the UK Guardian, Barack Obama’s National Security Agency has been collecting phone records of millions of domestic customers of Verizon under a court order obtained in April. The order requires Verizon to turn over
Progressive Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank joined the chorus of journalistic outrage over the Obama Administration’s decision to spy on Fox News reporter James Rosen and to seize and comb Associated Press reporters’ phone records, writing that “the administration’s actions shatter
Google and Verizon Wireless reportedly gave government officials reporters’ private email and phone records as part of the Department of Justice’s seizure of journalists’ communications. According to the New York Times, two reporters’ personal cellphone records “were provided to the
Newly released Federal Election Commission (FEC) figures reveal that $18 million of the $43 million President Barack Obama raised for his second inauguration came from corporations, unions, and interest groups. In 2009, Obama banned corporate donations to his first inauguration. After reversing his position
Now that the weather is warming, there’s golf in the air! And for the second weekend in a row, Barack Obama took time out from his rigorous, backbreaking schedule to go golfing at Joint Base Andrews. Last weekend, the foursome
Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III crossed paths at the Verizon Center as Syracuse and Marquette fought for the first spot in the Final Four on Saturday. The president, whom Breitbart Sports reported was the recipient of more than a fair
(AFP) In a challenge to instant video leader Netflix, telecom giant Verizon and rental group Redbox have launched a streaming video service for US customers. The service was open to the public Friday after several weeks in testing. “Redbox Instant
=================================================== Crimes, Hoaxes and Bad Behavior on Social Media. =================================================== Dumb criminals are dumb. 7 Dumb Criminals Show Off Their Crimes on Social Media When you’re pondering doing dumb things, even the cloud is not safe. Verizon turns in
I know it’s risky to take the other side of an issue from Defender of Liberty Ben Shapiro lest I end up like Piers Morgan. However, on the issue of Netflix, I am fairly confident in my contrarian analysis as I
Tech companies spend trillions of dollars to build and maintain, expand and improve their Internet networks. Broadband industry has invested nearly $1.2 trillion dollars since 1996 So it is more than a mite disturbing when a democrat former Federal Communications
Google, along with other tech industry supporters of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations mandating net neutrality, is urging a federal court to side with the FCC in a suit brought by Internet service providers Verizon and MetroPCS. That suit, brought
Mitt Romney closed his campaign in the state where it began — New Hampshire — in front of a raucous, energetic, and enthusiastic crowd of over 10,000 at the Verizon Center. Thousands more people were outside of the arena, unable
(AP) Prices, details on the iPad Mini, 4th-gen iPadBy The Associated PressApple refreshed its iPad lineup on Tuesday. Here are details on prices and availability of the new iPad mini and updated full-sized iPad. MODELS AND PRICES: There are six
“Occupy Unmasked” is now available to watch instantly, both on cable and satellite video on demand services as well as computers and mobile devices. Audiences everywhere now have a chance to see Andrew Breitbart’s last major project after it played
Everything the government does to regulate the Internet is illegal. The last time Congress addressed Tech policy they intentionally left the ‘Net completely alone. They authorized no one to regulate the Web in any way. So of course the Obama Administration
Bad policy after bad policy. Often illegally imposed. As a result, the Tech Sector – 1/6 of our nation’s economy, as big as health care – is hemorrhaging jobs. Tech Layoffs Hit 3-year High in First Half of 2012 And
Today, Paul Ryan — and his wife Janna — released two years (2010 and 2011) of tax returns on Friday. In 2011, the Ryans paid an effective tax rate of 20%. In 2010, the Ryans paid an effective tax rate
