Democracy Now! April 26, 2012

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Critics of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) warn that it will increase domestic surveillance and violate privacy rights. Targeted hacker Jacob Appelbaum talks about CISPA, surveillance, and the "militarization of cyberspace." The Obama administration challenges Arizona's notorious anti-immigrant law while overseeing unprecedented mass deportations. Plus headlines, and more.

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Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is a proposed law in the United States which would allow for the sharing of Internet traffic information between the U.S. government and technology and manufacturing companies. The stated aim of the bill is to help the U.S gove... Explore this topic

US National Security Agency (NSA)

The National Security Agency is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence, as well as protecting U.S. government communications and informa... Explore this topic

Surveillance

Surveillance is the monitoring of the behavior, activities, or other changing information, usually of people for the purpose of influencing, managing, directing, or protecting. Surveillance is therefore an ambiguous practice, sometimes creating positive effects, at other times... Explore this topic

US Department of Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security is a cabinet department of the United States federal government, created in response to the September 11 attacks, and with the primary responsibilities of protecting the United States of America and U.S. territories from and responding to te... Explore this topic

American Civil Liberties Union

The American Civil Liberties Union is a nonpartisan non-profit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." It works through litig... Explore this topic

NSA electronic surveillance program

An electronic surveillance program was implemented by the National Security Agency of the United States in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks. It was part of the President's Surveillance Program, which was in turn conducted under the overall umbrella of the War on Ter... Explore this topic

FBI

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is a governmental agency belonging to the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency. Also, it is the government agency responsible for investigating crim... Explore this topic

Politics of the United States

The United States is a federal constitutional republic, in which the President of the United States, Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments. The executive branch is head... Explore this topic

Espionage

Espionage or spying involves a government or individual obtaining information considered secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of the information. Espionage is inherently clandestine, as it is taken for granted that it is unwelcome and, in many cases ille... Explore this topic

NSA warrantless surveillance controversy

The NSA warrantless surveillance controversy concerns surveillance of persons within the United States during the collection of foreign intelligence by the U.S. National Security Agency as part of the war on terror. Under this program, referred to by the Bush administration as... Explore this topic

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Chapter 1: Democracy Now! Introduction: Domestic Surveillance, Immigration Law, and More.

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Chapter 3: CISPA Bill Will 'Increase Domestic Surveillance and Violate Privacy Rights'

Chapter 4: Hacker Jacob Appelbaum on CISPA, Surveillance, and the 'Militarization of Cyberspace'

Chapter 5: Obama Admin Challenges Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law While Overseeing Unprecedented Mass Deportations

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