Government
About Handschu: 80s Case Still (Sort Of) Governs Surveillance
Jarrett Murphy |
The NYPD moved in 2002 to loosen the rules on police spying, saying that they tied the department’s hands in the fight against terrorism.
Government
Sometimes, Even Cops Don't Like Cops Taping Protests
Jarrett Murphy |
In September 2004, the NYPD issued Interim Order 47, which created a system for police commanders to approve videotaping of protests, requiring merely that the taping have a “permissible operational objective.”
Government
Wiretapping Shrouded In Secrecy
Jarrett Murphy |
The federal judge had made a decision in an important wiretapping case. At least everybody thought so. But no one could be sure, because the ruling itself was secret.
Bronx News Network
Has Government Transparency Suffered?
Bronx News Network |
The Bloomberg administration has made much of city government more transparent. But the mayor and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly have kept their share of secrets too.
Government
At the Airport: No-Fly Lists and Behavior Analysis
Jarrett Murphy |
People carrying spear guns, cattle prods or meat cleavers (these items are actually singled out in the feds’ literature as no-nos) probably deserve whatever scrutiny they get.
Government
From Jogging Tracks to Atlantic Yards, Everyone Loves the T-Word
Jarrett Murphy |
The fear of terrorists permeates places and conversations where it was once barely present, if at all.
Government
After WTC Attacks, More Surveillance at Work
Ali Winston |
A 2005 survey found that keystroke monitoring was used by 36 percent of companies queried. Fifty-five percent of companies perused employee e-mail messages and 76 percent tracked websites visited by employees.
Government
Infiltration, Mass Arrests Mark Policing Of Protests
Jarrett Murphy |
During the week of the 2004 Republican National Convention, the NYPD arrested more than 1,800 people for protesting—more than 1,100 of them on one day. As a whole, the arrests were the most seen at a U.S. protest in decades.
Government
The War on Terrorism—at the Library
Jarrett Murphy |
Section 215 of the Patriot Act amended the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to allow the FBI to seek a broader range of “tangible items” like “books, records, papers, documents, and other items.”
Government
Muslim Communities See Informers In Their Midst
Jarrett Murphy |
Saying there’s a serious threat that local Muslim youth will become radicalized, the NYPD dispatched informers to root out those who’ve turned against us—and perhaps to help foment the very plots that law enforcement then disrupts.
