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Ben Wizner

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Name: Ben Wizner

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

War on Free Speech: Is violating the Constitution the new normal for the government?

Back in 2010, it was said that if you were not “authorized” to have discussed “classified” information disclosed from WikiLeaks, then you could be implicated for crimes under the U.S. Espionage Act. One legal expert warned that the Espionage Act could ... [Published Computerworld - 10 hours ago]

Entities: JAMES ROSEN, Espionage, Classified Information

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Many believe the American government is spiraling out of control

The resignation of acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller has done little to quell calls for immediate government accountability.There are now four scandals confronting the President and Congress. All leading to a question, is Washington spiraling out ... [Published WHP CBS21 - May 17 2013]

Entities: Joe Manchin, Ben Wizner, Steven Miller, American Civil Liberties Union, Tax Law

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

The F.B.I. and Cyberthreats

To the Editor: Re (front page, May 8): Our countrys top intelligence official has told Congress that cybersecurity threats are now a greater concern than terrorism. But instead of working to make sure that Americas communications networks are as secure ... [Published New York Times - May 14 2013]

Entities: Cyber Threat, FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation, Ben Wizner, Cyber Security, Terrorism

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

Are the FBI and IRS Secretly Reading Your Email Without a Warrant?

The American Civil Liberties Union has obtained documents revealing that the FBI and IRS may be reading emails and other electronic communications of U.S. citizens without obtaining a warrant. This comes just as reports have emerged that the Obama administration ... [Published Democracy Now! - May 10 2013]

Entities: FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation, American Civil Liberties Union, Ben Wizner

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Just Reading This Can Get You 10 Years In Prison

LONDON, UK — In the deepening investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings, federal officials have reportedly found copies of the Al Qaeda magazine Inspire and other extremist materials on a computer belonging to Katherine Russell, the widow of suspect ... [Published Business Insider - May 09 2013]

Entities: Ben Wizner, United Kingdom, Adrian Fulford, Acts of Terrorism

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

American Civil Liberties Union

Increasingly, cameras follow you everywhere

Video surveillance cameras, both private and public, are just about everywhere – observing people as they go about their daily lives, typically recording hour after hour of mundane footage.Robert Scudieri watches monitors with video feeds from more than ... [Published Florida Courier - May 09 2013]

Entities: Ben Wizner, American Civil Liberties Union, Video Surveillance

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

The right to be appalling

WHEN Chris Hampton, a civil-rights activist who now works in New York, first came across the Westboro Baptist Church, it was a life-changing moment. She was disgusted by the congregation's activities, which included picketing the funerals of AIDS victims ... [Published The Economist - May 09 2013]

Entities: American Civil Liberties Union, Free Speech, protest, Nate Phelps, Ben Wizner

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

George W. Obama After his first yea...

But now, Bush?s successor—who actually taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago—is continuing much of the Bush-Cheney parallel government and, in some cases, is going much further in disregarding our laws and the international treaties we?ve ... [Published Bulatlat.com - May 06 2013]

Entities: Barack Obama, Torture, CIA Central Intelligence Agency

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Bombing Pressures Technology Providers to Aid Police

Google Inc. (GOOG), Twitter Inc. and even Silicon Valley startups are confronting calls by law enforcement following the Boston Marathon bombings to make their products more easily used for surveillance.Police and federal agencies made record levels of ... [Published Bloomberg - May 03 2013]

Entities: Bombing, Surveillance, Microsoft Corporation, Smartphone, Peter King

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Boston Bombings Show Future Use for Police Drones

Even if police drones weren’t used in the manhunt for the Boston Marathon suspects, drones have become central to the post-bombing discussion of surveillance techniques. Boston Police Chief Edward F. Davis said he wants to use drones at next year’s Boston ... [Published Government Technology US - May 02 2013]

Entities: Drone, Surveillance, Police, Federal Aviation Administration

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

John F. 'Jay' Stulz: 'Pervasive cameras' played important role in capturing bombing suspects

I first will show my bias by stating I have never been in agreement with the American Civil Liberties Union. This group and I will never see eye-to-eye.Here is a perfect example: On top of The Daily Times USA Today page on a recent Saturday was a box ... [Published Delmarva Daily Times - May 02 2013]

Entities: American Civil Liberties Union, Bombing, Ben Wizner

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 2 reports

Smile! You're likely on camera

HACKENSACK, N.J. â They are watching as you work out at the gym, wait for a train, drive a car or walk down the street.Video surveillance cameras, both private and public, are just about everywhere â observing people as they go about their daily lives, ... [Published Herald & Review - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Ben Wizner, Robert Dowd, Surveillance, American Civil Liberties Union, Video Surveillance

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...able to intercept every kind of possible communication," says attorney Ben Wizner, director of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. "the fbi basically wants to require all of these companies to rewrite their code in order to enable more government surveillance. … and in order to accomplish that, they would make the whole internet less secure."

Are the FBI and IRS Secretly Reading Your Email Without a Warrant? [Published Democracy Now! - May 10 2013]

...group with an interest in safeguarding the principle of free speech, says Ben Wizner, an ACLU lawyer who specialises in First-Amendment cases. "people who want to see first-amendment rights restricted never think they are going to be the next victims" he says. "But that confidence is mistaken."

The right to be appalling [Published The Economist - May 09 2013]

"What we saw in Boston largely confirmed what we already knew," said Ben Wizner, Director of the ACLU's Speech, Privacy & Technology Project. "cameras are ineffective at the prevention and deterrence of serious crime. they can be very effective at solving crime." Advocates of surveillance point to advancements in technology as proof that cameras will, in the future, enhance response and assist prevention...

The great surveillance boom [Published CNN Money - Apr 26 2013]

"it's now harder and harder to go about our lives without being tracked everywhere" said Ben Wizner, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union who specializes in privacy and technology issues

Slain MIT officer found shot in vehicle [Published AdvisorSource.com - Apr 19 2013]

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War on Free Speech: Is violating the Constituti... [Published Computerworld - 10 hours ago]
Many believe the American government is spirali... [Published WHP CBS21 - May 17 2013]
A Massive and Unprecedented Intrusion [Published FOX Business - Video - May 14 2013]
The F.B.I. and Cyberthreats [Published New York Times - May 14 2013]
Are the FBI and IRS Secretly Reading Your Email... [Published Democracy Now! - May 10 2013]
Increasingly, cameras follow you everywhere [Published Florida Courier - May 09 2013]
The right to be appalling [Published The Economist - May 09 2013]
Just Reading This Can Get You 10 Years In Prison [Published Business Insider - May 09 2013]
George W. Obama After his first yea... [Published Bulatlat.com - May 06 2013]
Bombing Pressures Technology Providers to Aid P... [Published Bloomberg - May 03 2013]
Boston Bombings Show Future Use for Police Drones [Published Government Technology US - May 02 2013]
John F. 'Jay' Stulz: 'Pervasive cameras' played... [Published Delmarva Daily Times - May 02 2013]
Smile! You're likely on camera [Published Herald & Review - Apr 29 2013]
Increasingly, cameras follow you everywhere [Published Kingsport Times-News - Apr 28 2013]
The great surveillance boom [Published CNN Money - Apr 26 2013]
In N.J., cameras follow you everywhere [Published North Jersey.com - Apr 21 2013]
Slain MIT officer found shot in vehicle [Published AdvisorSource.com - Apr 19 2013]
Bombing probe highlights [Published WPRI - Apr 19 2013]
Feds urged to probe four US cell big boys over ... [Published The Register - Apr 18 2013]
Consensus elusive on cellphone searches [Published Bend Bulletin - Nov 26 2012]
“State Secrets” Shield CIA from Torture Allegat... [Published Secrecy News - Mar 05 2007]

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“State Secrets” Shield CIA from Torture Allegat... [Published Secrecy News - Mar 05 2007] A federal appeals court ruled last week (pdf) that the overriding need to protect “state secrets” makes it impossible to litigate claims by a German citizen named Khaled el-Masri that he was illegally detained and abused by the Central Intelligence ...

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A Massive and Unprecedented Intrusion [Published FOX Business - Video - May 14 2013]