Tag: Government surveillance
How Big Tech created a data ‘treasure trove’ for police
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — When U.S. law enforcement officials need to cast a wide net for information, they’re increasingly turning to the vast digital ponds...
NSA to NSO: NY filmmakers explore circles of surveillance
BERLIN — American filmmaker Laura Poitras, known for her award-winning 2014 documentary on former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden and his revelations about the...
Supreme Court agrees to hear 2nd ‘state secrets’ case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether a lawsuit can go forward in which a group of Muslim residents of...
Denmark: Ties with allies not hurt by alleged US eavesdrop
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark has solid relationships with its allies, including France and Germany, that do not need to be restored, its prime minister...
Question for Denmark: Why could the US allegedly eavesdrop?
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Sweden's defense minister wants Denmark to explain why that country's foreign secret service allegedly helped the United States spy on European...
Court rules UK surveillance breached European rights law
LONDON — Europe's top human rights court ruled Tuesday that British mass surveillance and intelligence gathering practices breached human rights laws, in a partial...
Police: Maryland man killed 3 neighbors, set house ablaze
WOODLAWN, Md. — A Maryland man who neighbors said had a long history of aggression went on a rampage over the weekend, shooting or...
Police: Maryland man killed 3 neighbors, set house ablaze
<p>WOODLAWN, Md. — A Maryland man who neighbors said had a long history of aggression went on a rampage over the weekend, shooting or...
States push back against use of facial recognition by police
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. have used facial recognition technology to solve homicides and bust human traffickers, but concern about...
States push back against use of facial recognition by police
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. have used facial recognition technology to solve homicides and bust human traffickers, but concern about...