Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is the target of “a multi-subject investigation" by the FBI, US court documents obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request reveal.
Report: US pursuing active criminal case against Wikileaks' Assange
The DHS classes nonviolent environmental activists in the same "domestic terrorist" category as Dylan Roof and James Fields
Property of the People (previously) used Freedom of Information Act requests to force the Department of Homeland Security to reveal that it tracks members of the Valve Turners — a… READ THE REST
A company that makes spy-tech for cops threatened to sue Vice for publishing its sales literature (because Iran!)
Special Services Group makes surveillance crapgadgets for cops and spies: cameras and mics hidden in tombstones, vacuum cleaners, children's car-seats, and other everyday items. Muckrock's Beryl Lipton used a Freedom… READ THE REST
Why is the FBI protecting Superman's civilian identity?
In last week's Superman #18, the eponymous hero held a press conference to reveal his identity to the public. Comic book continuity is ever-shifting, of course, and the connection between Superman… READ THE REST
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The Bite Helper removes the itch of a mosquito bite in seconds
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