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The Last Gasp of American Democracy

Posted on January 13, 2014 by The Soul Brother

By Chris Hedges This is our last gasp as a democracy. The state’s wholesale intrusion into our lives and obliteration of privacy are now facts. And the challenge to us—one of the final ones, I suspect—is to rise up in outrage … Continue reading →

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NSA uses Google cookies to pinpoint targets for hacking

Posted on December 11, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Ashkan Soltani, Andrea Peterson, and Barton Gellman The National Security Agency is secretly piggybacking on the tools that enable Internet advertisers to track consumers, using “cookies” and location data to pinpoint targets for government hacking and to bolster surveillance. The … Continue reading →

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NSA Infiltrating Online Games Like World of Warcraft and Second-Life

Posted on December 10, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Alex Kane Players of fantasy games like World of Warcraft are usually worried about their character dying or running out of money. But new documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden reveal that they should have another concern: government spying. The … Continue reading →

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Edward Snowden was NSA Prism leak source

Posted on June 10, 2013 by The Soul Brother

A former CIA technical worker has been identified by the UK’s Guardian newspaper as the source of leaks about US surveillance programmes. Edward Snowden, 29, is described by the paper as an ex-CIA technical assistant, currently employed by defence contractor Booz … Continue reading →

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