MetaFilter posts tagged with spying and brokenlink

The Secret Service Test

Carlos Quevedo — Sat, 07 Jun 2003 18:15:10 -0800

Are You Spy Enough? Put your skills to the test. [Via Bifurcated Rivets. Flash required.]

Government Will Ease Limits on Domestic Spying by F.B.I.

Ty Webb — Thu, 30 May 2002 09:29:21 -0800

Government Will Ease Limits on Domestic Spying by F.B.I. (NY Times link) As part of a sweeping effort to transform the F.B.I. into a domestic terrorism prevention agency, Attorney General John Ashcroft has decided to relax restrictions on the bureau's ability to conduct domestic spying in counterterrorism operations, senior government officials said today. Here's the Wash. Post's take on the story.

Government admits spying on drug reform advocates.

tankboy — Mon, 18 Mar 2002 13:04:53 -0800

Government admits spying on drug reform advocates. Not to be snide, but why are these people even surprised? You can't even get photocopies made these days without being ratted out.

The EU seems quite comfortable

davidchess — Fri, 29 Jun 2001 05:56:39 -0800

The EU seems quite comfortable with governments keeping data on their citizens, but they restrict what data businesses can keep. Compare and constrast with typical USian feelings on those same subjects. Please write on both sides of the paper.

Echelon rumored to be used in NZ spying on Fiji

rschram — Mon, 11 Jun 2001 17:06:41 -0800

Echelon rumored to be used in NZ spying on Fiji
Echelon, as seen on TV, is suggested to monitor gobzillions of electronic communications. People are starting to wonder if New Zealand used Echelon to monitor the progress of the May 2000 coup and hostage taking in Fiji, in addition to the tradition undercover operations. Memorable quotation: "It is not a question of if others are spying on Fiji but of who, how and, to a much lesser extent, why."

UFO spotted?

Postroad — Thu, 10 May 2001 10:25:20 -0800

UFO spotted? This well may be the new Chinese stealth wave our CIA has been trying to blow away from our shores but to no avail. For the first time, China able to spy on us and to knock down surfers too.