John Queally

CIA Creating Vast Database of American’s Personal Financial Records: Report

‘Collected data goes beyond basic financial records and uses Social Security numbers to tie financial activity to a specific person

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作者 John Queally

Claiming the same authority as the NSA does for its bulk collection of domestic internet and phone data, the clandestine Central Intelligence Agency is compiling a "vast database" that includes the personal financial records of Americans, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Central Intelligence Agency is amassing a huge database of

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Ever Purchase a Book on Lying? You Might Be on a Govt Watch List

Americans’ personal data shared with CIA, IRS, and others, reports McClatchy

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作者 John Queally
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If you've ever trained to be a better liar—or more specifically inquired about how to lie well enough to beat a polygraph test—numerous federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the CIA, the IRS, or the FBI, may just have their eye on you. "Though nowhere near as massive as the NSA programs, the polygraph inquiry is

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‘I Hope You Publish This’: NSA Broke Into Google And Yahoo Data Centers

‘The NSA does not keep everything it collects, but it keeps a lot,’ reports the Washington Post.

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作者 John Queally

Without their knowledge or permission, the National Security Agency has broken into the global data centers of Yahoo! and Google, the Washington Post is reporting on Wednesday. In a report that terms the specific NSA surveillance program as "unusually aggressive," the newspaper claims that leaked documents provided by whistleblower Edward

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Humanity’s Heating of Planet is Planting Seeds of Hunger: Report

Ahead of IPCC report on global warming, Oxfam warns of dangerous spiral of poverty and food scarcity.

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作者 John Queally

It is nearly a cliché to declare that the failure of the world's governments to respond to the repeated warnings by scientists and environmentalists about the perils of climate change is a crime against future generations. However, as a new study released Monday by Oxfam International proves, clichés are born of facts and when it comes to the

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