Politics May 02 Senators want limits on TSA use of facial recognition technology for airport screening By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
World May 31 In post-pandemic Europe, migrants will face digital fortress The European Union has poured 3 billion euros into security tech research following the refugee crisis in 2015-16, when more than 1 million people — many escaping wars in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan — fled to Greece and on to… By Derek Gatopoulos, Costas Kantouris, Associated Press
Politics Mar 11 House set to vote on bill extending surveillance authorities In a rare bipartisan agreement, both Republicans and Democrats in the House seek to ensure that civil liberties are not overwhelmed by the tools used to thwart terrorism and other crimes. By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Politics May 30 Justices will hear Ohio appeal over purging voter rolls The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether Ohio wrongfully purged eligible voters from the state's registration list. By Sam Hananel, Associated Press
Nation Aug 11 Advocates against solitary confinement see hope in Justice Kennedy’s comments WASHINGTON — Prison reform advocates who have spent years campaigning against solitary confinement are counting on a powerful new ally in their quest to end the practice — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. By Sam Hananel, Associated Press
May 30 Will lapse in surveillance laws make the U.S. less secure? By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press Barring a last-minute deal in Congress, three post-Sept. 11 surveillance laws used against spies and terrorists are set to expire as Sunday turns into Monday… Continue reading
Feb 27 Syria tops list of human rights violations in 2013, US report says By Lara Jakes, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A chemicals weapons attack in Syria last summer that the U.S. says killed more than 1,400 people was the world's worst human rights violation of 2013, the Obama administration concluded Thursday. The report by the State Department also… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch Sunday, December 15, 2013 South Africa without Mandela, surveillance changes, and living in the cash economy. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Is Obama rethinking surveillance thanks to a new report? The White House considers an advisory group report on changes in surveillance programs. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Freed from Guantánamo, but stuck in limbo By PBS News Hour After 9/11, six ethnic Chinese men known as Uighurs were rounded up in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They spent eight years in prison before being cleared of any wrongdoing by U.S. courts, and now find themselves stranded in a legal and… Continue watching