Recent Supreme Court decision significantly undermines your right to remain silent
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie The Supreme Court’s decision in Salinas v. Texas on Monday significantly undermines the traditional understanding of the right to remain silent, even to the point of encouraging the kind of questioning that can extract false confessions, according to a report. In yet another disturbing recent Supreme Court [...]
Obama attempts to defend NSA surveillance program in Germany in response to heavy criticism
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie During U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech in Berlin, Germany, he attempted to defend the massive surveillance program run by the National Security Agency (NSA), a program which was heavily criticized in Europe. Interestingly, the NSA reportedly focused their efforts on Germany more than any other country according [...]
Dawn raid Turkey: the silent rebuke of the Standing Man
By Richard Cottrell Contributing writer for End the Lie Turkey is transfixed by the solitary figure of the Standing Man, erect and silent amid the turmoil of Istanbul’s Taksim Square. This volunteer for martyrdom has utterly confused the Erdoğan government in its attempts to quash the violent near-uprising which is now consuming the entire country. [...]
Government twisting facts on NSA ‘targeting’ Americans for surveillance according to reports
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie The U.S. government is reportedly distorting the facts on the National Security Agency (NSA) targeting Americans for surveillance without a warrant, something which NSA leaker Edward Snowden affirmed in saying the NSA uses “weasel” words. In response to a damning report published by CNET based on statements [...]
Security expert: high-end surveillance cameras can be used by hackers to spy on sensitive facilities
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie A U.S. security expert who worked as a software developer for the National Security Agency (NSA) in the past has revealed that the type of high-end surveillance cameras used in military bases, prisons, banks and industrial facilities can be remotely accessed by hackers. Given the growing CCTV [...]
Law enforcement accesses increasingly massive facial recognition databases with few legal standards
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie According to a new report, the National Security Agency’s massive surveillance program isn’t all Americans have to be concerned about. Searchable facial recognition databases are growing increasingly massive and few legal safeguards are in place. Facial recognition systems in the United States are on the rise thanks [...]
NSA admits they listen to U.S. phone calls without a warrant, more than half the Senate skips briefing
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie In a secret briefing, the National Security Agency (NSA) admitted they can listen to U.S. phone calls and other communications without a warrant but over half of the Senate decided to fly out of Washington D.C. early and skip the briefing on the NSA’s surveillance programs. According [...]
New details on U.S. government’s national security-related data requests leave much to be desired
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Even after the U.S. government granted requests to loosen some of the restrictions surrounding national security-related requests for consumer data issued to American internet companies, much remains mysterious and at least one company said it is a step backward for users. The requests from Google, Facebook and [...]
Eric Holder: info leaked about NSA surveillance program is ‘extremely damaging’ to national security
By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Attorney General Eric Holder claimed that the information leaked about the massive surveillance program run by the National Security Agency (NSA) is “extremely damaging” to U.S. national security without explaining how it is actually damaging. Holder also vowed to hold the individual who leaked the information about [...]
