Posts Tagged surveillance state

Drug_Test
By Reina Gattuso • 6 years ago

Drug Tests: Weapons Against the Marginalized

Last week, Pennsylvania Democratic state representative Kevin Haggerty proposed that people filing Protection from Abuse orders should be drug tested if they lack “substantive” evidence of abuse.

Yes, that does mean he thinks abuse victims should be drug tested in order to obtain protection from the state. Yes, that is as heinous as it sounds.

Last week, Pennsylvania Democratic state representative Kevin Haggerty proposed that people filing Protection from Abuse orders should be drug tested if they lack “substantive” evidence of abuse.

Yes, that does mean he thinks abuse victims should be ...

donald-trump
By jlogankoepke • 7 years ago

Five Things To Do To Protect Yourself Under a Trump Surveillance State

Trump’s election has serious ramifications for us all. And when it comes to the surveillance state, it’s unlikely that a person who ran as the self-described “law and order” candidate will attempt to constrain surveillance programs or work to limit law enforcement access to private data. As a former section chief for internet freedom in the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor argued, “We can’t trust Trump with today’s NSA.”

Trump’s election has serious ramifications for us all. And when it comes to the surveillance state, it’s unlikely that a person who ran as the self-described “law and ...