Chris Djiongouros – Thoughts on Politics & Law

Is the US a police state?

FBI agents seeking phone records used ‘startling’ methods

FBI agents seeking telephone records demanded information from phone companies in a variety of “startling” and illicit methods, including e-mail and post-it notes, in an “egregious breakdown” of safeguards and oversight, the Justice Department’s inspector general reported Wednesday. The long-awaited investigative report describes numerous lapses by FBI agents seeking material through more than 700 emergency [...]

Caught in the Net – tweeting arrest…

The FBI has accused a US citizen of using the Internet to organize protests at the September G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, setting a precedent of a social networking arrest. In this day and age, you are either a user yourself, or you know someone who is addicted to either Facebook or Twitter – or both. Social [...]