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NetworkWorld.com: "Bill proposes to protect Americans' privacy from warrantless drone surveillance"

FourthAmendment.com - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 17:49

NetworkWorld.com: Bill proposes to protect Americans' privacy from warrantless drone surveillance by Ms. Smith:

Didn't hear anyone yell "Fore," yet wonder if that is a golf ball in the sky? It's not; it's a drone and it's coming. Judge Andrew P. Napolitano warned about the "coming use of drones - some as small as golf balls - to watch us, listen to us and record us. Did you consent to the government having that power? Did you consent to the American military spying on Americans in America? I don't know a single person who has, but I know only a few who are complaining."

Although Secrecy News reported the Senate Armed Services Committee said drones need to operate 'freely and routinely' in America, you can add Senator Rand Paul to that "few" who are raising a ruckus about drones. Senator Paul proposed a bill to prevent warrantless drone surveillance. He said, "The Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2012 will protect American's personal privacy. Like other tools used to collect information in law enforcement, in order to use drones a warrant needs to be issued. Americans going about their everyday lives should not be treated like criminals or terrorists and have their rights infringed upon by military tactics."

"A drone is a very, very powerful way of snooping on behavior," Sen. Paul told CNN.

Two Legionnaires' cases confirmed

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 17:49
Two further cases of Legionnaires disease are confirmed in Edinburgh, bringing the total number to 41, with a further 47 suspected cases.
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Diablo's real-cash auctions begin

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 17:49
Video game Diablo 3 launches an in-game auction house where items can be bought and sold with real-world money.
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Nasa X-ray mission rides to orbit

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 17:49
The US space agency launches its Nustar X-ray observatory to image black holes, exploded stars, galaxy clusters and even our own Sun.
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VIDEO: Miners protest in Spain's parliament

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 17:49
Miners' union leaders protest in the Spanish parliament against a proposed 64% subsidy cut.
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ABAJ.com: "Feds Raid Utah Law Offices in Probe of Loan Modification Work"

FourthAmendment.com - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 17:49

ABAJ.com: Feds Raid Utah Law Offices in Probe of Loan Modification Work by Martha Neil:

Multiple federal agencies including the FBI, IRS and the office of the inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program raided three offices affiliated with a Utah law firm Tuesday.

The U.S. Attorney's office in Utah confirmed the raid on the CC Brown Law Office in Midvale and West Valley City, in cooperation with local authorities, but said the search warrant is sealed and no criminal charges have been filed, according to a local ABC News affiliate and Salt Lake Tribune.

AUDIO: Duran Duran: 'Gary Barlow didn't call'

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 17:49
Duran Duran has offered advice to One Direction, and expressed their sadness about not being asked to perform during the Diamond Jubilee.
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House Republicans reserve $18 million for ads

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 17:49
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans have reserved more than $18 million in ad time in districts from California to Massachusetts as they look to protect their majority....

House Republicans reserve $18 million for ads

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 17:49
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans have reserved more than $18 million in ad time in districts from California to Massachusetts as they look to protect their majority....

VIDEO: Euro 2012: England band fights back

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 17:49
The England Supporters Band says it is determined to play at the team's next Euro 2012 game, despite having its instruments confiscated at the first match in Ukraine.
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Italy hit by market fears of contagion from Spain

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 17:49
MILAN (AP) -- Italian Premier Mario Monti saw nearly seven months of confidence-building by his government wiped out by Wednesday, when the country's borrowing rates in a bond auction skyrocketed back near levels last seen in December....

Sept. 11 defendant wants uniform for Gitmo trial

AP - World News - Fri, 2024-11-29 17:49
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- The man who has called himself the "mastermind" of the Sept. 11 attacks wants to wear military-style clothing at his upcoming war crimes trial in Guantanamo....

Panetta warns of 'disaster' from defense cuts

AP - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 17:49
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday that automatic, across-the-board defense cuts would be a disaster, with widespread jobs losses and problems for the Pentagon as it tries to pay for health care for military personnel....

JetBlue passengers sue airline over pilot scare

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) — Ten passengers filed a lawsuit Wednesday against JetBlue Airways, claiming they feared for their lives when a pilot had to be physically restrained after running through the cabin yelling about Jesus and al Qaeda during a New York-to-Las Vegas flight in March.

The lawsuit, filed ...

Wildfire smoke smudges skies above Cheyenne

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2024-11-29 17:49
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) -- Smoke from a massive wildfire in northern Colorado was blowing into southeast Wyoming and smudging the skies above Cheyenne on Wednesday....
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Conan teaches kids to sing blues

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2024-11-29 17:49
Conan brings the magic of the blues to Chicago's youngest and most adorable generation.
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