In today’s world of Internet interconnectedness, guarding your privacy can become a full-time job. Whether you are worried about your personal privacy, government interference, national security, identity theft, or the laws and policies surrounding privacy, these blogs will help you stay vigilant against any breaches in your privacy rights.
Immigrant Daily » Blog Archive » Senator Patrick Leahy Offered Bill for Same Sex Immigration Benefits The frustrating ordeal of seeking legal residency for the same sex partners will soon be a thing of the past as Senator Patrick J. Leahy, the Democrat from Vermont has offered a bill that would allow American citizens and […]
The State Secrets Privilege is a doctrine that allows the executive branch to withhold information requested during litigation if disclosure threatens national security. While an aggressive approach to national security matters is critical for our nation, it is just as essential that there be oversight and checks on the power of the executive branch in national security when the use of such power impacts every day citizens.
Ted Alden of the Council on Foreign Relations offers an excellent analysis of what’s wrong with our immigration process – or at least, one of the things that is wrong with our broken immigration process. In a nutshell, his is an argument – a desperate plea really – for a return to risk-based security procedures that use intelligence and information to prioritize threats rather than the hopelessly ineffective but increasingly popular notion on Capitol Hill that we can prevent 100 percent of all threats we may face.
The long awaited release of the President’s Cyber Policy Review on 29 May has been and will continue to be studied by all who are concerned with the issue of Cyber Security. If one wants to dive straight to the heart of the report, it is best to go directly to Chapter VI: Action Plans
Yesterday the House passed HR 2200, the Transportation Security Administration Reauthorization Act. Several floor amendments were offered with one particularly troubling amendment noticeable above all the others. The amendment targets Whole Body Imagers (WBI) and sets restrictions on their use.
Are we more secure with Secure Flight? – USATODAY.com Secure Flight doesn’t make the bad guy list any better. It just makes everyone spend more money, and creates more inconvenience. Even if our no fly list contained every terrorist in the world, what about all the new recruits they are bringing on every day? No […]
E-Verify is a critical tool for employers who want to prevent hiring unauthorized workers. And yet, employers who voluntarily sign up for E-Verify often wonder what happens to the information that they provide to the E-Verify system, and whether their activities are subject to additional scrutiny because of their participation.
By Stephanie Rowe
TSA’s Secure Flight program began operations in January and continues to gain momentum. It will provide better security for the traveling public and a smoother boarding process for passengers that have names similar to those on the government watch lists.
An organization called EPIC is gaining traction by purposefully misleading the public about millimeter wave technology and posting images of backscatter on their website and calling it millimeter wave. Now there may even be Congressional action to get millimeter wave removed from the nation’s airports, which seems just crazy given that it is one of the first major improvements to checkpoint technology since the 1970s.
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