Motherboard: Congress enacts garbage surveillance legislation by attaching it to must-pass spending bill
Reason: The omnibus spending bill is a fiscal embarrassment
Every city needs this: East Bay Times: Berkeley law requires council approval of surveillance tech
Activist Post: Federal ruling could set dangerous precedent allowing law enforcement access to WhatsApp
The American Conservative: Was destructive ‘Slingshot’ malware deployed by Pentagon?
Too much to hope for, probably: ZDnet: Stingray spying: 5G will protect you against surveillance attacks, say standard-setters
Smithsonian: A brief history of surveillance in America
Common Dreams: ‘Outrageous’: With $700 billion for Pentagon, nearly half of $1.3 trillion budget headed for more war-making
JUSTIN RAIMONDO: Lost near the Beltway: Whatever happened to the libertarian movement?
High Times: NYPD must publish marijuana arrest demographics under new bill
Old but relevant: Salon: School is a prison–and damaging our kids
