Explore the following sources for more information on the clickable items in “Are They Watching You?”
Library Books (Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act)
Subpoena for Library Records – The Volokh Conspiracy
Patriot Act Extended for Four Years With No Change to ‘Library Records Provision’ - Library Journal Archive
Library Patron Internet Records and Freedom of Information Laws – LibraryLaw.com
Video Game Consoles
US Military Funds Effort to Hack Video Game Consoles – MSNBC
DHS Looks to Spy on Video Game Consoles in Search of Pedophiles, Terrorists – DailyTech.com
Credit Card (HotWatch Orders)
Feds Warrantlessly Tracking Americans’ Credit Cards in Real Time – Wired.com
New Document Shows How The Feds Track Your Credit Cards In Real Time Without So Much As A Warrant – Business Insider
Wiretap Reports - USCourts.gov
Computers
Senate bill rewrite lets feds read your e-mail without warrants - CNET
Court OK’s immunity for telecoms in wiretaps case – FOX News
S. 2105: Cybersecurity Act of 2012 – GovTrack.us
Traffic Cameras
Red-light monitoring continued despite camera ban – UT San Diego
License-plate database grows as cameras catch a few bad guys – The Daily Sentinel
Red Light Cameras - National Motorists Association
Communities put a halt to red-light cameras - USA Today
Petition on Iowa City traffic cameras, drones invalid, city clerk says - The Gazette
Parking Meters
New Tracking Frontier: Your License Plates - Wall Street Journal
VIPR
DHS Budget in Brief – Department of Homeland Security
TSA screenings aren’t just for airports anymore – LA Times
TSA rail, subway spot-checks raise privacy issues - CNN
Surveillance Drones
Breaking News on Drones – Huffington Post
Alameda County Sheriff plans to buy a surveillance drone - Mercury News
California sheriff asks DHS for surveillance drones - RT
ACLU requests documents on domestic drones - The Hill
Drones may soon buzz through local skies - The Boston Globe
Plan for hunting terrorists signals U.S. intends to keep adding names to kill lists – Washington Post
Cameras
GOP Rep. Peter King on Boston Bombing: “We Need More Cameras” – Real Clear Politics
City debates putting cameras in cabs - WKBW
City puts brakes on vehicle cameras - GPB News
Post 9/11, surveillance cameras everywhere – MSNBC
CBS Investigates: Who’s Watching You? - CBS
Technology built into mannequins helping stores track customers – PC World
Stadium Security
Handheld metal detectors now standard part of stadium screening – NBC News
Industry of fear - ESPN
NPPD Bag Check Video - DHS
NFL wants pat-downs from ankles up at all stadiums - USA Today
Stadium Security Policies - NY Yankees
Drug-Sniffing Dogs
Supreme Court to review use of drug-sniffing dog at the front door of a house - Washington Post
Will Supreme Court turn up its nose at drug-sniffing dogs? - Yahoo News
Cell Phones
Homeland Security Manual Lists Government Key Words For Monitoring Social Media, News - Huffington Post
Sixth Circuit Rules That Pinging a Cell Phone to Determine Its Location is Not a Fourth Amendment “Search” – The Volokh Conspiracy
Judge Questions Tools That Grab Cellphone Data on Innocent People – Wall Street Journal
Others That Didn’t Make It Into the Activity
Controversial full-body scanners to be removed from airports – LA Times
Student Expelled For Refusing To Wear Tracking Device Badge - Digital Journal