The future of mass surveillance - The Listening Post (Lead Story)

On June 1, one of the most controversial sections of the US Patriot Act, a piece of legislation that allows the National Security Agency (NSA) to conduct mass surveillance on American citizens - will expire.
Enacted just 45 days after the September 11 attacks in 2001, the legislation allowed the US government far-reaching powers to gather information about its citizens.
Now the debate over how far anti-terrorism legislation should be allowed to infringe on the liberties of ordinary citizens has reignited.
Exposed nearly two years ago by Edward Snowden, one of the most contentious provisions of the act is up for renewal.

Congress is set to decide whether or not to renew section 215 - which allows the NSA to sweep up phone records in bulk.

[radixreuel]

I WATCHED
an interview where they had all these various technology geeks & influencers talking about Orwell & the question proposed was what would Orwell think of present day society? One of the talking heads mentioned that Orwell wouldn’t be so impressed with the technology but that fact that The Powers That Be, got the mass public to not only pay for it, but able to place a premium on the most personally invasive/intrusive devices.

[afreenfatima]

The Agoge Diet is probably the best diet for increasing muscle. I struggled for so long until I started following it.

[MrSolo_]

this is no good....same time it needs to be there