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New York attorney general: Banks have no fear of law enforcement
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman on Monday suggested that big banks were not afraid of skirting the law because they didn’t believe law enforcement would target them. But he plans to change that. Schneiderman announced a lawsuit against Wells Fargo and Bank of America earlier in the day.…
Senate committee advances bill for warrantless email searches
Bipartisan group seeks update to Electronic Communications Privacy Act over concerns of misuse by law enforcement A bipartisan committee voted Thursday to advance a bill to clamp down on warrantless government searches of email and other private electronic information. The bill seeks to modify the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act…
Watch live: Senate committee holds hearing on the future of drones
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on the future of drones in America with a focus on law enforcement and privacy considerations. Watch live, broadcast via NBC News on March 20. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Oklahoma Republican’s bill would arm teachers and train them like law enforcement
A Republican lawmaker in Oklahoma thinks that he can prevent another horrific mass school killing like the one in Newtown, Connecticut by arming teachers and giving them the same training as law enforcement. “The reality of this situation is this man performed a great evil thing and that could have…
Global leaders: Drug war ‘the main reason’ for continuing HIV/AIDS epidemic
The Global Commission on Drug Policy, an assemblage of former national leaders, policy makers and experts, has issued a new report (PDF) that calls the war on drugs “the main reason” for the continuing HIV/AIDS epidemic around the world. The group, which includes former presidents of Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Poland,…
Anti-Islam teachings ‘widespread’ in U.S. law enforcement
A course at a military academy that taught US officers to prepare for “total war” with Islam does not represent an isolated incident, campaigners have warned. The Pentagon moved swiftly to distance itself from revelations that officers in a defense department class were taught that “Hiroshima”-style tactics would be needed…
Activists ‘commit more data breaches than cybercriminals’
Activists such as “Anonymous” who hack into government and corporate computer networks and then release files to embarrass those organisations were responsible for more than half of all known data thefts last year, according to a new survey.That’s a big change from recent years when the motivation behind most cyberattacks…
Stewart, Colbert, Fox News and host of U.S. lawmakers receive threatening letters
WASHINGTON — Several US lawmakers received threatening letters containing a harmless white powder, but the sender warned more missives including a “harmful material” could follow, a Senate official said. The news sparked alarm and served as a grim reminder of the 2001 anthrax attacks in which letters containing the deadly…
Feingold: Voting against the PATRIOT Act ‘one of the best things I’ve done’
During an appearance Wednesday on CNN, former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) said he “absolutely” did not regret being the only Senator to vote against the PATRIOT Act following the September 11 terrorist attacks. “That was probably one of the best things I’ve ever done,” he said. Civil liberties advocates have…
Three U.S. lawmakers sent threatening letters: official
Three US lawmakers received threatening letters containing a harmless white powder, but the sender said more missives including a “harmful material” could follow, a Senate official said Wednesday. The anonymous sender “has indicated that additional letters containing a powdery substance will be arriving at more Senate offices,” Senate sergeant-at-arms Terrance…
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