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"From Dick Cheney's man-sized safe to NSA's massive intelligence gathering, secrecy has captured the American government's modus operandi better than the ideals of the Constitution. In this important new book, Fritz Schwarz, who was chief counsel to the U.S. Church Committee on Intelligence-which uncovered CIA plots to assassinate world leaders, including Fidel Castro's exploding cigar-uses examples ranging from the dropping of the first Atomic bomb,...
2) Truth
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the ensuing firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.
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"A smart, lively history of the Internet free culture movement and its larger effects on society--and the life and shocking suicide of Aaron Swartz, a founding developer of Reddit and Creative Commons--from Slate correspondent Justin Peters. Aaron Swartz was a zealous young advocate for the free exchange of information and creative content online. He committed suicide in 2013 after being indicted by the government for illegally downloading millions...
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Reference shelf volume 87, number 3
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EBSCO Information Services
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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Examines the National Forensic League's 2015/16 Policy Debate, including articles that investigate such key issues as the legality of domestic surveillance, the right to privacy, and to what extent citizens can expect privacy in the digital age and in the context of the "war on terror", as well as the relative effectiveness of the program in counter-terrorism efforts and matters of national security.
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Greenhaven Publishing
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[2018]
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English
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"We know there are white hat hackers and black hat hackers, but what about the gray area in between? Some hackers consider themselves activists and have justified their cyberattacks on media, political figures, universities, and even governments as a search for truth. Is information indeed free in a democracy? Does uncovering secrets that the public may have a right to know justify security breaches? Are WikiLeaks and the Anonymous group providing...
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Report / 114th Congress 2d session House of Representatives volume 114-864
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[U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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