The city of San Francisco has banned local government agencies from deploying facial recognition technology. The recent vote by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors came in response to criticism about the technology. Facial recognition identifies or verifies a person's identity by comparing digital images to faces in a database. It is controversial because critics […]
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Senators ask about alleged abuse of illegal immigrant minors
There's a bipartisan push in Congress to get answers about alleged abuse of illegal immigrant children. Senate Finance Committee chairman Chuck Grassley (R – Iowa) and the committee's lead Democrat, Ron Wyden, are looking for answers regarding serious accusations of physical and sexual abuse of migrant children. The abuse reportedly happened at federally funded housing […]
Clinton email records were found in Obama White House
It's been a decade since Hillary Clinton became Secretary of State and used a private server for government business, transmitting sensitive and classified information in the process. It's been exactly three years since the Inspector General said Clinton's actions were improper. It's been a couple of years since the FBI under Director James Comey more […]
Gowdy: FBI has important evidence in Trump-Russia probe of investigators
Former Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) Former Congressman Trey Gowdy, a Republican from South Carolina, says he's seen evidence with his own eyes that even opponents of President Trump will find "persuasive"-- if it's ever made public. Gowdy says the information has to do with "exculpatory" evidence that the FBI improperly withheld from a court. Exculpatory […]
Warrantless wiretapping lawsuit against government dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the Bush Administration for "warrantless wiretapping." The judge cited national security concerns. The group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed the suit more than a decade ago. It has said it plans to appeal the dismissal. Read more in John Bowden's article in The Hill: A federal judge […]
Why is the Department of Justice still fighting so hard in Attkisson computer intrusion case?
Under ordinary circumstances, the Department of Justice would investigate and prosecute a case against those responsible for an unlawful intrusion into a national journalist's computers and work. So why is the Department of Justice is fighting so hard against the Attkisson computer intrusion case -- instead of providing justice? See a video update below. Read […]
A horrific American tragedy many have forgotten: The Jonestown Massacre
Update: Watch the Full Measure TV cover story now at this link: https://fullmeasure.news/news/cover-story/surviving-jonestown It’s been 41 years since the socialist cult leader Jim Jones took more than 900 of his American followers to their graves. How was Jones allowed to operate unfettered in San Francisco, then in Guyana, South America amid many disclosures of abuse […]
Ex-U.S. intel analyst arrested and charged with leaking to the press
Another alleged leaker could bite the dust... A third alleged government leaker has been arrested and charged with improperly providing information to The Intercept news organization. 31-year old Daniel Hale is a former U.S. intelligence analyst. He would have been about 26-years old in 2014 when he allegedly obtained 17 documents while working for a […]
