BioSentral

Fliers without ID placed on TSA list - The Transportation Security Administration has collected records on thousands of passengers who went to airport checkpoints without identification. [USAToday.com]

Spying Vexes Police Chief - The Maryland State Police superintendent said yesterday that he is "troubled" by methods his agency used to infiltrate and monitor peace activists and anti-death-penalty groups. [Freemarketnews.com]

Proposed Ordinance Restricts What Protesters Can Carry - Protesters at the Democratic National Convention could be limited in what they can carry, if a proposed ordinance passes in Denver. [thedenverchannel.com]

U.S. Senate approves bill to widen wiretapping powers - The Senate approved a bill expanding the government's surveillance powers, and granted immunity for phone companies that cooperated in the wiretapping program. [International Herald Tribune]

Part 2 and 3 after the jump.

Trooper to get more training after protest sign altercation - A state trooper will be receiving additional training following an altercation with a handful of student protesters Monday on a University District overpass. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]

Still wiretapping without warrant? - Senior Bush admin officials said that they believe the president still has the constitutional authority to continue his domestic wiretapping program without first seeking court approval. [Freemarketnews.com]

NYPD Spied On Activists Before '04 Arrests - Undercover NYPD officers traveled around the U.S. and in Europe to infiltrate activist groups planning to protest at the 2004 GOP convention, even those who showed no sign of illegal intent, The New York Times has reported. [CBS U.S. News]

Who watches the watchers in surveillance society - CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- In some cities in Europe and the United States, a person can be videotaped by surveillance cameras hundreds of times a day, and it's safe to say that most of the time no one is actually watching...
[CNN Technology]

Millions of U.S. travelers given a "terrorist" risk rating - Without their knowledge, millions of Americans and foreigners crossing U.S. borders in the past four years have been assigned scores generated by U.S. government computers rating the risk that the travelers are terrorists or criminals. [Seattletimes.com]