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![The Fight to Take Back Our Genes](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2019/09/lib13-brca-seriespage-graphic-500x280-v01-400x266.jpg)
Mar 12, 2014
Myriad Genetics’ Latest Attempt to Maintain Its Monopoly on Our Genes Rejected
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Mar 11, 2014
The Tech Community Can Put Out the Fire the NSA Started
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Mar 7, 2014
Decades Later, No Justice for Kent State Killings
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Mar 5, 2014
Why Computers Will Get Less Logical, And What it Means For Privacy
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Feb 27, 2014
Media Protection Rule Helpful, But Not a Panacea
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Feb 27, 2014
Is the "Patent Happy" Patent Office Violating the First Amendment?
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Feb 27, 2014
Nothing to See Here! Censoring 'The Innocence of Muslims'
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Feb 26, 2014
Rapid Improvements in Lidar Technology Could Have Surveillance Implications