News & Commentary about Privacy and Surveillance
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The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
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Jul 18, 2016
DOJ’s Data-Sharing Proposal Threatens Privacy of Americans and Citizens Around the World
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Jul 15, 2016
ACLU FOIA Seeks Information About How Government Launders Evidence
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Jun 22, 2016
Congress Seeks to Expand Warrantless Surveillance Under the Patriot Act
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Jun 20, 2016
The Use of Error-Prone and Unfair Watchlists Is Not the Way to Regulate Guns in America
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Apr 7, 2016
The Obama Administration Has Embraced Legal Theories Even Broader Than John Yoo’s
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Mar 22, 2016
Is This the FBI's 'New' Method for Unlocking the San Bernardino iPhone?
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Mar 7, 2016
One of the FBI’s Major Claims in the iPhone Case Is Fraudulent
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Feb 25, 2016
The Government Is Already Forcing Companies to Give It Access to Our Data