News & Commentary about Privacy and Surveillance
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Apr 20, 2021
The Public Should Have Access to the Surveillance Court’s Opinions
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Apr 6, 2021
I Refused to Become an FBI Informant, and the Government Put Me on the No Fly List
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Apr 2, 2021
New Domestic Terrorism Laws Won’t End White Supremacy
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Mar 15, 2021
Major Hack of Camera Company Offers Four Key Lessons on Surveillance
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Dec 21, 2020
CBP’s Plan to Expand Face Surveillance at Airports is a Civil Liberties Disaster in the Making
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Dec 9, 2020
Biden Must Remove Border Patrol from Border Communities to Restore Civil Rights and Liberties
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Jun 24, 2020
Protests, Aerial Surveillance, and Police Defunding
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Mar 2, 2020
Can We Trust the Government to Respond to the Coronavirus in a Fair and Effective Manner?
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Feb 12, 2020
Deadline Looming, Strongest Surveillance Reform Bill Yet Emerges