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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Sep 24, 2018
What a European Court Ruling Means for Mass Spying Around the World
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Sep 17, 2018
Congress Is Poised to Give Trump Administration Powerful New Spying Powers
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Aug 22, 2018
The NSA Continues to Violate Americans' Internet Privacy Rights
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Jul 12, 2018
The Trump Administration Is Hiding a Crucial Report on NSA Spying Practices
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Jun 29, 2018
The NSA Is Using Secrecy to Avoid a Courtroom Reckoning on Its Global Surveillance Dragnet
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May 7, 2018
4 Things to Be Worried About in the NSA’s New Transparency Report
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Apr 20, 2018
How an Irish Court Ruling Could Affect U.S. Spying
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Jan 18, 2018
Congress Just Passed a Terrible Surveillance Law. Now What?
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Jan 11, 2018
Members of Congress Just Voted to Give the Trump Administration Greater Spy Powers