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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Oct 10, 2012
Senate Homeland Security Committee Misses the Mark with Statement on DHS “Fusion Center” Program
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Oct 9, 2012
Federal court calls FBI to account for the unlawful imprisonment of U.S. citizen Abdullah al-Kidd
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Oct 5, 2012
In Court Today: The Constitution Also Lives in Airports
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Oct 5, 2012
Would it be Easier to Fight Surveillance if the Soviets Were Still Around?
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Oct 2, 2012
Documents Obtained by ACLU Shed Light on Other Telecom Surveillance Techniques
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Oct 1, 2012
Tuesday: Federal Appeals Court Hears Important Cell Phone Tracking Case
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Sep 28, 2012
Breaking the Law, Videotaping Suspicious Characters, and Seeing Through Walls (Friday Links Roundup)
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Sep 28, 2012
Civil Liberties in the Digital Age: Weekly Highlights (9/28/2012