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.
Sep 14, 2012
Twitter Forced to Hand Over Occupy Wall Street Protester Info
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Sep 14, 2012
The President Reads His Daily Brief on an iPad (and Other Lessons From the NSA)
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Sep 14, 2012
FOIA Documents Show FBI Was Watching Occupy Protestors, Some Docs Still Secret on National Security Grounds
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Sep 13, 2012
Is the ACLU Inconsistent on Regulation of Speech and Privacy?
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Sep 12, 2012
House Reauthorizes Warrantless Wiretapping Program
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Sep 10, 2012
House to Vote on FISA Amendments Act Wednesday
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Sep 10, 2012
New Results From Our Nationwide Cell Phone Tracking Records Requests
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Sep 7, 2012
Civil Liberties in the Digital Age: Weekly Highlights (9/7/2012)
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Sep 5, 2012
Apple, Drone Strikes, and the Limits of Censorship