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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Aug 10, 2012
Civil Liberties in the Digital Age: Weekly Highlights (8/10/2012)
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Aug 7, 2012
NYPD's Backwards Policy on Photography at Occupy Wall Street
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Aug 3, 2012
Uncovering License Plate Scanners: The Next Big Thing in Government Tracking
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Aug 2, 2012
Senate Votes Down Improved Cybersecurity Bill
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Aug 2, 2012
FBI Interrogation Primer Encourages Prisoner Isolation
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Aug 1, 2012
Step One in Data-Mining America: Build a Big Database
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Jul 30, 2012
The Biggest New Spying Program You’ve Probably Never Heard Of