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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Apr 19, 2012
Singling Us Out: NYPD's Spying on Muslim Americans Creates Fear and Distrust
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Apr 18, 2012
ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Reject Government's Effort to Block Judicial Review of Surveillance Law
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Apr 6, 2012
Court Says No GPS Tracking? How About Cell Phone Tracking?
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Mar 31, 2012
Results of Nationwide Government Cell Phone Tracking Records Request Show Frequent Violations of Americans' Privacy Rights
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Mar 27, 2012
FBI FOIA Docs Show Use of "Mosque Outreach" for Illegal Intel Gathering
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Mar 23, 2012
Government Extends Time it Can Retain Info on Innocent Americans in Counterterrorism Databases
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Mar 16, 2012
Government Confirms That It Has Secret Interpretation of Patriot Act Spy Powers