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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Mar 15, 2012
Sens. Wyden and Udall Weigh in on ACLU Patriot Act FOIA Case
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Mar 13, 2012
VIDEO: See What Armed Domestic Drones Look Like
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Mar 9, 2012
FBI Official Agrees with ACLU: Suspicionless Surveillance is Ineffective and Counterproductive
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Feb 27, 2012
NYPD Used White House Funds to Spy on Muslims
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Feb 24, 2012
Associated Press Report Confirms Widespread Secret NYPD Surveillance of Innocent Muslims
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Feb 17, 2012
Obama Administration Asks Supreme Court to Dismiss ACLU Challenge to Warrantless Wiretapping Law
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Feb 16, 2012
Is the Government Reading Our Email, Texts and IMs Without a Warrant? You Bet.
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Feb 15, 2012
Facebook, Twitter and DHS: Which One of These Things is Not Like the Others?