News & Commentary about Privacy and Surveillance
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Mar 6, 2017
Revised Settlement Means Even Stronger Protection From NYPD Surveillance for New York’s Muslims
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Mar 5, 2017
Trump's Wiretapping Accusations: Here's What the Government Can Actually Do
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Feb 21, 2017
We Must Rein in President Trump’s Spying Powers
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Feb 10, 2017
The ACLU Is in Dublin, Ireland, Today Defending the Right to Privacy for Europeans and Americans Alike
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Jan 9, 2017
Do U.S. Politicians Need to Fear Our Intelligence Agencies?
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Dec 9, 2016
In Federal Appeals Court for Wikimedia v. NSA: Here's How It Went
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Dec 8, 2016
Trying to Keep the Internet Safe From Warrantless NSA Surveillance
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Nov 30, 2016
Why Senate Staffers Who Investigated Nixon’s Spy Abuses Are Urging Obama to Pardon Snowden
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Nov 23, 2016
Presidents Can’t Use National Security Concerns as an Excuse to Spy on Critics
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Nov 21, 2016
President Obama Will Soon Turn Over the Keys to the Surveillance State to President-Elect Trump