News & Commentary about Surveillance Technologies
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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 22, 2014
Status of 2014 Domestic Drone Legislation in the States
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Apr 18, 2014
What Captain America Has to Say About the NSA
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Mar 25, 2014
Local Police in Florida Acting Like They’re the CIA (But They’re Not)
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Feb 27, 2014
When Big Data Becomes a Civil Rights Problem
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Feb 26, 2014
Rapid Improvements in Lidar Technology Could Have Surveillance Implications
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Feb 25, 2014
Chicago Police “Heat List” Renews Old Fears About Government Flagging and Tagging
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Feb 7, 2014
Persistent Aerial Surveillance: Do We Want To Go There, America?
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Jan 24, 2014
The Shrinking Rationale For Government Surveillance Camera Systems
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Jan 23, 2014
Private Cameras Will Hurt Privacy - But is There a Solution?