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White House Confirms Existence of Targeted Killing Program

By Ateqah Khaki, ACLU at 2:59pm
Today, the New York Times ran an ACLU op-ed about the CIA's misuse of secrecy to withhold information from the public about the agency's targeted killing program, ... Read More

House of Representatives Passes Privacy-Busting CISPA

By Ateqah Khaki, ACLU at 6:33pm
CISPA is a dangerously overbroad bill that would allow companies to share our private and sensitive information with the government without a warrant and without ... Read More

New Call for Internal DOJ Investigation of FBI’s Targeting of Religious and Ethnic Groups for Intel Gathering

By Ateqah Khaki, ACLU at 3:02pm
Today we sent a letter to the Department of Justice Inspector General asking him to investigate the FBI’s improper collection of intelligence about American ... Read More

9/11 Suspects To Be Tried in Broken Guantánamo Military Commissions System

By Ateqah Khaki, ACLU at 1:35pm
Today, the cases of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other prisoners accused of participating in the 9/11 attacks were officially referred for trial by military ... Read More

New Examples of Facebook Password Demands, Facebook's Response, and the Need for a New Law

By Ateqah Khaki, ACLU at 3:29pm
Let your members of Congress know that you want a law that would protect your private social networking information! Read More

Status Update: Employers Asking For Your Facebook Password Violates Your Privacy and the Privacy of All Your Friends, Too

By Ateqah Khaki, ACLU at 2:49pm
After the objections raised by the ACLU and others about this issue, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced that he is writing a federal bill to outlaw the ... Read More

At SXSW? Come Meet the ACLU's dotRights Digital Privacy Team!

By Ateqah Khaki, ACLU at 3:47pm
If you're in Austin, stop by our booth at the trade show to talk privacy and technology. Read More

Meet the ACLU Digital Privacy Team at SXSW!

By Ateqah Khaki, ACLU at 1:47pm
The ACLU's "dotRights" digital privacy team will be out in force at the 2012 South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Conference to make sure privacy is on ... Read More

Google's New Privacy Settings Go Into Effect Tomorrow

By Ateqah Khaki, ACLU at 1:38pm
As of March 1, your e-mail content and search terms could influence ads you see on any Google site. Read More

NYPD Used White House Funds to Spy on Muslims

By Ateqah Khaki, ACLU at 5:19pm
The ACLU and New York Civil Liberties Union are calling for a federal investigation into the reported use of White House funds by the NYPD for its religious and ... Read More
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