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Privacy Technology : General : Legislative Documents

ACLU Letter to Senators Akaka and Lieberman Expressing Support for Their Bill Privacy Officer With Enhanced Rights Act (POWER Act) (05/17/2006)

Statement of Timothy D. Sparapani, ACLU Legislative Counsel, at a Hearing Regarding the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s Physical Screening of Airline Passengers and Related Cargo Screening Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (04/04/2006)

ACLU Letter to Attorney General Gonzales Requesting the Appointment of Outside Special Counsel for the Investigation and Prosecution of Violations, or Conspiracy to Violate, Criminal Laws Against Warrantless Wiretapping of American Persons (12/21/2005)

Letter to Secretary Tom Ridge of the Department of Homeland Security Expressing Concerns About Testing of the Secure Flight Program (11/17/2004)

ACLU and Privacy International Comments to the Department of Homeland Security Regarding the Proposed Secure Flight Program (10/25/2004)

An Open Letter to the Conference Committee on Intelligence Reform: Remove National ID-Related Provisions Now! (10/19/2004)

ACLU Testimony On Computer Chips In Virginia Drivers Licenses (10/06/2004)
Testimony of Chris Calabrese on Proposal to Put Computer Chips in Virginia Drivers Licenses

Testimony of Former Congressman Bob Barr Submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee Concerning the USA Patriot Act, the Safe Act, and Related Matters (09/22/2004)

Coalition Letter to the House Urging Members to Reject Any Proposal That Would Lead to the Creation of a National Identification System (National ID) by means of State Issued Driver's Licenses (09/20/2004)

Coalition Letter to the Senate Urging Senators to Reject Any Proposal That Would Lead to the Creation of a National Identification System (National ID) by means of State Issued Driver's Licenses (09/20/2004)

Coalition Letter Urging Senators to Reject Creation of a National ID System as Recommended by the 9-11 Commission (09/20/2004)

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ADC and AAI Joint Statement, Endorsed by 24 Civil Liberties, Faith Based, and Human Rights Groups and 17 ADC Chapters, Expressing Concerns about Issuance of Tabulations of Arab-American Population by US Census Bureau to the US Customs Service and DHS (08/16/2004)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Commitee Expressing Concerns about S. 2281, the VOIP Regulatory Freedom Act of 2004 (07/21/2004)

Testimony By Laura W. Murphy, Director of the ACLU Washington Office, Before the Democratic Party Platform Committee (06/19/2004)

ACLU Memo on the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (06/16/2004)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (06/16/2004)

Coalition Letter to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Requesting a Hearing on the Threat to Privacy and Civil Liberties Posed by Government Collection of Passenger Name Records (PNRs) (02/24/2004)

Coalition Sign-On Letter to Senator Schumer Urging Him to Reintroduce the Notice of Electronic Monitoring Act (12/18/2003)

Joint Comments before the Department of Housing and Urban Development Opposing Proposed Guidelines for Implementing Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) (09/22/2003)

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