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Sign On Letter to House Homeland Security, Intelligence and Judiciary Committees Opposing Funding for Domestic Spy Satellites (06/04/2008)

ACLU Letter to House Appropriations Committee, Intelligence Committee and Leadership Urging Against Funding for Spy Satellites (05/22/2008)

ACLU FOIA Request regarding the NSA's Total Information Awareness program (03/12/2008)

ACLU Letter to Senate Strongly Urging Opposition to S. 2389, THE "PROTECTING CONSUMER PHONE RECORDS ACT" (09/27/2006)

ACLU Comments on the Proposed CDC Information-Collection regulations (04/21/2006)
ACLU Comments on the Proposed CDC Information-Collection regulations

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)

Statement of Barry Steinhardt, Director of the ACLU Technology and Liberty Program, on RFID Tags Before the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (07/14/2004)

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

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

Coalition Sign-On Letter to House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees Opposing H.R. 3179, the "Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Tools Improvement Act of 2003" (06/15/2004)

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)

CAPPS II Section of HR 2115, the "Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act" (02/12/2004)
The CAPPS II section of the Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act detailing the qualifications required by Congress in order for CAPPS II to be implemented.

GAO Report on CAPPS II (February 2004) (02/12/2004)
February 2004 GAO report on CAPPS II

Legislation mandating GAO report on CAPPS II: DHS 04 approps (02/11/2004)
H.R. 2555, Department of Homeland Security Apporopriations Act, 2004, Sec. 519 (mandating GAO report on CAPPS II and setting criteria for implementation)

ACLU Comments to Department of Homeland Security on the "Passenger and Aviation Security Screening Records" (09/30/2003)

Comments arguing against HMIS (09/22/2003)
Comments by EPIC and other groups arguing against the Homeless Management Information System proposed to electronically track homeless persons.

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

Coalition Letter to the Senate Urging the Committee to Limit Proposed Guidelines for the Implementation of HMIS (Homeless Management Information Systems) (09/09/2003)
Coalition Letter to the Senate Urging the Committee to Limit Proposed Guidelines for the Implementation of HMIS (Homeless Management Information Systems)

Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on New Wiretap Powers Review (09/05/2003)
Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on New Wiretap Powers Review

The Five Problems With CAPPS II (08/25/2003)
The new version of CAPPS II is all dressed up in the language of privacy and concern for freedom, but it fails to address the core problems with the concept, and continues to pose an enormous threat to American freedom and privacy.