News & Commentary about Privacy and Surveillance

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A statue of the goddess Justitia holds a pan of scales in front of the building of the district and regional court.

Sep 10, 2021

20 Years After 9/11, We Have a Roadmap Toward a More Just and Equitable Future

An FBI employee guards the entrance doors to the Detroit City Council on the 13th floor of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Detroit.

Sep 9, 2021

The Watchlisting System Exemplifies the Government’s Post-9/11 Embrace of Biased Profiling

he northern facade of the Department of Justice building in the Nation's capital .

Jun 11, 2021

No More Spying on Journalists

E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse information sign at the entrance to the Federal courthouse in Washington, D.C.

Apr 20, 2021

The Public Should Have Access to the Surveillance Court’s Opinions

Apr 6, 2021

I Refused to Become an FBI Informant, and the Government Put Me on the No Fly List

A statement of facts document with images of an insurrectionist at the riot in the Capitol Building.

Apr 2, 2021

New Domestic Terrorism Laws Won’t End White Supremacy

Mar 15, 2021

Major Hack of Camera Company Offers Four Key Lessons on Surveillance

A face recognition camera with a CBP agent in the background.

Dec 21, 2020

CBP’s Plan to Expand Face Surveillance at Airports is a Civil Liberties Disaster in the Making

A Customs and Border Protection officer questions immigrants in Rio Grande Valley sector of the Texas border on Aug. 20, 2019.

Dec 9, 2020

Biden Must Remove Border Patrol from Border Communities to Restore Civil Rights and Liberties

Protestors react to a low flying helicopter during a march in Brooklyn, New York.

Jun 24, 2020

Protests, Aerial Surveillance, and Police Defunding