News & Commentary about Privacy and Surveillance

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Jul 17, 2013

Police Documents on License Plate Scanners Reveal Mass Tracking

Jul 16, 2013

Government Fights to Keep Court Opinions on NSA Spying Hidden From Public

Jul 16, 2013

NYT: Government Failing to Keep Promises to Supreme Court on Warrantless Wiretapping

Jul 16, 2013

U.S. Government Must Heed Call of Human Rights Experts Worldwide to Respect Snowden's Right to Seek Asylum

Jul 12, 2013

UK Ideological Travel Ban Helps Hate

Jul 11, 2013

U.S. Actions in Snowden Case Threaten Right to Seek Asylum

Jul 10, 2013

Oliver Stone: Don’t Stand By While the NSA’s Surveillance Machine Eats Our Civil Liberties

Jul 9, 2013

Too Many Cops Are Told They’re Soldiers Fighting a War. How Did We Get Here?

Jul 9, 2013

What if the Government Hid Bugs and Video Cameras in Every American Home?

Jul 8, 2013

VIDEO: Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Undergoes Force-Feeding Endured by Guantánamo Hunger Strikers