News & Commentary about Privacy and Surveillance

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Mar 2, 2020

Can We Trust the Government to Respond to the Coronavirus in a Fair and Effective Manner?

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Feb 12, 2020

Deadline Looming, Strongest Surveillance Reform Bill Yet Emerges

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Feb 5, 2020

The Government is Using its Foreign Intelligence Spying Powers for Routine Domestic Investigations

Nov 21, 2019

Congress Just Temporarily Extended the Government’s Spying Powers

Jun 3, 2019

The Hypocrisy of William Barr's Spying Claims

May 10, 2019

The Mueller Report Isn’t The Only Thing That William Barr Is Hiding

Mar 5, 2019

Ending the NSA’s Massive Phone Spying Program Would Be a Good Start — But There’s a Lot More to Do

Feb 6, 2019

How to Shine a Light on U.S. Government Surveillance of Americans

Jan 31, 2019

Spies Want to Make the FaceTime Eavesdropping Bug Into a Feature

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Jan 9, 2019

William Barr Helped Build America’s Surveillance State