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As Trump Complains About Alleged Surveillance, Republicans Gut Internet Privacy Rules
Laura Moy, deputy director of the Center on Privacy and Technology at the Georgetown University Law Center, discusses the recent gutting of internet privacy rules.
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A Dangerous California Bill Would Leave Students and Teachers Vulnerable to Intrusive Government Searches
A California bill would make it easy for the government to search the cell phones and online accounts of students and teachers.
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Trump’s Director of National Intelligence Pick Is on the Wrong Side of Surveillance
Trump's pick for National Intelligence Director laid out his vision for surveillance — it's not good for technology users.
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Police Are Using Facebook and Apple to Data-Mine Accounts of Trump Protest Arrestees
Data surveillance targets people hit with trumped-up felony riot charges.
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The Trump Administration’s Covert Strategy for Ending Refugee Resettlement
The "cost assessment" called for in Trump's executive order could be used to quietly end US refugee resettlement.
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Mass Surveillance and “Smart Totalitarianism“
Under neoliberalism, state and corporate power have fused, using technology to transform private life into a system of total domination.
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With Executive Order on Policing, Trump Declares Racialized War on Dissent
The executive order can be read as an official authorization to pursue the most racist and reactionary criminal legal policies in recent memory.
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Tribe Uneasy About Border Surveillance Plans on Their Land
Tensions are high on the Tohono O'odham Nation, where Border Patrol has proposed high-tech surveillance towers.
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Trump’s Proposed Change Would Give Green Light to White Supremacist Violence
Trump's reported plan to change a federal program that combats violent "extremism" looks like a step toward empowering white supremacist groups.
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Trump’s Lesser-Known Homeland Security Adviser Espouses Anti-Muslim Policing
Bossert's retweet of an Islamophobic post is another example of Team Trump's comfort in mainstreaming such messages.