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Surveillance
Congress Should End Metadata Collection
The Court of Appeals struck down the US metadata collection program, but left it to Congress to come up with a legal fix.
Snowden Documents: NSA Technology Lets the Government Generate Transcripts of Private Phone Calls
The NSA is converting phone conversations into searchable text.
How Corporations and Law Enforcement Are Spying on Environmentalists
The oil and gas industry's ties to intelligence and law enforcement agencies have become formidable.
Blueprint for Post-9/11 Surveillance: US Began Bulk Collection of Phone Call Data in 1992
The federal government secretly tracked billions of US phone calls.
Obama’s Surveillance Reform Promises, One Year Later
Does an impressive accumulation of activity translate to meaningful surveillance reform?
Why Doesn’t the Intelligence Community Care Whether Its Security Programs Work?
We don't need another surveillance program that doesn't improve our security.
Data and Goliath: Bruce Schneier on the Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World
Privacy researcher Bruce Schneier talks about his new book.
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After Beating FBI Entrapment, Environmental Activist Eric McDavid Looks Forward
Environmental activist Eric McDavid got out of jail years early after his loved ones obtained found proof he was entrapped.
Proposed Rules Regulating Domestic Drone Use Lack Police Warrant Requirement
Civil liberties groups warn that the rules still contain loopholes.
Washington’s Prying Eyes
The NSA disclosures, Latin American backlash and what it means for hemispheric relations.