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Surveillance

Digital Darkness and Silence for Sex Offenders in the Information Age
Does restricting sex offenders' online access portend diminished privacy for all of us?

Clear Proof Obama’s Surveillance Oversight Board Is a Pathetic Sideshow
The easiest way for leaders to manage public outcry is to put on an elaborate performance of mock reform.

Five Important Questions About DEA’s Vehicle Surveillance Program
With each week, we seem to learn about a new government location tracking program. This time, it's the expanded use of license plate readers.

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The Lone-Wolf Terror Trap
The shadow of a new threat seems to be darkening the national security landscape: the lone-wolf terrorist.

EFF’s Game Plan for Ending Global Mass Surveillance
We have a strong legal case to challenge mass surveillance conducted domestically.

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FBI: Give Me Back My Email to WikiLeaks
It's chilling to read that the FBI has your stuff specifically.

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Contagious Courage; The Other Side of the Banality of Evil
NSA mass surveillance and the recent Senate CIA torture report are evidence of a “banality of evil” taking hold in the US.

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Hollywood, the Police and the Poor
The white affluent and usually liberal audience for films such as Nightcrawler, experience no cognitive dissonance in such depictions of urban life.

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Forgetting the Lesson of Cypherpunk History: Cryptography Is Underhanded
To acquire market share, high-tech companies know they don't necessarily have to offer genuine security - just an impression of it.

Documents: Houston Police Use “StingRay” Technology to Sweep Up Cellphone Data
The Houston Police Department has been sweeping up the cellphone data of suspects and innocent bystanders.