News & Commentary
Deadline Looming, Strongest Surveillance Reform Bill Yet Emerges
It’s a very good first step.
Hey Clearview, Your Misleading PR Campaign Doesn’t Make Your Face Surveillance Product Any Less Dystopian
Accurate or not, Clearview's face surveillance technology in law enforcement hands will end privacy as we know it.
The Government’s Nightmare Vision for Face Recognition at Airports and Beyond
A CBP airport face recognition program is poised to expand into American life.
The Government is Using its Foreign Intelligence Spying Powers for Routine Domestic Investigations
Congress gave the government exceptional surveillance powers to pursue foreign spies. It is abusing those powers to go after Americans in ordinary criminal investigations.
CBP Lied About Iranian-American Detentions, Leaked Memo Suggests
If this memo is authentic, CBP has been caught in a lie.
What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus Outbreak: A Civil Liberties Perspective
Our authorities need to respond with cool heads, based on science, and without intruding any more than strictly necessary on people’s civil liberties.
In Latest Encryption Battle with Apple, Justice Department Still Wrong
Law enforcement does not have the authority to commandeer third parties into becoming its undercover agents or hackers.
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