Could Congressional Gridlock Save Us from the PATRIOT Act?
Fearmongering may not get security state members of Congress what they want.
Privacy
Is Sanity Finally Returning to Terrorism Prevention?
The recent federal ruling against mass metadata collection could help turn the corner.
Why Is That Cop's Finger in Your Butt?
The war on drugs now features roadside sexual assaults.
Clapper Didn't Lie About Metadata Collection, Guys! He Just Totally Forgot!
Yeah, that's the ticket!
14 Americans Per Day Are Now Renouncing Their Citizenship
Passport-burning sets yet another new record, thanks to terrible tax law that the GOP-led Congress should repeal
The War on Drugs Encourages Roadside Sexual Assaults by Cops
Why did Texas troopers think probing the anuses and vaginas of motorists was reasonable?
Federal Court Rules Mass Metadata Collection Not Authorized by PATRIOT Act
Ruling sidesteps First and Fourth Amendment concerns.
How the 11th Circuit's 'Wooden Application of the Third-Party Doctrine' Threatens Privacy
The court's cellphone decision implies that remotely stored information has no Fourth Amendment protection.
Federal Court Ruling Puts Cellphone Location Data Back in Police's Hands
'Third Party Doctrine' wins again.
Justice Dept. Mulling Reform on Phone Tracking, as Long as It Doesn't Actually Help People
Law enforcement leaders seem concerned that due process helps defendants. That's the point.
Legislators Rebuke Officials Who Complain About Encryption
"Just follow the damn Constitution," Ted Lieu suggests.
Texas Legislators Vote to Ban Roadside Sexual Assaults by Police
A bill passed by the state House requires warrants for body cavity searches of motorists.
New Effort to Scale Back NSA Surveillance Passes House Judiciary Committee
USA Freedom Act not nearly as strong as privacy advocates would like, but they're supporting it anyway.
The Time to Limit NSA Snooping Is Now
Reauthorizing an unamended PATRIOT Act would be reckless.
Download Your Google Search History, and/or Delete It!
Google offers a way to view, download, and delete the data its collected on your searches
FATCA Victim, on Renouncing Citizenship: 'It was a gut wrenching experience that I do not think I will ever be over'
Heckuva job, Chuck Schumer et al
David Brooks Suddenly Cares About Privacy When Cops Wear Cameras
Videotaping the police? A grave incursion on our privacy. Scooping up data on hundreds of millions? Bo-ring!
Keep Rand Paul Weird
Will the libertarian-leaning presidential candidate shed the differences that make him interesting?
The Drug War, Not Terrorism, Brought Us Mass Surveillance
The DEA was collecting mass numbers of Americans' foreign calls prior to Sept. 11.
Have We Reached (and Passed) Peak Snowden?
John Oliver tries to keep the surveillance debate going with dick jokes.
You Know Who Else Thought NSA Mass Metadata Collection Was Bad? The NSA.
Prior to Edward Snowden's revelations, there was a push to end it.
NYPD's New Gunshot Detectors Record More Than Just Gunshots
ShotSpotter has successfully reduced police response time to crimes, but has little oversight in New York City.
One in Three Americans Hide Data From Government (and You Should Too)
Crack the code on my selfies, you jerks
Challenge to California Prostitution Law Banned by Crowdfunding Site GoFundMe
The situation is common for projects even tangentially connected to sex work or adult entertainment. Guess who's to blame?
U.S., British Spy Agencies Hacked Their Way Into Accessing Smartphone Encryption Keys
The latest Snowden bombshell is about your SIM card.
Congress Trudges Ahead on Perhaps Honoring the Fourth Amendment
The continuing fight for e-mail privacy and against terrible aspects of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Record Number of Americans Renounce Citizenship in 2014
Terrible tax law produces predicted results
Warrants for Emails and Cell Phone Locations: Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act
Bill protects privacy from unconstitutional search and seizure.
Why Would A Store Think Cisgender Women Don't Want to Share a Restroom with Transgender* Women?
Transgendered woman required to use men's room. Why?
California Mulling More Government Access to Cars' On-Board Computers
Will Big Brother monitor our driving habits?
In the Era of High-Tech Law Enforcement, Who Will Keep Our Privacy Safe?
More than 50 American law enforcement agencies possess a new handheld radar device that can spy through walls.
Obama's Privacy Conversion
The surveillance debate that supposedly preoccupies the president is one he never wanted to have.
Here's What Concerns Experts About Obama's State of the Union Cybersecurity Goals
Harsher penalties and more government involvement won't help protect privacy.
British Spy Agency Practiced Scooping Up Journalists' E-mails
Ten minutes of communications at news outlets like The Guardian, The New York Times, and NBC collected.
The DEA Fights Drugs by Collecting Your Phone Records
The government acknowledges another warrantless metadata program.
NSA Domestic Spying: There is No Technological Replacement for Liberty
National Academy of Sciences report finds "no software-based technique can fully replace the bulk collection of signals intelligence."
