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House Votes to Slam Some Surveillance 'Back Doors' Shut
Amendment passes to reduce some additional snooping authorities on Americans, block federal efforts to weaken encryption.
How Probable Cause Got Replaced by the 'Government Need' Standard
The NSA can still obtain the phone calls, emails, and text messages of all Americans under the USA Freedom Act.
Court Asks How Freedom Act Surveillance Changes Affect ACLU Lawsuit Against NSA
Civil liberties group has publicly called for even stronger reforms.
Hands Off Americans' Private Information, Tech Industry Tells President
Major companies oppose government end-runs around encryption
Ted Cruz Going After the Libertarian-Hawk Vote
Are there libertarian-leaning Republicans who think Rand Paul is too soft on ISIS?
The USA Freedom Act Is Inscrutable—and That's How Politicians Like It
Power thrives in complexity, just as roaches flourish in the dark.
Sen. Rand Paul Continues Beating the Drum About the Privacy of Our Metadata
Dissenting justices understood the possible consequences, even back in the 1970s.
Section 215 Is Dead, But the National Security State Lives
The NSA and kindred agencies have many more arrows in their quiver than Section 215.
Needles, Haystacks, and NSA Snooping
How a misbegotten metaphor helped defeat mass surveillance
The USA Freedom Act Passes! Senate Approves Restrictions on Surveillance Against Americans.
Modest, but actual, scaling back on metadata collection authorities.
20 Jersey Shore Students Charged in Sexting Investigation
Invasion of privacy charges could lead to juvenile lockup or state prison for Cape May teens.
Let the Clock Run Out on the NSA
If nothing happens, the NSA metadata collection program will die at midnight on Monday.
Rand Paul Filibuster: 'Your Rights Are Many and Infinite… You Do Have a Right to Privacy'
The Kentucky senator tells conservatives to respect the Ninth Amendment.
Is the USA Freedom Act the Best We Can Expect Right Now?
Tech. privacy-oriented Rep. Zoe Lofgren explains her reluctant support for limited reform.
ACLU and Tea Party Patriots Try to Mobilize Majority Support for Surveillance Reform
A new survey shows four-fifths of Americans are troubled by the lack of protection for their personal records.
Modest NSA Reforms Seem Likely to Pass House Again (UPDATE: It Passes)
Privacy-focused representatives prevented from offering amendments.
Federal Judge Rejects Warrantless Search of Laptop Seized at Airport
Doesn't a traveler's computer deserve as much protection as an arrestee's cellphone?
Mitch McConnell Still Thinks the NSA Should Keep Its Haystack, Because There Must Be a Needle in There Somewhere
A brief history of a misbegotten metaphor
Could Congressional Gridlock Save Us from the PATRIOT Act?
Fearmongering may not get security state members of Congress what they want.
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.
