Sens. Rand Paul and Ron Wyden's Filibuster Goal: A Better USA Freedom Act
They want amendments to make surveillance reforms stronger.
They want amendments to make surveillance reforms stronger.
It's not every day that a GOP presidential candidate talks about the drug war's 'disparate racial impact' while trying to run the clock out on blanket surveillance
Tech. privacy-oriented Rep. Zoe Lofgren explains her reluctant support for limited reform.
Wants reforms, not reauthorization.
Senate will vote on USA Freedom Act
A new survey shows four-fifths of Americans are troubled by the lack of protection for their personal records.
Privacy-focused representatives prevented from offering amendments.
Two cases highlight the precariousness of privacy when your records are not yours.
A brief history of a misbegotten metaphor
Fearmongering may not get security state members of Congress what they want.
The recent federal ruling against mass metadata collection could help turn the corner.
Yeah, that's the ticket!
Artists wanted to "draw a parallel between what Snowden was fighting for and the ideals that the American revolutionaries were fighting for."
Ruling sidesteps First and Fourth Amendment concerns.
Law enforcement leaders seem concerned that due process helps defendants. That's the point.
USA Freedom Act not nearly as strong as privacy advocates would like, but they're supporting it anyway.
Reauthorizing an unamended PATRIOT Act would be reckless.
The New York Civil Liberties Union Maps All the Other Places Your Tool Booth Pass is Being Read.
No surveillance reform means giving the executive unchecked powers we should know it will abuse.
Sen. McConnell's pro-surveillance stylings stir up opposition
Proposed measure reauthorizes the controversial law until 2020, parts of which otherwise expire June 1
Law enforcement expands the surveillance state in Virginia.
If you liked George W. Bush, you'll love the guy who think Bush did a 'fantastic job'
Videotaping the police? A grave incursion on our privacy. Scooping up data on hundreds of millions? Bo-ring!
The two Tea Party senators-turned presidential aspirants present clashing visions of American power
Insult, meet injury. You'll be paying the feds' bills.
Why are Edward Snowden's supporters so eager to give government more control over the Internet?
The DEA was collecting mass numbers of Americans' foreign calls prior to Sept. 11.
Actually, the French government has been snoopy as hell for a long time
John Oliver tries to keep the surveillance debate going with dick jokes.
Prior to Edward Snowden's revelations, there was a push to end it.
New book, The Future of Violence, is terrified about 'technologies of mass empowerment'
The smart money says U.S. agencies can get that up to millions
Crack the code on my selfies, you jerks
Freshman Sen. Tom Cotton wants to invade Iran and Syria, jail journalists and whistleblowers, eavesdrop on Americans, and keep the 'savages' locked up in Gitmo.
In an age of ever-increasing surveillance, one simple technology could help protect your privacy.
What if Bush and Obama have been wrong about the priority of their constitutional duties as president?
The latest Snowden bombshell is about your SIM card.
The continuing fight for e-mail privacy and against terrible aspects of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
A blast of techo-utopianism from 1929
The anti-establishment journalist who midwifed the Edward Snowden revelations talks about surveillance, reporting, and new fault lines in American politics.
It's Philip K. Dick's world. We just live here.