Surveillance

Civil Liberties

NSA Assistance

Online anonymity

Zenon Evans | 12.1.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

The Ghetto Archipelago

Life in an inner-city police state

J.D. Tuccille | 11.30.2014 10:00 AM

Policy

The Internet Does Not Increase Terrorism

Most terrorism takes place in Internet-free zones.

Ronald Bailey | 11.28.2014 1:30 PM

Internet

Ronald Bailey Reports that the Internet Does Not Increase Transnational Terrorism

Reason Staff | 11.28.2014 1:30 PM

Domestic spying

Ron Paul Weighs In On the USA FREEDOM Act

Ronald Bailey | 11.24.2014 2:23 PM

Politics

Anthony Fisher Talks Immigration, Surveillance and Ferguson on HuffPost Live's "Political Junkies" Today at 2p ET

Anthony Fisher | 11.21.2014 1:54 PM

Politics

USA FREEDOM and Rand Paul

Civil libertarians are disappointed by the Kentucky senator's vote against debate on NSA reform legislation.

Ronald Bailey | 11.21.2014 1:30 PM

Rand Paul

Ronald Bailey: Rand Paul May Regret Voting Against the USA FREEDOM Act

Reason Staff | 11.21.2014 1:30 PM

Surveillance

Surveillance Sneaking Its Way Into Cities

ACLU 'model ordinance' would at least require a public debate

Steven Greenhut | 11.21.2014 12:00 PM

Civil Liberties

At Least 40 Federal Agencies Now Conduct Undercover Operations

Proliferating spies

Jesse Walker | 11.20.2014 10:33 AM

Policy

Senators Feinstein, Portman Want to Expand Wiretapping Authority to Combat Sex Trafficking

Another anti-sex trafficking bill from Sen. Dianne Feinstein that uses inflated fears about the issue to push unconstitutional expansions of federal law enforcement power

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.19.2014 5:15 PM

Domestic spying

Senate Votes to Maintain the National Security Surveillance State

Ronald Bailey | 11.19.2014 9:51 AM

Domestic spying

Mitch McConnell: USA FREEDOM Act Would Be 'Tying Our Hands Behind Our Back.' Yes, That's Actually the Point of It.

Ronald Bailey | 11.18.2014 4:02 PM

Politics

Former Cop Earns Federal Indictment for Teaching How to Pass a Polygraph!

Nick Gillespie | 11.17.2014 10:02 AM

Politics

Americans Trust Government Less and Less Because We Know More and More About How It Operates

Nick Gillespie | 11.16.2014 10:09 AM

Rand Paul

Rand Paul Gives Thumbs Down to Weaker NSA Reform Bill

Scott Shackford | 11.14.2014 4:00 PM

Edward Snowden

For Thanksgiving: Go See Citizenfour!

Ronald Bailey | 11.14.2014 12:23 PM

Surveillance

Feds Engage in Massive Spying on Americans' Cellphones from the Air

Ronald Bailey | 11.14.2014 11:01 AM

Politics

Run the Jewels Talks About Gun Rights, Government Surveillance, and the Political Power of Big Beats

Reason has a conversation with "top tag team for two summers."

Rob Montz | 11.11.2014 8:30 AM

Surveillance

Harvard Secretly Photographs Undergrads

Reason Staff | 11.6.2014 4:00 PM

NSA

Appeals Court Hears NSA Mass Surveillance Arguments

Battle over whether it is constitutional

Reason Staff | 11.4.2014 3:55 PM

Surveillance

New UK Spy Chief Dismisses Privacy, Demands "New Deal" for Surveillance

For public safety, natch

Reason Staff | 11.4.2014 8:38 AM

Civil Liberties

Postal Service Mail-Tracking: Three Big Questions

Inspector general's report finds that postal workers screw up even creepy surveillance.

Kevin Kosar | 11.4.2014 7:00 AM

Public schools

ACLU and EFF Call Out Tennessee School District for Violating Students' Constitutional Rights

Lucian McMahon | 11.3.2014 4:05 PM

Civil Liberties

School Paid Ex-FBI Agent $157,000 to Spy on Kids' Facebook Pages

Robby Soave | 11.3.2014 12:13 PM

Civil Liberties

Carry Me Back

Charles Oliver | 10.31.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Carry Me Back

Charles Oliver | 10.31.2014 6:00 AM

Surveillance

Feds Bugged Sharyl Attkisson's Computer

"Worse than anything Nixon ever did."

Reason Staff | 10.28.2014 4:15 PM

Policy

You Look Too Calm. What Are You, a Terrorist? Now You Look Nervous, Terrorist.

Zenon Evans | 10.28.2014 2:12 PM

Department of Homeland Security

Have the Feds Tracked Down the Terror Watchlist Guidance Leaker?

Scott Shackford | 10.27.2014 4:35 PM

Civil Liberties

Maybe Your Kid Won't Be Ear-Tagged After All. Student-Tracking Loses Favor.

J.D. Tuccille | 10.27.2014 3:56 PM

Politics

Ready for Cops to Check You for Explosives, Chicago CTA Riders?

Zenon Evans | 10.24.2014 5:40 PM

Surveillance

Rep. King: U.S. Needs To 'Go All Out With Surveillance' Of Muslims

Today in terrible, no good, unconstitutional ideas.

Reason Staff | 10.24.2014 4:30 PM

Politics

'Omnipresence': The NYPD's New Secret Orwellian Tactic

Anthony Fisher | 10.23.2014 1:21 PM

Edward Snowden

NSA Groupie Rep. Mike Rogers Wants Edward Snowden Charged with Murder

Scott Shackford | 10.22.2014 5:30 PM

Politics

NSA Opponent Mark Udall Could Lose Senate Seat

Lucian McMahon | 10.20.2014 3:59 PM

NSA

NSA Investigating Current Official's Work With Ex-Chief's Lucrative New Firm

Yet, they somehow don't know if the two are actually working together.

Zenon Evans | 10.20.2014 3:10 PM

Politics

Live Today at 12 Noon ET: Edward Snowden Interviewed by Lawrence Lessig

Nick Gillespie | 10.20.2014 11:13 AM

Civil Liberties

Your Driving History is Public, Unless You Want a Copy

Patrick Hannaford | 10.16.2014 4:35 PM

Republican Party

4 Ways Republicans Are Full of Shit

Jason Keisling and J.D. Tuccille | 10.16.2014 2:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Florida Supreme Court Rules Cell Phone Location Data Protected by 4th Amendment

Reason Staff | 10.16.2014 12:50 PM

Politics

Google Warns That NSA Is Breaking Internet

Lucian McMahon | 10.10.2014 3:39 PM

Policy

Feds: If FBI Conducted Warrantless Hack of Silk Road, It Was Legal Because Servers Were Foreign

Zenon Evans | 10.8.2014 2:55 PM

Civil Liberties

Intrusive National Security Letters Get Appeals Court Scrutiny

J.D. Tuccille | 10.8.2014 12:08 PM

Civil Liberties

Gay Egyptians Worry the Government Has Been Using a Hookup App to Track Them

Grindr: tool of the state?

Jesse Walker | 10.7.2014 12:50 PM

Policy

Law Enforcement Keeps Defending ComputerCOP Spyware, Will Distribute Until Someone Gets Hurt

Zenon Evans | 10.7.2014 11:35 AM

Politics

Lindsey Graham 'Nowhere Near' a Presidential Run, Lucky for Us All

Patrick Hannaford | 10.6.2014 4:44 PM