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Invasion of Privacy

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Education

Mississippi Bill Would Mandate Surveillance Cameras in Schools and Colleges

Eliminating privacy in schools would be a disaster for academic freedom and social development.

David McGarry | 1.19.2023 3:00 PM

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Facial Recognition

Why a Facial Recognition Device Barred This Woman From a Rockettes Show

Kelly Conlon's bizarre experience gives a glimpse into a future with omnipresent facial recognition systems.

Emma Camp | 12.21.2022 12:46 PM

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Surveillance

The Federal Government's Plan to Track Truckers' Every Movement Is a Privacy Nightmare

This surveillance would be unconstitutional—and there’s no reason to believe it will make anyone safer.

Jared McClain | 11.28.2022 12:10 PM

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Surveillance

See the Surveillance State at Work in Your Own Community

The Atlas of Surveillance lets us monitor the agencies that snoop on the public.

J.D. Tuccille | 11.21.2022 7:00 AM

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Internet

The Kids Online Safety Act Would Make It Less Safe Online

The bill would amp up surveillance while doing little to actually protect anyone.

Emma Camp | 11.18.2022 3:24 PM

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Privacy

Anti-Cheating 'Room Scans' During Online Tests Are Unconstitutional, Rules Ohio District Court

An Ohio judge ruled on Monday that Cleveland State University's use of "room scans," a popular method for preventing cheating during online exams, violates the Fourth Amendment.

Emma Camp | 8.26.2022 3:30 PM

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Finance

Zach Weissmueller: Why Cryptocurrency Privacy Software Restrictions Violate Free Speech Rights

Senior Producer Zach Weissmueller explores how the crackdown on cryptocurrency tools has implications for free speech and financial privacy.

Peter Suderman | 8.19.2022 6:00 AM

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Surveillance

Pennsylvania Poaching Police Warrantlessly Installed Camera on Private Land To Surveil Hunting Club

Evidence turned over in a lawsuit shows that wildlife officers set up a trail camera at a private club to surveil hunters who may be breaking state laws.

Joe Lancaster | 7.28.2022 3:15 PM

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Civil Liberties

What Is the FBI Trying To Hide About Its Raid on Innocent Americans' Safe Deposit Boxes?

Federal prosecutors want to keep key details about the planning and execution of the March 2021 raid at U.S. Private Vaults out of the public's sight.

Eric Boehm | 7.26.2022 3:25 PM

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Privacy

Government Databases Invite Privacy Abuse in China and the U.S.

The surveillance state’s appetite for sensitive information is dangerous under any flag.

J.D. Tuccille | 7.11.2022 7:00 AM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: Her Biggest Fan

Charles Oliver | 7.8.2022 4:00 AM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: People Finder

Charles Oliver | 6.20.2022 4:00 AM

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History

In The Listeners, Brian Hochman Details History of Eavesdropping

Wiretapping and eavesdropping used to be the norm. Perhaps privacy was always an illusion after all.

Katrina Gulliver | 6.19.2022 6:00 AM

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Civil Liberties

Is Kamala Harris Serious About Privacy Rights?

Stop government interference in reproduction, medical decisions, gun ownership, drug use, and more.

J.D. Tuccille | 5.9.2022 7:00 AM

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Reason Roundup

The FBI Secretly Searched Americans' Digital Communications 3.4 Million Times Last Year

Plus: A questionable algorithm can sic state social workers on families, governments aren't the only entities that can expand contraceptive access, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.2.2022 9:52 AM

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Reason Roundup

Houston Says Businesses Must Install Surveillance Cameras and Cops Can View Footage Without a Warrant

Plus: The Warrant for Metadata Act, DOJ will appeal order ending mask mandate, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.21.2022 9:30 AM

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Reason Roundup

'Geofence Warrant' for All Cell Location Data From Area Near Robbery Is Ruled Unconstitutional

Plus: New rules on sex discrimination in education, economists warn of housing market exuberance, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.1.2022 9:30 AM

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Ukraine

Encryption Protects Ukrainians, Dissident Russians, and You

No class of governments can be trusted with access to people’s private communications.

J.D. Tuccille | 3.14.2022 8:30 AM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: School Disciplinarian

Charles Oliver | 3.1.2022 4:00 AM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: Freeze Frame

Charles Oliver | 2.28.2022 4:00 AM

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Invasion of Privacy

EARN IT Act Abuses Privacy in the Guise of Protecting Kids

It probably won't save any children, but it might mean the end of encrypted messaging.

J.D. Tuccille | 2.16.2022 7:00 AM

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IRS

Smile! The IRS Wants You To Send Selfies to a Facial Recognition Company

Plus: What the U.S. should do about Ukraine, America’s geriatric music market, and more…

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.24.2022 9:32 AM

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Twitter

Twitter's New 'Privacy' Policy Could Destroy Its Value for Decentralized Citizen Journalism

Why give legacy media a stranglehold over information that Twitter at its best is great for sharing?

Brian Doherty | 12.2.2021 3:39 PM

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Warrants

The Government's Secret 'Google Search' Warrant Trap

With “keyword warrants,” anyone who queries certain terms on search engines will get caught in the surveillance dragnet.

Andrea O'Sullivan | 10.12.2021 8:30 AM

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Gun Rights

California Will Let 'Violence Prevention' Researchers Know That You Have a Gun

An academic field rife with hostility to private gun ownership now gets to know the address of every California owner of a weapon, a weapon part, or ammo.

Brian Doherty | 9.27.2021 3:52 PM

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Privacy

Apple Delays Plan To Snoop on Users' Pictures

An encryption back door will lead to abusive authoritarian surveillance—even if you present it as a way to stop child porn.

Scott Shackford | 9.7.2021 1:00 PM

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Surveillance

Apple Will Start Checking Your Messages for Dick Pics

For the children, of course

Scott Shackford | 8.6.2021 2:30 PM

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Privacy

Top Cops Pick the Midst of an International Spying Scandal To Demand Encryption Curbs

Regulating privacy protections would put the public at greater risk than criminals.

J.D. Tuccille | 8.4.2021 7:00 AM

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Education

A School District Asked To Survey Students About Private Matters. The Uproar Was Inevitable.

Government domination of education has bred distrust and conflict.

J.D. Tuccille | 7.23.2021 7:00 AM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: Caught on Camera

Charles Oliver | 7.20.2021 4:00 AM

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Facial Recognition

Federal Law Enforcement Is Running Roughshod Over Facial Recognition Privacy, Says GAO

Civil liberties advocates call for a moratorium on federal facial recognition.

Ronald Bailey | 6.30.2021 3:55 PM

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Privacy

Cops Say Encryption Hinders Investigations. These Documents Say Otherwise.

Law enforcers have plenty of tools; they just want to paw through our data without effort or expense.

J.D. Tuccille | 6.25.2021 7:00 AM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: Every Picture Tells a Story

Charles Oliver | 6.15.2021 4:00 AM

Libel

Motion to Dismiss in Marc Rotenberg v. Politico LLC

“For diversity jurisdiction to exist, no plaintiff may share state citizenship with any defendant," and "[u]nincorporated associations, including LLCs, have the citizenship of each of their members."

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.7.2021 1:30 PM

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