Privacy Rights Do Not Come With a Price Tag

Apps you use every day collect and sell sensitive data that could wind up in government hands without your knowing it. A new bill would change that.

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The Public Should Have Access to the Surveillance Court’s Opinions

Decisions related to the surveillance of Americans should not be kept hidden from the public.

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COVID-19 May Fade, But Will the Tracking Tools Built to Fight It?

We must ensure that temporary COVID-19 data surveillance infrastructures do not needlessly outlast this once-in-a-century pandemic.

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I Refused to Become an FBI Informant, and the Government Put Me on the No Fly List

With the help of the ACLU, I’m bringing a lawsuit to challenge the government’s actions.

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There’s a Lot That Can Go Wrong With ‘Vaccine Passports’

Any proposal for vaccine credentials must be primarily paper-based, decentralized, and protect privacy.

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The Government is Racing to Deploy AI, But at What Cost to Our Freedom?

Our FOIA request seeks to uncover information about what types of AI tools intelligence agencies are deploying, what rules constrain their use, and what dangers these systems pose to privacy and due process.

Face recognition and personal identification technologies in street surveillance cameras covering people's faces.

Robot Police Dogs are Here. Should We be Worried?

The deployment of advanced technologies like robots often happens faster than our legal systems can adjust. We need clear policies, transparency, and democratic debate and input to ensure these technologies do not threaten civil liberties.

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President Biden: The Time To Restore Net Neutrality Is Now

Why net neutrality needs to be a first 100 days priority.

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I'm a Former Marine Who Was on the No Fly List for 4 Years — and I Still Don't Know Why

"You’re on the no-fly list," the woman at the kiosk told me. It was a Wednesday, six years ago, at Midway Airport in Chicago. I was traveling to Spokane, Washington, for my job as a dog trainer.

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