American Civil Liberties Union articles

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  Taming of the shrewd: can the ACLU free Android from carrier control?

  By T.C. Sottek on April 16, 2013 10:00 pm + 92 comments

  A statue outside the Federal Trade Commission's headquarters in Washington, DC. Have you been told Continue reading…

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  Internal Revenue Service denies searching email without a warrant

  By T.C. Sottek on April 16, 2013 02:20 pm + 16 comments

  Internal IRS employee manuals and memos released by the American Civil Liberties Union last week Continue reading…

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  ACLU appeals for greater transparency on drone killings

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 16, 2013 07:31 am

  The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is appealing a January decision that allowed the CIA to Continue reading…

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  Federal agents used Stingray phone location tracker without informing judges

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 27, 2013 09:40 pm + 21 comments

  Federal agents regularly used a cellphone location tracking device known as a Stingray without Continue reading…

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  ACLU threatens to sue school district over 'discriminatory' internet filters

  By Chris Welch on February 27, 2013 02:50 pm + 66 comments

  Earlier today, the Amerian Civil Liberties Union addressed a pointed letter to Pennsylvania's Continue reading…

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  In the eyes of the law, is an iMessage a text or an email?

  By Aaron Souppouris on January 9, 2013 04:27 am + 21 comments

  Over recent years a multitude of text services have attempted to replace text messaging and phone Continue reading…

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  US House passes bill that would let you share your Netflix viewing data with Facebook

  By Bryan Bishop on December 18, 2012 06:53 pm + 15 comments

  Today the US House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it easier for consumers to Continue reading…

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  Police Tape app from NJ ACLU offers yet another way to document inappropriate police conduct

  By Chris Welch on July 5, 2012 04:11 pm + 10 comments

  The American Civil Liberties Union has taken its police accountability initiative to the shores of Continue reading…

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  A Facebook 'Like' is not constitutionally protected speech, says judge

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 7, 2012 07:40 am + 59 comments

  A District Judge has ruled that clicking "like" on Facebook does not warrant protection under the Continue reading…

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  ACLU finds US police departments regularly track phone location, usually without a warrant

  By Dieter Bohn on April 2, 2012 10:32 pm + 21 comments

  The American Civil Liberties Union has conducted a study in which it requested information from over Continue reading…