Civil Liberties articles

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  White House will oppose CISPA in its current form

  By Adi Robertson on April 16, 2013 04:16 pm + 19 comments

  As an amended version of CISPA nears a vote on the House floor, the White House has once again Continue reading…

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  White House knocks amended CISPA bill for not addressing civil liberties concerns

  By Adi Robertson on April 11, 2013 03:20 pm + 19 comments

  As US cybersecurity bill CISPA heads to the House Floor for a vote, the White House National Continue reading…

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  iPhone search warrant shows just how much information is on a cellphone

  By Adi Robertson on February 26, 2013 04:23 pm + 57 comments

  Cellphone data searches are a contentious topic: there's no clear overall consensus on how much Continue reading…

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  NYPD's new radiation scanners can identify concealed weapons from afar

  By Amar Toor on January 24, 2013 02:48 am + 30 comments

  The New York Police Department this week unveiled new radiation scanners capable of identifying Continue reading…

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  Sen. Ron Wyden on FISA surveillance law: 'We are going to win this'

  By Amar Toor on January 9, 2013 03:41 pm + 20 comments

  Civil liberties advocates suffered a major setback in December, when the US Senate voted to extend Continue reading…

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  It's time to reformat data privacy for the 21st century, but does Congress want the upgrade?

  By Joshua Kopstein on August 10, 2012 09:59 am + 13 comments

  In 1986, years before the emergence of the World Wide Web, few people expected that the whole Continue reading…

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  Look out below: EFF wants info on your local police's aerial drones

  By Joshua Kopstein on June 12, 2012 11:51 am + 33 comments

  Despite their infamous history in Afghanistan and Iraq, aerial drones are swiftly hovering away from Continue reading…

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  Obama revives the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board with new appointments

  By Joseph Parish on December 22, 2011 08:02 am + 27 comments

  As the government relies on social networks and mobile communications to track terrorist threats, Continue reading…