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Update - What's Wrong With Fusion Centers? (07/29/2008)

Report - What's Wrong With Fusion Centers? (12/12/2007)

What's Wrong With Fusion Centers - Executive Summary (12/05/2007)
A new institution is emerging in American life: Fusion Centers. Originally created to improve the sharing of anti-terrorism intelligence among different agencies, the scope of their mission has quickly expanded to cover "all crimes and all hazards." The types of information they seek for analysis has also broadened over time to include not just criminal intelligence, but public and private sector data.

AT&T Shareholder Resolution on NSA Spying (01/17/2007)

ACLU Backgrounder on ATS (01/10/2007)

Executive Summary: Science Under Siege (06/20/2005)
This report provides an overview of these restrictions, which fall into the following three main categories: restrictions on information, restrictions on individuals, and restrictions on materials.

Science Under Siege (06/20/2005)
The Bush Administration's Assault on Academic Freedom and Scientific Inquiry

Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains: The Growth of an American Surveillance Society (01/15/2003)

Ask Sybil Liberty About Your Right to Keep Your School Records Private (12/31/1997)
ACLU's resident expert, Sybil Liberty, answers common questions about students' rights from a student point of view.

Ask Sybil Liberty About Your Right to Privacy (12/31/1997)
ACLU's resident expert, Sybil Liberty, answers common questions about students' rights from a student point of view.

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