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Fuzzy Math, Fuzzier List (07/21/2008)

Questions to Ask About Fusions Centers (11/21/2007)
The questions below will help you make the most of a meeting with Department of Homeland Security and Fusion Center personnel.

Response to AT&T SEC Petition from As You Sow (01/17/2007)

AT&T Petition to SEC to Omit NSA Resolution (01/17/2007)

Automated Targeting System (11/22/2006)

Why the "Registered Traveler" Program Will Not Make Airline Passengers Any Safer (08/17/2006)

CALEA feature page (09/12/2005)
CALEA feature page

The Assault on Scientific Freedom (06/21/2005)

TSA Pat-down search abuse (12/21/2004)
TSA Pat-down search abuse

International Campaign to Stop Global Registration and Surveillance (11/04/2004)
International Campaign to Stop Global Registration and Surveillance - draft mockup page

Who Will Take the No-Spy Pledge? (08/09/2004)
Surveillance-industrial complex action page. Who will take the no-spy pledge?

Online Chat about the USA PATRIOT Act (07/28/2003)

Feature: Public Video Surveillance (05/22/2003)

13th Annual Conference on Computers, Freedom & Privacy (03/05/2003)

Training Materials (12/26/2002)

Memorandum to Congress on President Bush's Order Establishing Military Tribunals (05/06/2002)

Body Scanners (03/15/2002)
Image and statement about see-through airport body scanners

Legislative Briefing Kit on Electronic Monitoring (03/11/2002)
Through advanced computer technology, employers can now continuously monitor employees' actions without the employee even knowing he or she is being "watched." The computer's eye is unblinking and ever-present. Sophisticated software allows every minute of the day to be recorded and evaluated. Human workers are being tracked like machines by machines:

How the USA-Patriot Act Expands Law Enforcement "Sneak and Peek" Warrants (03/07/2002)
The final version of the anti-terrorism legislation, the Uniting and Strengthening America By Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (H.R. 3162, the "USA PATRIOT Act") would allow law enforcement agencies to delay giving notice when they conduct a search. This means that the government could enter a house, apartment or office with a search warrant when the occupant was away, search through her property and take photographs, and in some cases seize physical property and electronic communications, and not tell her until later. This provision would mark a sea change in the way search warrants are executed in the United States.

ACLU Letter to Congress on President Bush's Order Establishing Military Tribunals (03/07/2002)
We are writing to ask you to exercise your oversight responsibilities and reclaim your proper constitutional role with regard to President Bush's "Military Order" of November 13, 2001, permitting the use of military tribunals against any non-citizen accused of terrorism.