News & Commentary about Surveillance Technologies
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The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
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Oct 23, 2015
Police Citing “Terrorism” to Buy Stingrays Used Only For Ordinary Crimes
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Oct 22, 2015
The Four Biggest Problems With DHS’s New Stingray Policy
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Oct 21, 2015
NYPD Says ‘Trust Us’ on Potentially Dangerous X-Ray Vans Roaming the Streets of New York
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Oct 13, 2015
California Leads on Electronic Privacy. Other States Must Follow.
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Oct 5, 2015
China’s Nightmarish Citizen Scores Are a Warning For Americans
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Sep 29, 2015
Rocky Mountain High-Five: Colorado PD Unveils Best-In-Nation Body Camera Policy
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Sep 10, 2015
Boston’s License Plate Reader Database Was Online in Plain Text With No Password Protection
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Sep 9, 2015
The Precarious State of the Private-Sector Drone Industry