Thor Benson / TruthdigFeb 23, 2015
With the proliferation of technology allowing law enforcement agencies to observe people through walls, we may be entering an era where the word “transparency” takes on a new meaning.With the proliferation of technology allowing police to observe people through walls, we may be entering an era where the word “transparency” takes on a new meaning. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Thor BensonJul 13, 2014
A year-and-a-half after Swartz killed himself because of pressure from felonies he faced over alleged “cyber crimes,” the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act is set to give the government the power to collect and share content from emails, texts or other written communications without a warrant, ACLU adviser Gabe Rottman says.CISA is set to give the government the power to collect and share content from emails, texts or other written communications without a warrant, ACLU adviser Gabe Rottman says. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Peter Van Buren, TomDispatchJun 27, 2014
The Bill of Rights was designed to protect the people from their government. If the First Amendment’s right to speak out publicly was the people's wall of security, then the Fourth Amendment’s right to privacy was its buttress. It was once thought that the government should neither be able to stop citizens from speaking nor peer into their lives. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
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Robert Scheer / TruthdigJun 26, 2014
Wednesday’s unanimous Supreme Court decision affirming the right to privacy is a reminder that support as well as opposition to civil liberty these days can come from unexpected quarters.Wednesday's unanimous Supreme Court decision affirming the right to privacy is a reminder that support as well as opposition to civil liberty these days can come from unexpected quarters. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 22, 2014
Two new scandals have emerged from the Middle East; a hole larger than the Grand Canyon has been discovered under an Antarctic glacier; meanwhile, nobody is even bothering to pretend Obama's NSA speech was any good. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 3, 2014
With all the leaks revealed thanks to whistle-blower Edward Snowden, we're finally all pretty aware that most of our digital data is impossible to keep private. But did you know, even without fancy software, border officials can seize your computer whenever they feel like it? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigDec 20, 2013
I don’t want to throw a wet blanket on the celebration, but at least two cautions are warranted about federal Judge Richard Leon’s surprising opinion declaring that the NSA’s telephone metadata program likely violates the Fourth Amendment.
I don’t want to throw a wet blanket on the celebration, but at least two cautions are warranted about federal Judge Richard Leon’s surprising opinion declaring that the NSA’s telephone metadata program likely violates the Fourth Amendment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigDec 19, 2013
Adopted on Dec. 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights comprises the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. While praising it last week and ticking through "our most fundamental rights," President Obama failed to mention the Fourth Amendment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 24, 2013
Civil liberties campaigners with the ACLU told a New York court Friday that the NSA's dragnet collection of U.S. phone records violates constitutional rights to freedom of association and privacy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKSep 2, 2013
The federal government has been paying AT&T to place some of its workers on drug-investigation teams since 2007 to give police instant access to millions of private phone records without court-signed subpoenas. The Obama administration says it's no big deal; the ACLU disagrees. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 23, 2013
There are a growing number of privacy tools available today, but efforts to keep personal information safe are nothing new. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJun 14, 2013
The words "Antonin Scalia was right" do not flow easily for me. But the court's most uncompromising conservative was correct when he issued a dire-sounding warning from the bench: "Make no mistake about it: Because of today's decision, your DNA can be taken and entered into a national database if you are ever arrested, rightly or wrongly, and for whatever reason." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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