privacy
Edward Snowden holds Twitter Q&A session
January 24, 2014Whistleblower Edward Snowden took questions from Twitter users on Jan. 23, tackling queries about civil liberties, whether all spying is inherently wrong, and more.
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Ellsberg warns of “surveillance state”
October 8, 2013Ellsberg warned that it wouldn't take much to tip it over to a police state, unless Americans grapple with the assault on civil liberties and privacy
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Reader voices: Stop attacks on Fourth Amendment
August 19, 2013The times, they are a-changin, singer Bob Dylan wrote in 1964. Fast-forward to our present day and the times are still changing, only not in our favor.
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Movement to restore the Fourth Amendment mobilizes for July 4
July 2, 2013This July 4, thousands of people will be taking to the streets to "restore the fourth" - the principals of the Fourth of July and the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, i.e. the right to privacy.
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Spying, privacy, and “brave new world”
June 10, 2013Americans expect a government restrained by transparency and public oversight. But spying has become easier - more open to abuse.
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