Privacy and Surveillance

News & Commentary about Privacy and Surveillance

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Feb 13, 2023

How to Pump the Brakes on Your Police Department鈥檚 Use of Flock鈥檚 Mass Surveillance License Plate Readers

A sign that reads "Western Union Money Transfer."

Jan 18, 2023

How the Arizona Attorney General Created a Secretive, Illegal Surveillance Program to Sweep up Millions of Our Financial Records

The Evolv Express weapons detection system.

Nov 2, 2022

Are Gun Detectors the Answer to Mass Shootings?

Oct 6, 2022

Is the Government Tracking Your Abortion?

A close-up of a video surveillance unit set up in front of the U.S. Capitol building.

Jul 15, 2022

Six Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Surveillance Technology

Nov 8, 2021

How the FBI Spied on Orange County Muslims And Attempted to Get Away With It

Nov 4, 2021

Can the Government Wrongfully Spy on You and Get Away With It?

Sep 17, 2021

Public Trust in Artificial Intelligence Starts With Institutional Reform

A statue of the goddess Justitia holds a pan of scales in front of the building of the district and regional court.

Sep 10, 2021

20 Years After 9/11, We Have a Roadmap Toward a More Just and Equitable Future

An FBI employee guards the entrance doors to the Detroit City Council on the 13th floor of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Detroit.

Sep 9, 2021

The Watchlisting System Exemplifies the Government鈥檚 Post-9/11 Embrace of Biased Profiling