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Archives: Government surveillance
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The late great Fourth Amendment: Feds, Police and Intrusive Technologies
By Matthew Harwood and Jay Stanley | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Can’t you see the writing on the touchscreen? A techno-utopia is upon us. We’ve gone from smartphones at the…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/obama-ipad-final-750x394-187x137.jpg)
Mr. President: Weakening Apple’s Defenses puts us all at Risk
Electronic Frontier Foundation | - - The Apple Fight Is About All of Us A Joint Statement from Access Now, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation Apple is…![The FBI’s outrageous assault on the 1st Amendment and Apple](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/the-fbis-outrageous-assault-on-t-187x137.jpg)
The FBI’s outrageous assault on the 1st Amendment and Apple
By Andrew Crocker | ( Electronic Frontier Foundation ) | - - Last week, EFF filed a brief in support of Apple’s fight against the FBI, in which we argued that forcing…![How the FBI is endangering everyone’s Security to get at one iPhone](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/how-the-fbi-is-endangering-every-187x137.jpg)
How the FBI is endangering everyone’s Security to get at one iPhone
By Joseph Bonneau | ( Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - - The legal dispute between Apple and the FBI might prove pivotal in the long-running battle to protect users' privacy and right…![Top 5 Scalia Rulings that helped Progressives](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/top-5-scalia-rulings-that-helped-187x137.jpg)
Top 5 Scalia Rulings that helped Progressives
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Justice Antonin Scalia died in Texas on Saturday. IC sends condolences to his family. Scalia is widely recognized as having been a brilliant…![Snowden Wins, You Win: NSA halts mass Warrantless Surveillance of your Telephone Records](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/12/snowden-wins-you-win-nsa-halts-m-187x137.jpg)
Snowden restores 4th Amendment: NSA halts mass Warrantless spying on your Telephone Records
By David Greene and Nadia Kayyali | ( Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - - The NSA’s collection en masse of the call detail records of millions of ordinary Americans ended quietly at…![Trump’s call for Spying on US Muslims recalls FBI bugging of MLK, Black Churches](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/trumps-call-for-spying-on-us-mus-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s call for Spying on US Muslims recalls FBI bugging of MLK, Black Churches
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - As Donald Trump supporters beat a 'Black Lives Matter' protester at his rally in Birmingham, Ala., Trump himself reminded us of the dark…![If Trump can track Muslims, close Mosques, what can he do to You?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/if-trump-can-track-muslims-close-187x137.jpg)
If Trump can track Muslims, close Mosques, what can he do to You?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump, having said earlier that he might seek to close down mosques if he were president, on Thursday went…![After Paris, it’s good detective work that will keep us safe, not mass surveillance](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/after-paris-its-good-detective-w-187x137.jpg)
After Paris, it’s good detective work that will keep us safe, not mass surveillance
By Pete Fussey | (The Conversation) | - - Before the dust has even settled from the attacks on Paris, familiar calls for greater surveillance powers are surfacing. The desire for greater…![In ‘Spectre,’ James Bond becomes Edward Snowden](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/in-spectre-james-bond-becomes-ed-187x137.jpg)
In ‘Spectre,’ James Bond becomes Edward Snowden
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The latest entry in the Daniel Craig reboot of the James Bond film franchise, Spectre , turns Bond into more muscular version of…![2016 Campaign and Forever War: Electorate gone to Disney World](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/2016-campaign-and-forever-war-el-187x137.jpg)
2016 Campaign and Forever War: Electorate gone to Disney World
By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - You may not know it, but you’re living in a futuristic science fiction novel. And that’s a fact. If you were to…![3rd Circuit to NYC: Being Muslim is not Reasonable Suspicion for Surveillance](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/3rd-circuit-to-nyc-being-muslim-187x137.jpg)
3rd Circuit to NYC: Being Muslim is not Reasonable Suspicion for Surveillance
By Nadia Kayyali | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - - Being Muslim can’t be the basis for law enforcement surveillance. That was the message from the Third Circuit last Tuesday when it…![Citing NSA Spying, Euro Court of Justice Forbids Auto-Sharing of Personal InfoData](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/citing-nsa-spying-euro-court-of-187x137.jpg)
Citing NSA Spying, Euro Court of Justice Forbids Auto-Sharing of Personal Info
Danny O'Brien | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - - The spread of knowledge about the NSA's surveillance programs has shaken the trust of customers in U.S. Internet companies like Facebook, Google, and…![Ghoul’s Glossary: “Migrants” or “Refugees”](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/ghouls-glossary-migrants-or-refu-187x137.jpg)
Ghoul’s Glossary: “Migrants” or “Refugees” or “Anchor Babies”?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Migrants: Those who voluntarily go to another country to live and work, seeking a better life. Refugees: Those who are forced out of…![Appeals Court Falls for Government’s Shell Game in NSA Spying Case](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/appeals-court-falls-for-governme-187x137.jpg)
Appeals Court Falls for Government’s Shell Game in NSA Spying Case
By Cindy Cohn | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s opinion today in Klayman v. Obama is highly disappointing and, worse, based on…![New Proof: AT&T and NSA’s Long Surveillance Partnership shredded 4th Amendment](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/new-proof-att-and-nsas-long-surv-187x137.jpg)
New Proof: AT&T and NSA’s Long Surveillance Partnership shredded 4th Amendment
By Mark Rumold | ( Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - - Reports today in the New York Times and ProPublica confirm what EFF’s Jewel v. NSA lawsuit has claimed since 2008—that the…![Fighting for Privacy, Two Years After Snowden](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/fighting-for-privacy-two-years-a-187x137.jpg)
Fighting for Privacy, Two Years After Snowden
By Richard Esguerra | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - - Two years ago today, Glenn Greenwald published in the Guardian a single document confirming a key piece of the NSA's surveillance program,…![Wins and Losses for Liberty and Privacy in USA Freedom Act](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/wins-and-losses-for-liberty-and-187x137.jpg)
Wins and Losses for Liberty and Privacy in USA Freedom Act
By Cindy Cohn and Mark Jaycox | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | - The Senate passed the USA Freedom Act today by 67-32, marking the first time in over thirty years that both…![Thank you, Edward Snowden: An End to General Warrants as so-called PATRIOT Act expires](http://web.archive.org./web/20160622031541im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/thank-you-edward-snowden-an-end-187x137.jpg)