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‘Corroding Civil Liberties,’ Supreme Court Codifies Unlawful Police Stops

“This case tells everyone…that your body is subject to invasion while courts excuse the violation of your rights,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in the dissent

by Nadia Prupis

ACLU Sounds Alarm As Obama Administration Plans Quiet NSA Expansion

“Before we allow them to spread that information further in the government, we need to have a serious conversation about how to protect Americans’ information.”

ACLU Sounds Alarm As Obama Administration Plans Quiet NSA Expansion

Civil liberties advocates slammed reports on Friday that the Obama administration is poised to authorize the National Security Agency (

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Congress Readies Cybersecurity Bill ‘Gutted’ Of Privacy Safeguards

Groups Cry Foul as Congress Readies ‘Super Bill of Pure Terribleness’.

Congress Readies Cybersecurity Bill ‘Gutted’ Of Privacy Safeguards

Close to 20 civil liberties organizations on Wednesday issued a letter urging U.S. lawmakers to oppose a controversial surveillance bill after the release of its final text revealed any previous privacy protections from

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UK’s Approach To Spotting Terrorism: You Might Be A Terrorist If…

The U.K.’s spot the terrorist approach has the potential to criminalize political activists and campaigners.

UK’s Approach To Spotting Terrorism: You Might Be A Terrorist If…

The creeping use of counter-terrorism policies in Britain to clamp down on civil liberties appears to be relying on a number of flawed assumptions. Not content with the stigmatizing of Muslim communities, the U.K.’s 

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US Falls Behind Canada, Finland And Hong Kong In Freedom Index

The ongoing U.S. “war on terror” and changes to property laws after the 2008 financial crisis were among the factors cited as causing a loss of freedom.

US Falls Behind Canada, Finland And Hong Kong In Freedom Index

WASHINGTON --- The United States lags far behind other developed countries in terms of personal, civil and economic freedoms, according to a study released this month. Its neighbor to the north, for example, ranked 14 spots ahead of the so-called “Land of the Free.” Three international think

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John Cusack: Obama Is “Worse Than Bush” On Civil Liberties, Whistleblowers, Drones

A vocal supporter of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, Cusack is also part of the board of the Freedom of the Press Foundation.

MINNEAPOLIS --- As part of the publicity tour for his new film “Love & Mercy,” actor John Cusack spoke out against Barack Obama’s record on civil liberties and human rights. While Obama was a Hollywood darling during his first campaign, Cusack is one of several celebrities to criticize the president in recent days. In an

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Google Joins Civil Liberties Groups To Oppose Expansion Of FBI Spy Powers

‘Government is seeking a troubling expansion of its power to surreptitiously hack into computers.’

A Google data center in Hamina, Finland. The National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world.  (AP/Google) Internet giant Google and the American Civil Liberties Union are among the various groups who have objected to a rule change by the U.S.

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