Secrecy About Secrecy: Making Sure the FBI Is Following the Rules on Surveillance Gag Orders
Every year, the FBI sends about 50,000 "national security letters" (NSLs) to Internet service providers and others requesting information about their customers. Today we filed a lawsuit aiming to make sure that the government is followin...
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The Government Might Know You’re Reading This
"If you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about." Many Americans have said this, or heard it, when discussing the expanded surveillance capabilities the government has claimed since 9/11. But it turns out you should...
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