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The man who wants to outlaw encryption

FBI Director James Comey has transformed from a privacy hero to a warrior against privacy's greatest tool.

On May 7, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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NSA surveillance of Americans’ phone records is illegal, court rules

Cue the Supreme Court?

On May 7, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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House lawmakers debut new bill to dramatically reform the NSA

Can the End Warrantless Surveillance of Americans Act do just that?

On May 5, 2015 by Eric Geller

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France just passed its version of the Patriot Act

This bill would make the FBI drool.

On May 5, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Bernie Sanders vs. Hillary Clinton: Where they stand on the big 2016 issues

Are you a Bernie booster or a Hillary head? Or neither?

On May 1, 2015 by Aaron Sankin

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The bills that aim to kill NSA mass spying on American phone calls are now in Congress

Will we finally see real NSA reform?

On Apr 28, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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Libertarian groups say ‘hell no’ to Mitch McConnell’s Patriot Act renewal

The biggest libertarian groups aren't having any of it.

On Apr 27, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Senate reintroduces bill to reauthorize Patriot Act with no reform

That's... one way to do it.

On Apr 22, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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Killing the Patriot Act won’t stop the government from spying on you

If the NSA didn't watch you, it would have no reason to exist.

On Apr 15, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter

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John Oliver’s Edward Snowden interview is as smart as it is hilarious

Yes, this really happened.

On Apr 6, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Why failure to renew the Patriot Act could mean less U.S. phone monitoring

But isn't that what people want?

On Mar 30, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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It’s time to kill the PATRIOT Act

Dispensing with this bill is long overdue.

On Mar 26, 2015 by Matthew Rozsa

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New bill would completely gut the Patriot Act

It's not subtle, but it would get the job done.

On Mar 25, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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Ron Wyden, the Internet’s senator

After two decades in the Senate, privacy hawk Ron Wyden is still going strong.

On Mar 24, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Surveillance oversight board blasts Obama for continuing bulk phone-record collection

This is one area where Obama won't exert his executive authority.

On Jan 29, 2015 by Dell Cameron