A Brooklyn man by the name of Agron Hasbajrami is being aided by the ACLU in a lawsuit involving the NSA where the government admitted to accessing the accused’s emails without a warrant. Hasbajrami pleaded guilty to one of the charges against him. However, he is...
It was revealed that around 50 civil liberties and tech groups are pressuring Congress to ensure that the Email Privacy Act is passed as part of a defense spending package. The coalition, which includes the ACLU, the Brennan Center, Center for Democracy & Technology, the EFF,...
The city of Seattle reportedly had to take down a $3.6 million wireless mesh node network following the backlash from citizens and privacy advocates who raised their concerns on the controversial surveillance equipment. The network was installed by the Seattle Police Department using grant money from...
In a public letter, Interim Executive Director ACLU of Louisiana Jane Johnson criticized Ordinance No. 32-107 which was recently proposed by the New Orleans City Council. The ordinance, which seeks to expand the city’s existing surveillance apparatus, is being presented by the local government as...