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If the American government declines to respect the laws of other countries, why should they feel obliged to respect ours? (AP Photo/Raphael Satter)

Op-Eds

Justices can put a leash on America’s Inspector Javert

January 24, 2018 5:01 am

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board was established by 2007 legislation, but wasn't fully functional until 2013 and took a major role reviewing programs exposed that year by whistleblower Edward Snowden. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

News

Trump’s nominee to lead surveillance oversight board likes surveillance too much for privacy activists

Steven Nelson -

January 24, 2018 5:01 am

FBI Director Christopher Wray said the FBI does not want a

Foreign Policy

Ending the stalemate over encrypted communications

Charlie Mitchell -

January 23, 2018 5:01 am

The Email Privacy Act is supported by many outside groups, including the Heritage Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Chamber of Commerce, along with companies that provide email services, such as Google.

Magazine

This email privacy bill is wildly popular. So, why won’t it pass?

Steven Nelson -

January 23, 2018 5:01 am

In a written statement, ICE officials admitted that the agency was at fault when it posted private information that was

Immigration

ICE releases private information left on illegal immigration hotline

Kelly Cohen -

January 21, 2018 10:32 pm

Beltway Confidential

Microsoft case highlights tension between privacy and security in the digital age

Casey Given -

January 19, 2018 8:57 pm

Reform advocates, many pointing to Trump as reason to add protections, tried unsuccessfully to amend a bill extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

News

Defeated privacy groups plead with Trump to veto surveillance law

Steven Nelson -

January 18, 2018 9:24 pm

Republicans have put a one-week time limit on debating immigration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Congress votes to reauthorize spy tool despite privacy fight

Susan Ferrechio -

January 18, 2018 5:38 pm

Aetna faced a class-action lawsuit after it sent a mailing to more than 13,000 customers in at least 23 states last year, and information about customers' medication could be seen through the clear display windows on the envelopes. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Healthcare

Aetna settles HIV privacy case for $17 million

Kimberly Leonard -

January 17, 2018 10:34 pm

On Tuesday, the Senate barely passed a six-year reauthorization of the Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The spying tool allows intelligence officials to search communications of non-citizens outside of the U.S. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

News

FISA surveillance bill barely advances in close Senate vote

Susan Ferrechio -

January 17, 2018 12:08 am

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Tag: Privacy

Justices can put a leash on America’s Inspector Javert

Trump’s nominee to lead surveillance oversight board likes surveillance too much for privacy activists

Ending the stalemate over encrypted communications

This email privacy bill is wildly popular. So, why won’t it pass?

ICE releases private information left on illegal immigration hotline

Microsoft case highlights tension between privacy and security in the digital age

Defeated privacy groups plead with Trump to veto surveillance law

Congress votes to reauthorize spy tool despite privacy fight

Aetna settles HIV privacy case for $17 million

FISA surveillance bill barely advances in close Senate vote

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