Surveillance

documents

ICE Response to Sen. Wyden Inquiry about Facial Recognition Technology Emails from Amazon Employee to ICE about Rekognition Amicus Brief in Support of Affirmance of Robert MacLean TSA Quiet Skies Checklist 2 TSA Quiet Skies "Need to Know" Bulletin

letters

POGO Calls on Customs and Border Protection to Halt Its Face Recognition Program Letter in Support of Face Recognition Safeguards 45 Civil Liberties Groups Endorse the Safeguarding Americans’ Private Records Act Broad Coalition Opposes PATRIOT Act Extension Absent Major Reforms POGO Comment on DNA Collection from Immigration Detainees POGO Endorses No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act POGO Joins Coalition Opposing Surveillance of Activists, Lawyers, and Journalists Broad Coalition Calls for PATRIOT Act Surveillance Reform POGO Urges Hearing on Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board Nominees POGO Urges DHS to Abandon Problematic Social Media Collection Plan Civil Society Urges Congress to Rein in Surveillance Authorization POGO Joins Civil Society in Opposing Expanded Government Surveillance Civil Society Demands Open Surveillance Markup POGO Joins Groups in Urging Quick Passage of USA FREEDOM Act POGO Joins Group Letter to Voice Concerns over EO 12333 Groups Urge Administration Against Renewing Domestic Surveillance Program POGO and Partners to Oppose USA FREEDOM Act If Not Amended POGO Supports Amendment to End Warrantless Searches of Emails Advocates Endorse Bipartisan NSA Internal Watchdog Bill POGO and Partners Call for Changes to USA Freedom Act Draft Groups Urge Congress to Restore Transparency Requirements to USA FREEDOM Act POGO Supports a Strong USA Freedom Act Over 50 Groups Oppose Bill to Legalize and Extend NSA Surveillance Accountability Groups Call for Confirmation Vote on Privacy and Civil Liberties Board Nominee Broad Coalition of Companies and Nonprofits Support USA FREEDOM Act Groups Ask for Transparency Around Possible Trade Policy Surveillance Groups Ask President Obama to Support Open Government Commitments on Secret Law POGO and Partners Ask Senate Committee to Make NSA Surveillance Proposal Public POGO and Partners Submit Recommendations on Improving Electronic Surveillance Laws

Latest

How to Respond to Risk of Surveillance While Protesting

analysis | October 27, 2020

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Testimony in Support of Increased Transparency and Reform of FISA Surveillance

testimony | August 17, 2020

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The Carpenter Decision: A Huge Step Forward for Privacy Rights but Major Problems Remain

analysis | June 28, 2018
A Dangerous Escalation in “The War on Leaks”

analysis | June 8, 2018
ICE Backs Down on “Extreme Vetting” Automated Social Media Scanning

analysis | May 23, 2018
A Q&A with the NSA’s Internal Watchdog

analysis | May 22, 2018
Three Key Reforms for Facial Recognition and Body Cameras

analysis | April 6, 2018
Short-Staffed: Vacancies Leave Life-Altering Oversight Work for Later

analysis | March 21, 2018
“The Memo”: Willful Ignorance and the House Intel Committee

analysis | February 2, 2018
With #ReleaseTheMemo, Nunes Hopes You Won’t Understand FISA

analysis | February 1, 2018