privacy
GOP-named judges greenlight federal invasion of everyone’s privacy
August 15, 2025Ruling gives Trump regime right to seize more personal data on everyone than was available to Big Brother in George Orwell’s 1984.
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News Guild: Press freedom risked by unlimited cell phone snooping
November 30, 2017The freedom of the press is at risk from the government's stance allowing law enforcement to engage in unlimited snooping against citizens via their cell phones.
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Universities pledge to protect undocumented students
February 27, 2017A federal law that protects college students’ privacy may be the first line of defense for undocumented students and universities.
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Consumers should ask: are your medical records safe?
August 11, 2016Medical data-mining companies can use and cross-check available data about doctors' patients and hospitals' admissions to uncover medical trends and exploit them for profit.
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A people’s agenda: Reflections of a progressive’s first year in office
October 26, 2015At City Hall the voice of the people, and the engagement of the public, is often an afterthought: We need to get our priorities straight.
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