surveillance state

The New NSA Reform Bill Would Give the US Government Even More Power to Spy on Your Smartphone

05.15.15

By Marcy Wheeler
This New Face Detection Technology Could Redefine What it Means to Leave Your House

02.27.15

By Martin Robbins
A New Documentary Followed Edward Snowden from the Moment He Blew the Whistle

10.31.14

By Georgia Rose
A Guide to Copwatching

09.01.14

By Katie J.M. Baker and Sarah Nicole Prickett
The Cops Should Always Be on Camera

08.27.13

By Lucy Steigerwald
Southern Europe Is Becoming One Big Surveillance State

07.01.13

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