Stop Watching Us: New Petition Website Demands Congressional Investigation of NSA Surveillance

A coalition of 85 technology companies, organizations and privacy advocates launched a website Tuesday calling for a special congressional committee to investigate the National Security Agency’s secret surveillance program.

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Internet Advocates: Trans-Pacific Partnership Is Biggest Threat Yet to Open Web

The TPP poses what many consider to be the biggest threat to global internet freedom in years.

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Google Takes on Rare Fight Against National Security Letters

Google has filed a rare petition to challenge an ultra-secret national security letter issued by the government to obtain private data about one or more of its users.

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FBI Surveillance Tool is Ruled Unconstitutional

A California federal court has ruled that a surveillance tool widely used by the FBI to obtain information on Americans without court oversight is unconstitutional.

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A Year After SOPA: The Next Five Battles for Internet Freedom

A year ago, millions of people flooded Congress with emails and phone calls demanding it drop the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA. That battle was successful. Now, five big new fights loom on the horizon in 2013.

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DHS to Double U.S. Drone Fleet

The Department of Homeland Security wants to more than double its fleet of Predator drones used to fly surveillance missions inside the United States, despite critical warnings that domestic drones pose a privacy danger to U.S. citizens.

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Californians Say No To Drones At Home

Local residents and civil rights organizations are resisting a Sheriff's attempts to deploy drones over Alameda County in the Bay Area, highlighting the invasion of privacy, militarization of police forces and the restriction of free speech and political expression.

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