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Americans' Confidence in Privacy of Electronic Communications is Very Low
Pew has a new poll out on Americans’ attitudes toward privacy, and it is full of interesting findings. A New York Times blog piece on the poll focused on the so-called “privacy paradox”—people’s seeming willingness to share personal information despite their professed concern over privacy (more on that below). But for me the most striking finding is that Americans’ confidence in the privacy and security of electronic communications is very low, with over half thinking that email, text messages, chat, and social media are “not at all” or “not very secure.” In too many ways, these beliefs are well-founded, and yet these are the mediums that Americans are using more and more to communicate in their everyday lives.
By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project
Terrorist or...Teenager?
This piece originally ran on Slate.com on November 12, 2014.
By By Naureen Shah, ACLU Legislative Counsel
Stalling on Surveillance Reform Could Cost the GOP
NSA reform could be the thorn in the side of the Republican Party next year.
By By Neema Singh Guliani, ACLU Legislative Counsel
The Army Is Making Me Choose Between My Faith and My Country
All my life, I've dreamed of serving my country.
By By Iknoor Singh
THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT Circles Liberty’s Torch
Today, on Veterans Day, on the 11th day of the 11th month, an aircraft began circling the Statue of Liberty trailing a banner that read “THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT.”
By By David Birkin
British Spying Is Our Problem, Too
The chilling effect of surveillance may be spreading across the Atlantic.
By By Alex Sinha, Aryeh Neier Fellow, Human Rights Watch & ACLU
The U.N. Puts America on the Hot Seat for Torture
The eyes of the international community will be focused on the United States this week. Government representatives will appear before the U.N. Committee against Torture to defend U.S. compliance with the anti-torture treaty the United States ratified 20 years ago.
By By Jamil Dakwar, Director, ACLU Human Rights Program
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