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Whistleblowers Don’t Need Elite Credentials To Help Protect Us from Government Overreach

Author Malcolm Gladwell recently name-checked the EFF in an article published in The New Yorker. Mr. Gladwell’s piece examines what he sees as the differences between whistle-blowers Edward Snowden

December 27, 2016
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Obama Administration Dismantles Idled Muslim Registry Ahead of Trump Inauguration

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The Obama administration has moved to formally end the national registry program for immigrants from majority-Muslim countries, known as the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System, or NSEERS. Obama’s move comes

December 23, 2016
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Taking Weapon Out of Trump's Arsenal, Obama Finally Kills Bush-Era Muslim Registry

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ACLU applauds end of "completely failed counter-terrorism tool and massive profiling program that didn’t yield a single terrorism conviction in nearly a decade"

December 22, 2016
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Marcus Garvey Inspired Millions, from MLK to Mandela; Now His Son Is Asking Obama to Pardon Him

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Today we look at another request for a presidential pardon, this one from the family of Marcus Garvey, a pioneering figure in the Black Freedom struggle in the early 20th…

December 22, 2016
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Rare Track Record: NYPD’s History Chronicling Hate Crimes

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As of Dec. 18, 2016, there had been 373 hate crimes reported to the New York Police Department. Crimes against Muslims were up 50 percent from the same time last…

December 21, 2016
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Law Enforcement's Use of Facial Recognition Technology Is Racially Biased and Threatens Our First Amendment Rights

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Last week, a broad coalition of civil rights, civil liberties, privacy and immigrant-rights groups met with representatives from the FBI and Justice Department to demand more transparency around the use…

December 21, 2016
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