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November 18, 2015
Nausicaa Renner
Why We Trade Privacy for Facebook Likes
A legal theorist’s new book explains how our desires are woven into the surveillance state.
November 12, 2015
Gabriel Snyder
Edward Snowden’s first rule of privacy is: Remember how to keep a secret.
December 24, 2014
Danny Vinik
Tuesday's Shooting in Missouri Reveals the Limitations of Police Dashboard Cameras
October 10, 2014
Molly Mirhashem
The "Physical Web" Could Change Your Life—and Track Your Every Move
September 2, 2014
Yishai Schwartz
The Nude Celebrity Photo Theft Should Scare You More Than the NSA Does
July 21, 2014
Perri Klass
'Harriet the Spy' Predicted Our Surveillance State
A cold war children's book is surprisingly prescient
June 26, 2014
Margo Schlanger
Justice Alito Would Be Just Fine if Congress Undid Yesterday's Landmark Privacy Decision
The twisted logic of his concurring opinion
January 19, 2014
Sean Wilentz
Would You Feel Differently About Snowden, Greenwald, and Assange If You Knew What They Really Thought?
January 15, 2014
Jack Goldsmith
What the Latest NSA Bombshell Reveals About Media Standards Today
January 14, 2014
Hillary Kelly
Your Email Address Isn't Personal Information. Get Over It.
December 17, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen
Inside the Stunning Court Smackdown on NSA Spying
December 12, 2013
Noreen Malone
Instagram's New Feature Shows How the Internet Is Embracing Intimacy
October 24, 2013
Carly Cody
John Cusack and Maggie Gyllenhaal Get Angry in a Political Ad About NSA Surveillance
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October 10, 2013
Jack Goldsmith
We Need an Invasive NSA
September 29, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen
Newly Declassified Documents Show How the Surveillance State was Born
June 18, 2013
Jeff Guo
Snoopy, Snoopier, Snoopiest
A tip sheet for the scandals
June 17, 2013
Walter Kirn
Getting Over It
June 13, 2013
Paul Lukas
PRISM: Scary Program, Unlikely Logo
What the NSA owes Pink Floyd
June 12, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
Our Distorted "National Debate" Over Surveillance
June 4, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen
A Damning Dissent: Scalia's Smartest, Wittiest Ruling of All Time
Justice Antonin Scalia was at his finest in criticizing the Court over its approval of DNA swabs

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