Could Your Medical History Disqualify You From Work?
Medical histories are often intimately private information. Often, people don't feel comfortable disclosing this information to those outside of their immediate family, so would you feel comfortable sharing your private medical...
The Danger of Doxxing
What is doxxing? Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the term as “publicly identify[ing] for [publication] private information about (someone) especially as a form of punishment or revenge.”
Facial Recognition Is Plagued by Problems
Given the public/private partnerships that make government use of facial recognition possible, consumers remain unaware of which seemingly benign consumer products could land in government hands.
The public needs protection from public safety agencies
Departmental failures involving state agencies undermine the public’s trust in government, which is a necessary ingredient to the healthy functioning of a free society.
Latest CIA revelations show clear need for privacy protections
The erosion of individual privacy rights within federal law enforcement agencies directly correlates with the rise of unchecked agency power, particularly in the realm of national security agencies such as the CIA and, post-9/11,...
Can Police Force You to Open Your Phone?
The general constitutional issue under review is this: does allowing police to force a criminal defendant to provide the passcode for a cell phone violate the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination?