Privacy & Surveillance
Protecting the privacy vital to free thought and expression
Our laws restricting surveillance and data collection are struggling to keep pace with new technology that can track and reveal our expressive lives in ever more detail, and with new business models that rely on the aggregation and exploitation of this information.
Our work is meant to illuminate the scope and impact of surveillance by government and private corporations, promote stronger legal protections for privacy, and enrich public understanding of the interplay between privacy and the freedoms of inquiry, speech, and association.
Featured
Analysis
Can Governments Track the Pandemic and Still Protect Privacy?
A new European contact-tracing tool looks promising
LATEST NEWS & ANALYSIS
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Analysis
Protest Resources for Journalists and Protesters
Protecting your data, technology, and First Amendment rights at a protest
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Analysis
Concentrating on Social Meaning: Talking to Ramya Krishnan
Discussing the intersection of data privacy and the First Amendment
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Analysis
Briefs Filed by Twitter, Reddit, EFF, and Muslim Advocates Highlight Far-Reaching Implications of Social Media Surveillance
Underscore the civil liberties implications of the intrusive surveillance program
By Leena Charlton & Jacob Apkon
LITIGATION & ADVOCACY
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Lawsuit
Doc Society v. Pompeo
A lawsuit challenging the State Department’s social media registration requirement
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Events
New York, NY
A Conversation with Edward Snowden
A post-event video featuring Snowden talking about surveillance, security, and whistleblowers
Columbia University, New York, NY
Protecting Privacy in the "Golden Age" of Surveillance
Joan Feigenbaum and Robert S. Litt discuss encryption, surveillance, law enforcement, and privacy with Knight Institute Senior Staff Attorney Alex Abdo
Columbia University, New York, NY
Freedom of Expression in an Age of Surveillance: Measuring the "Chilling Effect"
The second in a series of events examining the role of the First Amendment in assessing the lawfulness of government surveillance