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The Technology & Liberty Program monitors the interplay between cutting-edge technology and civil liberties, actively promoting responsible uses of technology that enhance privacy and freedom, while opposing those that undermine our freedoms and move us closer to a surveillance society.


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Privacy Technology : Resources

Border Security Technologies (10/22/2008)

Constitution Free Zone Victim (10/22/2008)

Constitution Free Zone: The Numbers (10/22/2008)

Fuzzy Math, Fuzzier List (07/21/2008)

Expert Findings on Surveillance Cameras (06/25/2008)
An increasing number of American cities and towns are currently investing millions of taxpayer dollars in surveillance camera systems. But few are closely examining the costs and benefits of those investments, or creating mechanisms for measuring those costs and benefits over time. There is extensive academic literature on the subject—studies carried out over many years—and that research strongly indicates that video surveillance has no statistically significant effect on crime rates.

"See-Through" Body Scanners (06/03/2008)

SWIFT: Secret Government Spying on International Financial Transactions (03/11/2008)

Questions to Ask About Fusions Centers (11/21/2007)
The questions below will help you make the most of a meeting with Department of Homeland Security and Fusion Center personnel.

Surveillance Society Clock: Graphics You Can Use (09/17/2007)
ACLU graphics you can use on the Web, in e-mail, wherever you can to help get the word out about the crisis of surveillance in America.

Privacy and Technology in ACLU Affiliate Offices (06/22/2007)

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