The Transparent Chinese
Traditionally, privacy was not taken seriously in China. A traditional saying states, “nothing needs to be withheld from the people,” and that “the good will not be hidden, what… More
A Culture of Surveillance
The harms that surveillance brings are not limited to the moment—they ripple out in time and space. College students are silenced so their communities lose a generation of outspoken… More
House Passes Weakened Version of USA FREEDOM Act
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a significantly weakened version of the USA FREEDOM Act, an NSA surveillance reform proposal. More
Three Questions with Cathy Park Hong
In literature, dystopic narrative has been used hubristically as a way to face one’s own mortality. An aging author, say someone like John Updike, conjures an apocalyptic narrative because… More
Victory for Net Freedom Advocates as Brazil Passes Landmark Internet Legislation
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed the Marco Civil into law, a welcome victory in the battle for free expression and net freedom in South America's largest economy. More
Stop Comparing the NSA to 1984 (and Start Comparing It to Philip K. Dick)
Writers overwhelmingly use Orwell's novel to describe the surveillance state—which makes it easy to forget who's really oppressed today. More
PEN Condemns Alleged U.S. and UK Surveillance of Human Rights Organizations
PEN is deeply concerned about allegations by Edward Snowden that human rights organizations have been directly targeted by U.S. and UK spy agencies’ surveillance programs. More
PEN and Center for Democracy & Technology Intervene in European Court of Human Rights on Surveillance
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), with PEN American Center (PEN), today signaled their intention to intervene in a case before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)… More
European court to decide whether mass surveillance is consistent with human rights
The post below originally appeared on CDT.org to provide comprehensive background on Big Brother Watch v. UK, the surveillance suit currently before the European Court on Human Rights in… More
Two New NSA Reform Proposals Announced
After a long quiet period on Capitol Hill, two new NSA reform proposals are being introduced this week. More
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