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Protecting Your Devices—and Your Privacy—During Protests

AdvocacyNovember 6, 2020

At protests, any devices you bring are susceptible to damage, loss, or surveillance. Here are some steps you can take to protect yourself and others. More

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Senate Should Not Rush Intelligence Bill Passage

Press ReleaseMarch 16, 2020

The USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 is the perfect chance to pass much needed reform safeguarding America’s right to privacy. More

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PEN America Welcomes Ruling on Warrantless Border Searches

Press ReleaseNovember 12, 2019

“This ruling represents a momentous defense of the basic constitutional right to express oneself without being subject to government surveillance or retaliation." More

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PEN America Raises Serious Alarm in Response to Report the FBI is Urging Universities to Monitor Chinese Students and Scholars

Press ReleaseJune 28, 2019

"China's government is notorious for its aggressive surveillance of minority populations it views as potentially disloyal.  If the United States goes down a similar path, our efforts to fend off the… More

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Monitoring of Journalists, Lawyers, and Immigration Advocates a Shocking Intrusion by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Press ReleaseMarch 7, 2019

"The mere speculation that the U.S. government was collaborating with the Mexican government to detain journalists and lawyers was troubling enough. The conclusive reporting that this database actually exists,… More

Reality Winner Sentence Has Troubling Ramifications for National Security Whistleblowers, Public Information

Press ReleaseAugust 23, 2018

In Wake of Reality Winner Sentence, PEN America Calls on Congress to Reform Espionage Act to Allow for Information Disclosures That Advance Public Interest More

Vote to Reauthorize Warrantless Surveillance a Blow to Free Expression

Press ReleaseJanuary 11, 2018

The House vote to reauthorize warrantless surveillance poses an acute threat to free expression across the globe, but it is doubly concerning given President Trump's apparent willingness to target… More

Art is a Form of Encryption: Laura Poitras in Conversation with Lynn Hershman Leeson

Interview
By: PEN America | August 23, 2016

"There are certain people who don’t encrypt their e-mail, so we just create a coding system. Perhaps we are talking about having lunch at a certain restaurant, when in… More

Secret Sources: Whistleblowers, National Security, Free Expression Panel Discussion

AdvocacyNovember 17, 2015

NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake, Jesselyn Radack of ExposeFacts' Whistleblower & Source Protection Program, journalist James Risen, and Susan Glasser of Politico debate the impact of the Obama administration’s aggressive… More

Secret Sources: A Conversation with Edward Snowden

November 17, 2015

Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden spoke to PEN's Executive Director Suzanne Nossel via Skype about whistleblowing and questions of conscience. More

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