There is a clear potential for law enforcement, health insurance firms, and local governments to misuse or abuse data, a problem that could haunt us long after the pandemic subsides. Read More »

History presents numerous examples of liberty violations made in the face of security threats: the Alien and Sedition Acts signed into law by President John Adams, Japanese American internment camps during WWII, and the use of torture after 9/11. After the threat has subsided, Americans must recognize any constitutional violations for what they were, lest they become the new normal. Read More »

Mayor Bill de Blasio posted details on Twitter about a lawyer in Westchester County who was the second person in the state to test positive for the virus — including the name of the man’s seven-person law firm and the names of the schools attended by two of his children. A few hours later, The New York Post identified the lawyer by name and was soon referring to him as “patient zero” in the coronavirus outbreak in New Rochelle. Read More »

“One of our key concerns is: Is it just for the period of the coronavirus crisis, or what happens next? We’ve seen this before with the question of terrorism…We never seem to return to normal.” Read More »

Earlier this month, Judge Brian Martinotti of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted a permanent injunction that bars New Jersey from enforcing S. 150, a state law that would have required certain nonprofit organizations to disclose information about their donors. Read More »

In a survey conducted on Super Tuesday 2020, over half of likely American voters said they reject "cancel culture." Read More »

Earlier this month, Governor Jim Justice signed the Protect Our Right to Unite Act, making West Virginia the third state to sign critical citizen privacy legislation into law. The legislation received wide bipartisan support that included groups such as the West Virginia chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans for Prosperity. Read More »

Following are a few noteworthy articles and op-eds about citizen privacy that have been published recently. Read More »

Last month, U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro targeted a few dozen of his own constituents with a tweet that named San Antonio residents who had donated the maximum amount to President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. Read More »