So you think you have nothing to hide…

Governments at the local, state, and federal level increasingly collect troves of sensitive information about where we go, what we read, who we know, what we buy, and more. Some people say they don't care about this silent and ever present surveillance. They have nothing to hide, they say.

Report: Vermont police fusion center holds 8 million location records about residents, shares with feds

DoD and CIA target phones, not people, in global assassination program

_{Photo: Trever Paglen}

How long does my phone company store my data? How easily will it give my info up to the cops?

The Markey cell phone surveillance information, in charts. Click to enlarge. See the letters for more detailed information here. (Sprint's 2012 response is here.)

NATO 3 cleared of all terror charges

State Department, without a hint of irony, warns US travelers about privacy threats in Sochi

The US State Department is warning visitors to the Sochi Olympics that they should have "no expectation of privacy" upon arrival. This is apparently due to the influx of criminal hackers in the city, who are eagerly awaiting the influx of tens of thousands of wealthy tourists.

Former CIA director: In order to spy on domestic dissidents, just call them Terrorists

It’s not just the NSA: local prosecutors can get your data without a warrant, too

This guest post was written by ACLU of Massachusetts legal fellow Nashwa Gewaily

FBI Director admits to warrantless cell phone location tracking, citing ‘relevance’ standard

After dodging the question for months and flat out refusing to answer the ACLU's public records requests seeking clarity on it, the FBI has finally ‘fessed up and admitted that it does not obtain a probab

Police use cell phone sniffers to keep lists of people who attend protests

_{A promotional brochure for surveillance and advertising technology, released by Wikileaks' Spy Files project.}