In this section you will find a series of papers related to the steady growth of surveillance, and what can be done about it.
 |
 |
 |
Introducing Privacy-Protective Surveillance: Achieving Privacy and Effective Counter-Terrorism
The new methodology is laid out in this new paper offers a positive-sum, doubly-enabling alternative to the privacy-invasive, zero-sum surveillance systems currently in use by governments around the world. |
A Primer on Metadata:
Separating Fact from Fiction
This paper explains that metadata can actually be more revealing than accessing the content of our communications. The paper aims to provide a clear understanding of metadata and disputes popular claims that the information being captured is neither sensitive, nor privacy-invasive, since it does not access any content. |
Surveillance, Then and Now:
Securing Privacy in Public Spaces
This paper will assist law enforcement, lawmakers, and the broader public in understanding and protecting our fundamental right to privacy with respect to surveillance by the state of our activities in public spaces through the use of ever-growing new technologies. |