Issues: Privacy

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1313EFF fights in the courts and Congress to extend your privacy rights into the digital world, and supports the development of privacy-protecting technologies. Donate to EFF to help support our efforts.
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1515**For information about the law and technology of government surveillance in the United States, check out EFF's [Surveillance Self-Defense](http://ssd.eff.org/) project.**
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1717## Litigation
1818
19- [In Re Application of the United States of America for an Order Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2703(d)](https://eff.org/cases/re-application-united-states-america-order)
2019- [FOIA: Records on PATRIOT Act Use and Misuse](https://eff.org/foia/foia-records-patriot-act-use-and-misuse)
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2221 EFF filed suit against the DOJ, demanding FBI records on effectiveness, lawfulness, and potential misuse of three controversial PATRIOT Act surveillance provisions.
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2423- [Hersh v. Cohen](https://eff.org/cases/hersh-v-cohen)
24- [NASA v. Nelson](https://eff.org/cases/nasa-v-nelson)
25- [In Re Application of the United States of America for an Order Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2703(d)](https://eff.org/cases/re-application-united-states-america-order)
2526- [Rehberg v. Hodges](https://eff.org/cases/rehberg-v-hodges)
26- [City of Ontario v. Quon](https://eff.org/cases/city-ontario-v-quon)
27- [FOIA: Social Networking Monitoring](https://eff.org/foia/social-network-monitoring)
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29 EFF, along with students from the Samuelson Clinic at UC Berkeley, filed suit against a half-dozen government agencies seeking their policies for using social networking sites for investigations, data-collection, and surveillance.
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3127- [San Mateo Court Litigation](https://eff.org/cases/san-mateo)
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3329 EFF has urged a California state court to suppress evidence gathered by law enforcement from a suspect's iPhone during a warrantless search, including phone book contacts, called phone numbers, emails, text messages, Internet search history, and photos.
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35- [NASA v. Nelson](https://eff.org/cases/nasa-v-nelson)
31- [City of Ontario v. Quon](https://eff.org/cases/city-ontario-v-quon)
32- [FOIA: Expanding CALEA and Electronic Surveillance Laws](https://eff.org/foia/foia-records-problems-electronic-surveillance)
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34 EFF filed suit against three agencies of the Department of Justice (DOJ), demanding records about problems or limitations that hamper electronic surveillance and potentially justify or undermine the Administration's new calls for expanded surveillance powers.
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3736» [All Privacy Cases](https://eff.org/related/384/case)
3837
3938## In The News
4039
41- INTERNET EVOLUTION | April 25, 2011 [Rethinking Online Tracking](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2011/4/25-0)
42- DETROIT NEWS | April 25, 2011 [Feds mine Facebook for info](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2011/4/25)
43- HUFFINGTON POST | January 01, 1970 [Looking At Who's Looking At You: Users Lack Necessary Tools To See Who's Tracking Them Online](https://eff.org/press/mentions/1970/1/1-15)
40- ISOURCE | May 23, 2011 [EFF Puts Pressure on Apple to Support Developers Under Attack by Lodsys](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2011/5/23)
41- NEW YORK TIMES | May 22, 2011 [Seeking to Disrupt Protesters, Syria Cracks Down on Social Media](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2011/5/22-1)
42- PACIFIC FREE PRESS | May 22, 2011 [Protecting Us from Our Freedoms: Congress Set to Renew Patriot Act Spy Provisions](https://eff.org/press/mentions/2011/5/22-0)
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4544» [All Privacy News Articles](https://eff.org/related/384/mention)
4645
4746## Other Resources
4847
48- May 31, 2011 [Take the EFF Tor Challenge!](https://www.eff.org/torchallenge)
4949- April 12, 2011 [When the Government Comes Knocking, Who Has Your Back?](https://www.eff.org/pages/when-government-comes-knocking-who-has-your-back)
50- March 07, 2011 [Act Now: Less Than Three Months to Rein in PATRIOT and Restore JUSTICE!](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
50- March 07, 2011 [Last chance to push back against the PATRIOT Act Sneak attack!](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
5151- [Technology Research and Development](https://eff.org/code)
5252- February 07, 2011 [Tell Your Representative to Reject the PATRIOT Act Sneak Attack!](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
5353- February 02, 2011 [Contact the Senate Judiciary Committee TODAY to Support Reforms to PATRIOT Act!](https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy)
5454- [Patterns of Misconduct: FBI Intelligence Violations from 2001 - 2008](https://eff.org/pages/patterns-misconduct-fbi-intelligence-violations)
5555- [HTTPS Everywhere FAQ](https://eff.org/https-everywhere/faq)
5656- [HTTPS Everywhere](https://eff.org/https-everywhere)