American Civil Liberties Union

Department of Homeland Security logged at least 270 hours of aerial surveillance in 15 cities

US president denounces the ‘unchecked power’ of tech ‘monopolies’ as he orders review

Federal judge rules that ‘suspicionless electronic device searches’ at US ports of entry violate the fourth amendment

Supreme court decision likely to severely curb number of people who can seek asylum

Court’s five conservative justices gave administration green light to begin project

When it’s a veggie one, according to the growing number of states across the US outlawing the use of words such as meat, sausage and beef on products not made from animals

Critics say the latest immigration measure is a ‘massive and dangerous change’

Harrowing deaths push migration question back to top of political agenda in US

Asylum seekers will spend time in cities known for drug-cartel kidnappings

Bank staff member claimed his gender used to deny 16-week paid leave

Strictest anti-abortion law yet enacted with the intention of provoking reconsideration of Roe v Wade ruling

New legislation is likely to be immediately challenged – and overturned – in court

Concerns that new tools may be too intrusive behind push to put brakes on ‘Big Brother’ tech

Statues honouring the losing Confederate side are seen as an attempt to reclaim a lost and noble cause despite the south’s support for slavery

Helen Dixon to appear before US senate committee for hearings on data privacy

WikiLeaks founder could spend five years in jail over leak of government secrets

Metadata may be the social media giant’s ace in the hole for maintaining ad revenue

Advertising for housing, jobs or credit will no longer be able to target based on those categories

Congress need an unlikely bipartisan majority to counter US president’s first veto

John Bolton had said US would respond if court investigated its actions in Afghanistan

Move by Trump administration to clamp down on illegal immigration led to outcry

New security conference in San Francisco offered more diverse line-up of speakers

Act gives US ‘nearly unchecked’ power over global digital privacy rights, say critics

US president takes to social media to express view US-Mexico border more dangerous

Gina Haspel will be the first female director of the agency in she is confirmed by Senate

Ruling frees telecoms groups to charge higher prices for delivery of internet services

'Irish Stand' event to mark the anniversary of the US election by empowering the vulnerable

Cantillon: Apple’s new phone is creating a buzz, but its Face ID is raising privacy issues

Long-running case involving emails on server in Dublin has worldwide privacy implications

Many fled to shelters despite worry over possibility of facing hostile immigration agents

Joe Arpaio (85) defied order not to detain suspected unauthorised immigrants

Trumps ban on transgender people in the military has real consequences for LGBT people

Australian woman shot by police after she reported suspected sex assault near her home

Claim made by MSNBC presenters dismissed by US president on Twitter as ‘fake news’

Four-year battle escalates in law enforcement efforts to gain access to EU citizen’s data

President’s selection of experienced law enforcer gets nod from Capitol Hill and bureau

Directionless Labour is failing to cut through former coalition partner’s simplistic slogans

US police had used data provided via Chicago-based vendor to track protesters

Campaign to push back against companies that support Trump and his most reactionary policies

You can go cheap or dear with electric models, or knuckle down and put your back into it