The Liberty Coalition works to help organize, support, and coordinate transpartisan public policy activities related to civil liberties and basic rights. We work in conjunction with groups of partner organizations that are interested in preserving the Bill of Rights, personal autonomy and individual privacy.

Project Vigilant and the government/corporate destruction of privacy BY GLENN GREENWALD

August 20, 2010 - 12:56pm

Forbes' technology writer Andy Greenberg reports that at the Defcon Security Conference yesterday, an individual named Chet Uber appeared with revelations about the case of accused WikiLeaks leaker Bradley Manning and government informant Adrian Lamo. These revelations are both remarkable in their own right and, more important, highlight some extremely significant, under-examined developments unrelated to that case. This is a somewhat complex story and it raises even more complex issues, but it is extremely worthwhile to examine.

Government must do more to protect personal data, privacy experts say By Liz F. Kay and Brent Jones, The Baltimore Sun

July 21, 2010 - 8:28am

A state employee posted the Social Security numbers of nearly 3,000 Maryland residents online for weeks, a security breach that experts say raises questions about the way the government guards personal data and whether it needs it in the first place.

Full article-http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-employee-posts-ssn-20100720,0,3560895.storywww.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-employee-posts-ssn-20100720,0,3560895.story

Coalition seeks deadline extension for White House cyber security identity proposal

July 20, 2010 - 11:44am

Millions of Americans are not yet aware of how NSTIC, a proposal for a national online identity system, will affect all citizens and non-citizens private interactions and the US business culture. To date, the only information set forth to the public on the extent and application of program is a 36 page proposal.

Extending the deadline is necessary to create an informed consent or dissent from American Internet users, to better inform constituents and the US Congress of what the NSTIC program is and how it works.

U.S. House passes bill to collect DNA from innocent people

May 19, 2010 - 4:03pm

The U.S. House passed wih no debate today HR 4614, a bill which seeks to mandate the collection of DNA samples from people who have been convicted of no crime.

Update on lawsuit against medical-insurance mandate

May 14, 2010 - 5:16pm

This audio briefing is hosted by Michael Ostrolenk, President of the Liberty Coalition:

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Aaron Titus Testimony: Terrorist Watch List and Second Amendment Rights (Video- 4th panelist)

May 7, 2010 - 1:10pm
Project Vigilant and the government/corporate destruction of privacy BY GLENN GREENWALD
Government must do more to protect personal data, privacy experts say By Liz F. Kay and Brent Jones, The Baltimore Sun
Coalition seeks deadline extension for White House cyber security identity proposal
U.S. House passes bill to collect DNA from innocent people
Update on lawsuit against medical-insurance mandate
Aaron Titus Testimony: Terrorist Watch List and Second Amendment Rights (Video- 4th panelist)
Written Statement of the Liberty Coalition:On “Terrorists and Guns: The Nature of the Threat and Proposed Reforms”
LC Privacy Director Aaron Titus appears before Congress
Liberty Coalition Privacy Director Titus to testify before U.S. Senate Wednesday
Oklahoma Legislature Passes the Firearms Freedom Act
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