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Adam Schwartz

Adam Schwartz is a Senior Staff Attorney with the EFF's civil liberties team.

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An intensive care nurse treat a patient at intensive care unit at the Klinikum Bad Hersfeld hospital on March 20, 2020 in Bad Hersfeld, Germany.

No to Expanded HHS Surveillance of COVID-19 Patients

The new program called HHS Protect poses a grave threat to the data privacy of all Americans.

Adam Schwartz ·

The ability to secretly record the police (whether with photos, video or audio) is critically important given that officers often retaliate against individuals who openly record them. (Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)

You Have a First Amendment Right to Record the Police

Independent recordings of police officers are critical for ensuring police accountability.

Sophia Cope ·

"Once the government collects our biometrics, data thieves might steal it, government employees might misuse it, and policy makers might deploy it to new government programs." (Photo: Doug Turetsky/flickr/cc)

Keep Border Spy Tech Out of Dreamer Protection Bills

The bill would empower DHS to decide which countries are “high-risk,” based on “any” criteria it deems “appropriate.”

Adam Schwartz ·

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