Press Releases
about Privacy & Technology
Sep 13, 2017
ACLU & EFF Sue Over Warrantless Phone and Laptop Searches at U.S. Border
Lawsuit on Behalf of 11 Travelers Challenges Searches of Electronic Devices as Unconstitutional
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Merchant v. Mayorkas
Aug 15, 2017
Tech Firms Urge Supreme Court to Adapt Privacy Protections for ‘Realities of the Digital Era’ in Cell Phone Tracking Case
Wide Range of Organizations File Briefs Supporting ACLU in Privacy Rights Case
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Carpenter v. United States
Jul 27, 2017
ACLU Statement on Introduction of Electronic Communications Privacy Modernization Act
WASHINGTON — Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced today the ECPA Modernization Act of 2017, a bill to reform the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of ...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jul 17, 2017
ACLU Responds to Minneapolis Police Officers’ Failure to Activate Body Cameras in the Justine Damond Killing
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The following statement can be attributed to Teresa Nelson, interim executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, in response to the kil...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jun 07, 2017
ACLU Statement on Trump Support of Reauthorizing NSA Surveillance Authority
WASHINGTON — In a New York Times op-ed published today, the Trump White House said it is backing a bill introduced yesterday by Sen. Cotton to permanently reauthorize Section 702...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jun 05, 2017
Supreme Court to Hear First Cell Phone Location Data Case
ACLU Represents Man In Case Where Police Obtained Months’ Worth of Cell Phone Location Information Without a Warrant
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Carpenter v. United States
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News & CommentaryDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
Face Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events – and BeyondFace Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events – and Beyond
You shouldn't participate in face recognition ticketing schemes. -
MississippiJul 2024
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
NetChoice v. FitchNetChoice v. Fitch
Whether a law that mandates age verification for all users of social media services violates the First Amendment. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
AI Generated Police Reports Raise Concerns Around Transparency, BiasAI Generated Police Reports Raise Concerns Around Transparency, Bias
AI-generated police reports threaten to exacerbate existing problems in law enforcement, and to create new ones. -
MichiganDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
Woodruff v. OliverWoodruff v. Oliver
On December 5, 2024, the ACLU and the ACLU of Michigan filed an amicus brief in Woodruff v. Oliver, a wrongful arrest lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, arguing that the Detroit Police Department’s (DPD) reliance on flawed facial recognition technology (FRT) impermissibly tainted the investigation and failed to establish probable cause for the plaintiff’s arrest.