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about Privacy & Technology
May 19, 2017
ACLU Seeks Documents on ICE’s Use of Cell Phone Trackers
Use of ‘Stingray’ Devices Raises Privacy Concerns Amid Trump Administration’s Immigration Crackdown
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Privacy & Technology
May 12, 2017
ACLU Comment on Cyberattacks Using NSA Tools
NEW YORK — Cyberattacks in Europe and Asia have been reported today that apparently used leaked National Security Agency hacking tools.
Patrick Toomey, a staff attorney with the...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Apr 26, 2017
ACLU Statement on FCC Proposal to Reverse Net Neutrality Rules
WASHINGTON — Former Verizon lawyer and FCC Chairman Ajit Pai today announced a plan to take net neutrality protections away from millions of internet users.
Michael Macleod-Ball,...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Mar 30, 2017
New Report Offers Guide for Defense Attorneys to Challenge Secretive Government Hacking
NEW YORK — A report released today sets out key legal arguments and strategies for challenging evidence seized by government-installed computer malware as a violation of the Four...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Mar 28, 2017
Congress Votes to Gut Internet Privacy Protections
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted today to pass resolution S.J.Res.34 that would overturn a Federal Communications Commission rule that requires internet service pr...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Mar 23, 2017
ACLU Comment on Senate Vote to Allow Internet Providers to Sell Consumer Data
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted today to pass a resolution that would overturn a Federal Communications Commission rule that requires internet service providers to get customers’...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
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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.