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about Privacy & Technology
Mar 08, 2017
ACLU Challenges Warrant to Search Data of Facebook Page for Group Protesting Dakota Access Pipeline
Warrant Served on Facebook is Overbroad and Violates First and Fourth Amendments, ACLU Argues in Court Filing
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Mar 07, 2017
ACLU Comment on Congressional Move to Allow Internet Providers to Sell Consumer Data Without Permission
WASHINGTON — The Senate introduced a resolution today that would overturn a Federal Communications Commission rule that requires internet service providers to get customers’ pe...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Oct 27, 2016
ACLU Statement on FCC Vote Ordering Internet Providers to Obtain Customers' Consent Before Sharing Data
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted today to require internet service providers to get explicit permission from customers before they use or share their pers...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Oct 18, 2016
ACLU Urges Justice Department to Investigate Police Use of Face Recognition
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter today to the Justice Department urging it to investigate the increasing use and impact of face recognition by police...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Sep 26, 2016
ACLU: Charlotte Police Must Release All Footage of Keith Lamont Scott Shooting; Disclosed Videos Raise Many Questions
CHARLOTTE – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of North Carolina joins those calling on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) to publicly release all body and...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Privacy & Technology
Sep 21, 2016
Community Control Over Police Surveillance Effort Launches with First Wave of Legislation in 11 Cities
Bills Aim to Introduce Transparency and Accountability Into the Purchase and Use of Police Surveillance Tools
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.