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Apr 11, 2023
ACLU and Civil Society Groups Urge Montana House To Vote “NO” on Unconstitutional Bill Banning TikTok for All Montana Residents
WASHINGTON — In a letter sent to the Montana House of Representatives today, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and half a dozen free speech and civil liberties...
Mar 07, 2023
ACLU Raises Concerns About Senate Bill Aimed at Banning TikTok
WASHINGTON — Several senators introduced a sweeping bill on Tuesday that sets the stage for the government to ban TikTok for people across the US. Under the proposal, the Secreta...
Mar 01, 2023
ACLU Condemns House Foreign Affairs Committee Vote on TikTok Ban Bill
WASHINGTON — The US House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday to advance a bill that would effectively ban TikTok in the US, violating the First Amendment rights of mill...
Feb 27, 2023
ACLU Strongly Opposes House Bill that Would Ban TikTok and Threaten First Amendment Rights
WASHINGTON — In a letter sent to the House Foreign Affairs Committees today, the American Civil Liberties Union has urged members to vote no on HR 1153, a bill introduced by Hous...
Jan 30, 2023
ACLU Argues Evidence From Privacy-Invasive Geofence Warrants Should Be Suppressed
ACLU Files Amicus in United States v. Chatrie, the First Geofence Search Case to Hit a Federal Court of Appeals
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Court case: United States v. Chatrie
Jan 18, 2023
ACLU Raises Alarm Over Arizona Attorney General’s Illegal Financial Surveillance Program
New Records Obtained by the ACLU Detail How Arizona Created a Nationwide Surveillance Program to Track Americans’ Money Transfers
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
About the ACLU
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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.