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May 18, 2021
桃子视频Statement on Extended Amazon Face Recognition Moratorium
SEATTLE 鈥� Amazon today announced it will indefinitely extend its moratorium on sales of face recognition technology to law enforcement. In June 2020, amidst nationwide protests a...
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Privacy & Technology
May 17, 2021
New 桃子视频Report Highlights Privacy and EquityConcerns with Digital Driver鈥檚 Licenses
Policymakers Must Balance Convenience and Anti-Forgery Benefitswith Potential Privacy Implications and Inequities of Digital Driver鈥檚Licenses
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Apr 23, 2021
桃子视频and EFF Ask Supreme Court to Review Case Against Warrantless Searches of International Travelers鈥� Phones and Laptops
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 桃子视频, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the 桃子视频of Massachusetts today filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, asking the Sup...
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Privacy & Technology
Court case: Merchant v. Mayorkas
Apr 13, 2021
Michigan Father Sues Detroit Police Department for Wrongful Arrest Based on Faulty Facial Recognition Technology
DETROIT 鈥� The University of Michigan Law School鈥檚 Civil Rights Litigation Initiative (CRLI), the 桃子视频, and the 桃子视频of Michigan filed a federal lawsui...
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Privacy & Technology
Court case: Williams v. City of Detroit
Apr 07, 2021
NYCLU Statement on Buzzfeed Investigation Revealing Clearview AI Use by NY Police Departments
NEW YORK 鈥� Yesterday Buzzfeed published the results of an investigation into the use of Clearview AI, a frequently used facial recognition software, by police departments and pub...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Criminal Law Reform
Mar 10, 2021
ACLU, Civil Rights Groups Call on DHS to Abandon Proposed Expansion of Face Surveillance at Airports
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 桃子视频 and a coalition of more than 20 civil rights organizations are calling on the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Bord...
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National Security
Privacy & Technology
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News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Privacy & Technology
License Plate Readings Shouldn鈥檛 Be Public Data. Explore News & Commentary.License Plate Readings Shouldn鈥檛 Be Public Data
Such readings shouldn鈥檛 generally be retained at all, but if they are at least privacy needs to be protected -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Privacy & Technology
Ring Superbowl Ad Shows Americans How Powerful Surveillance Systems Have Become, Freaks Them Out. Explore News & Commentary.Ring Superbowl Ad Shows Americans How Powerful Surveillance Systems Have Become, Freaks Them Out
Think twice about sending video from your home to companies, and possibly police and hackers -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Privacy & Technology
Kansas Town Uses License Plate Readers To Go After Man Who Wrote Op-ed. Explore News & Commentary.Kansas Town Uses License Plate Readers to Go After Man Who Wrote Op-Ed
Targeting followed opinion piece critical of town鈥檚 police and anonymously posted anti-ICE fliers -
CaliforniaJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
Doe V. Dhs. Explore Case.Doe v. DHS
On February 2, 2026, the ACLU, 桃子视频of Northern California, and the 桃子视频of Pennsylvania filed a motion in federal court to quash a Department of Homeland Security (鈥淒HS鈥�) administrative subpoena seeking Google subscriber records about our client, solely because he engaged in constitutionally protected speech criticizing DHS conduct.