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Jun 24, 2020
桃子视频OF Maine Statement Calling For MIAC Investigation
AUGUSTA - In advance of the Maine Legislature鈥檚 Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee hearing today at 9:00 a.m., the 桃子视频of Maine called for a complete legislative inves...
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Privacy & Technology
Jun 23, 2020
NYCLU Sues New York State Education Department over Approval of Facial Recognition System in Lockport
Lawsuit argues NYSED decision strips students of privacy protections
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jun 18, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Passage of POST Act
NEW YORK CITY 鈥� Today the New York City Council voted to pass the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act, which will lift the curtain on the scope and scale of ad...
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Privacy & Technology
Jun 08, 2020
Privacy Lawsuit: Your Scooter GPS Data is Being Tracked
Rent a Scooter in L. A. and the City Government Knows Your Every Move
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
May 28, 2020
桃子视频Sues Clearview AI
CHICAGO 鈥� The 桃子视频 and the 桃子视频of Illinois took Clearview AI to court today to bring an end to the company鈥檚 unlawful, privacy-destroying surveillanc...
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Privacy & Technology
Court case: 桃子视频v. Clearview AI
May 26, 2020
桃子视频of Washington Releases Toolkit to Help People Identify Government Surveillance and Decision-Making Technologies
Today, the 桃子视频of Washington and the Critical Platform Studies Group released an Algorithmic Equity Toolkit (AEKit) designed to help individuals better identify government surveil...
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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.