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Jul 13, 2018
桃子视频Comment on Microsoft Call for Federal Action on Face Recognition Technology
WASHINGTON 鈥� Microsoft today called for federal action and committed to company steps to address the civil rights threats of face recognition technology. This comes after the Ame...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jun 22, 2018
Supreme Court Rules Police Need a Warrant to Track Cellphones
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court ruled today that the government needs a warrant to access a person鈥檚 cellphone location history.
In the case, Carpenter v. United States, the Ame...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Carpenter v. United States
Jun 18, 2018
Shareholders, Community Groups, Consumers Demand Amazon Stop Selling Face Surveillance System to Government
Over 150,000 People Join Nationwide Campaign as Immigrants鈥� Rights, Racial Justice, and Civil Liberties Advocates Raise Privacy and Discrimination Concerns
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
May 22, 2018
Emails Show How Amazon Is Selling Facial Recognition System to Law Enforcement
Broad Coalition Demands That Amazon Stop Selling Dragnet Surveillance Tool to the Government, Citing Privacy and Racial Justice Concerns
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
May 16, 2018
Senate Approves Measure to Reinstate Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Senate passed a measure today repealing changes to net neutrality rules that were approved by the Federal Communications Commission last year.
Ronald Newman, dir...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
May 10, 2018
Court Rejects Government Bid to Dismiss ACLU-EFF Suit Challenging Warrantless Phone Searches at U.S. Border
Lawsuit on Behalf of 11 Travelers Challenges Searches of Electronics as Unconstitutional
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Merchant v. Mayorkas
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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.