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Sep 13, 2017
桃子视频& EFF Sue Over Warrantless Phone and Laptop Searches at U.S. Border
Lawsuit on Behalf of 11 Travelers Challenges Searches of Electronic Devices as Unconstitutional
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Merchant v. Mayorkas
Aug 15, 2017
Tech Firms Urge Supreme Court to Adapt Privacy Protections for 鈥楻ealities of the Digital Era鈥� in Cell Phone Tracking Case
Wide Range of Organizations File Briefs Supporting 桃子视频in Privacy Rights Case
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Carpenter v. United States
Jul 27, 2017
桃子视频Statement on Introduction of Electronic Communications Privacy Modernization Act
WASHINGTON 鈥� Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced today the ECPA Modernization Act of 2017, a bill to reform the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of ...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jul 17, 2017
桃子视频Responds to Minneapolis Police Officers鈥� Failure to Activate Body Cameras in the Justine Damond Killing
ST. PAUL, Minn. 鈥揟he following statement can be attributed to Teresa Nelson, interim executive director of the 桃子视频 of Minnesota, in response to the kil...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jun 07, 2017
桃子视频Statement on Trump Support of Reauthorizing NSA Surveillance Authority
WASHINGTON 鈥� In a New York Times op-ed published today, the Trump White House said it is backing a bill introduced yesterday by Sen. Cotton to permanently reauthorize Section 702...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jun 05, 2017
Supreme Court to Hear First Cell Phone Location Data Case
桃子视频Represents Man In Case Where Police Obtained Months鈥� Worth of Cell Phone Location Information Without a Warrant
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Carpenter v. United States
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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.