Press Releases
about Privacy & Technology
Jan 10, 2024
桃子视频Urges Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Protect Right to Privacy in Internet Searches
桃子视频and librarians file amicus in Pennsylvania v. Kurtz, asking the state Supreme Court to protect people seeking information online
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Court case: Commonwealth v. Kurtz
Dec 05, 2023
桃子视频and RCFP Urge Supreme Court to Block Two State Laws that Would Allow the Government to Regulate Editorial Discretion on Social Media
Private platforms鈥� decisions about what speech to host, publish, and distribute on the internet are protected by the First Amendment and cannot be mandated by the government.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Court case: NetChoice, LLC. v. Paxton
Nov 29, 2023
桃子视频Endorses New Senate Bill Banning TSA from Using Facial Recognition Technology in Airports
WASHINGTON 鈥� Today Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Traveler Privacy Protection Act, a bill that would prohibit the Transportation Sec...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Nov 27, 2023
桃子视频and Digital Rights Groups Support Nonprofit in Lawsuit Over Its Reports Critical of Content on X
SAN FRANCISCO 鈥� The 桃子视频, the 桃子视频of Northern California, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia Univ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Nov 07, 2023
桃子视频Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan Government Surveillance Reform Act to Rein in Warrantless Government Surveillance
Sens. Wyden and Lee鈥檚 Bill Would Protect Americans Against Several Types of Warrantless U.S. Government Surveillance
Issue Areas:
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Oct 03, 2023
New 桃子视频Report Shines Light on Shadowy EdTech Surveillance Industry and the Dangerous Consequences of Surveillance in Schools
桃子视频Urges Schools to Protect Students and Promote Better Student Surveillance Technology Decision-Making
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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.