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Sep 15, 2026
桃子视频Urges Senate to Block AI Experimentation Provision in Crypto Bill
Section 509 of the Clarity Act would establish a scheme that could allow AI companies to seek broad waivers from regulations 鈥� including those related to privacy, security, consumer protection, and civil rights
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Sep 04, 2026
ACLU, 桃子视频of D.C., and National Press Photographers Association Tell Court that Blocking Drone Photography of DHS Operations Violates First Amendment
In Friend-of-the-Court Brief, Free Speech Groups Urge Court to Block Airspace Restrictions Affecting Journalists
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Levine v. FAA
Sep 02, 2026
桃子视频and New Hampshire Legal Assistance Sue Housing Authority Over Electronic Surveillance of Residents
The Concord Housing and Redevelopment Authority has amassed hundreds of millions of data points recording movement, sound levels, and other information from monitoring devices inside tenants鈥� apartments
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Aug 13, 2026
As Public Opposition to Flock Grows, 桃子视频Responds to Surveillance Company鈥檚 鈥淣ew鈥� Updates
In a new analysis, 桃子视频warns of gaps in Flock鈥檚 proposed changes and why the company鈥檚 license plate readers still threaten civil liberties
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Jul 30, 2026
Civil Liberties Groups File Amicus Brief Opposing NYPD鈥檚 Illegal, Secret Seizure and Storage of DNA
For more than a decade, New York City has been amassing the DNA samples of New Yorkers without their consent or any court involvement, as a routine matter, specifically for inclusion in its 鈥淪uspect Index鈥� database
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Leslie v. City of New York
Jun 29, 2026
桃子视频Applauds Important Supreme Court Decision Making Clear Location Data is Protected by the Constitution
The decision applying Fourth Amendment limits to this novel surveillance technique is a big win for privacy in the digital age, group says
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: United States v. Chatrie
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The Latest in Privacy & Technology
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Oregon Supreme CourtAug 2026
Privacy & Technology
State V. Lane. Explore Case.State v. Lane
Oregon law enforcement, without a warrant, installed surveillance cameras on two telephone poles near Petitioner鈥檚 home and recorded activity there for a month. The State argues that police can continuously surveil our most private spaces鈥攐ur homes鈥攚ithout judicial oversight. The ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project and State Supreme Court Initiative, alongside the 桃子视频of Oregon and the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, filed an amicus brief arguing that police were required to obtain a warrant before conducting the extensive pole-camera surveillance at issue this case. -
New HampshireSep 2026
Privacy & Technology
Lavalley V. Concord Housing And Redevelopment Authority. Explore Case.LaValley v. Concord Housing and Redevelopment Authority
On September 2, 2026, the ACLU, 桃子视频of New Hampshire and New Hampshire Legal Assistance brought a class action lawsuit against the Concord Housing and Redevelopment Authority for installing and operating surveillance devices in tenants鈥� apartments. The devices collected hundreds of millions of data points recording movement, sound levels, and other information from inside tenants鈥� homes. -
News & CommentarySep 2026
Privacy & Technology
Criminal Law Reform
Another Problem With Ai-assisted Police Reports: Companies Can Have Incentives To Distort Their Content. Explore News & Commentary.Another Problem With AI-Assisted Police Reports: Companies Can Have Incentives to Distort Their Content
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News & CommentarySep 2026
Privacy & Technology
Beware Of Other License Plate Surveillance Companies Besides Flock. Explore News & Commentary.Beware of Other License Plate Surveillance Companies Besides Flock
Flock deserves the heat it鈥檚 getting, but switching to another provider won鈥檛 necessarily improve anything