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Feb 03, 2026
桃子视频Moves to Quash Abusive Subpoena Aimed at Tracking Down Man Who Criticized Department of Homeland Security
DHS sent a subpoena to unmask the man鈥檚 account information after he sent an email asking a department official to treat a man seeking asylum from Afghanistan with dignity
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Doe v. DHS
Jul 10, 2025
Texas Social Media Law Violates First Amendment, 桃子视频Argues
The law would limit minors鈥� access to content deemed harmful by the government
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Court case: CCIA v. Paxton
Jun 27, 2025
桃子视频Comment on Supreme Court Decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court issued a blow to freedom of speech and privacy today by upholding Texas legislation that requires invasive age verification to access online conten...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
Jun 02, 2025
Digital Identity Leaders and Privacy Experts Sound the Alarm on Invasive ID Systems
Signatories, including the ACLU, warn officials of 鈥淧hone Home鈥� feature of digital IDs that allows the government to track people鈥檚 daily lives
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
May 19, 2025
桃子视频and 桃子视频of Louisiana Sound Alarm on New Orleans Police Department鈥檚 Secret Use of Real-Time Facial Recognition
Network of face recognition surveillance cameras distinguishes New Orleans as the worst abuser of this technology in the nation
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
May 12, 2025
Disability Rights and Privacy Advocates Raise Concerns with Proposed Autism 鈥淩egistry鈥�
Letter to RFK, Jr. Details Risks of Surveillance, Stigmatization, and Marginalization
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
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.