News & Commentary about Privacy & Technology

The ACLU works to expand the right to privacy, increase the control individuals have over their personal information, and ensure civil liberties are enhanced rather than compromised by technological innovation.

May 25, 2021

The People, Not the Police, Should Decide If and How Surveillance Technologies Are Used In Their Communities

People inking their fingers for fingerprints on a paper.

May 21, 2021

Grand Rapids’ Fingerprinting Policy is a Constitutional Nightmare. Michigan’s Top Court can End It.

May 20, 2021

Meet the Students Who Are Taking on Comcast

Kimberly Vazquez and Yashira Yoshi Valenzuela

May 20, 2021

Meet Kimberly and Yashira, Two High School Students Leading the Fight for Broadband Access

A screenshot of the Black Lives Matter banner on the Amazon homepage

May 19, 2021

When We Fight, We Win: Victories in the Fight Against Face Surveillance Keep Piling Up

A collage of signs that read "Please Show Your ID" and "Please have your ID ready"

May 17, 2021

Digital IDs Might Sound Like a Good Idea, But They Could Be a Privacy Nightmare

A picture of a black family smiling together as they stare at a computer, with a blue overlay on the photo.

Apr 28, 2021

How Broadband Access Advances Systemic Equality

Travelers waiting in long lines to pass through the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) security screening areas to get to their flights.

Apr 23, 2021

We Don’t Lose Our Privacy Rights When We Travel

Apr 21, 2021

Privacy Rights Do Not Come With a Price Tag

E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse information sign at the entrance to the Federal courthouse in Washington, D.C.

Apr 20, 2021

The Public Should Have Access to the Surveillance Court’s Opinions