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.

Protestors react to a low flying helicopter during a march in Brooklyn, New York.

Jun 24, 2020

Protests, Aerial Surveillance, and Police Defunding

Jun 24, 2020

Wrongfully Arrested Because Face Recognition Can’t Tell Black People Apart

Facial recognition software scanning a crowd.

Jun 24, 2020

The Untold Number of People Implicated in Crimes They Didn’t Commit Because of Face Recognition

Jun 16, 2020

How is Face Recognition Surveillance Technology Racist?

Facial scan over black woman's face to assess identification.

Jun 10, 2020

Microsoft Says it Supports Racial Justice. Will it Refuse to Power Discriminatory Police Surveillance?

May 29, 2020

Maine’s ISP Privacy Law Does Not Violate the First Amendment, Much as ISPs Would Like for It To

May 28, 2020

We’re Taking Clearview AI to Court to End its Privacy-Destroying Face Surveillance Activities

May 27, 2020

ICE Records Confirm that Immigration Enforcement Agencies are Using Invasive Cell Phone Surveillance Devices

An infrared camera is shown scanning a person for elevated body temperature.

May 19, 2020

Technology and Liberties in the Fight Against Coronavirus

A gloved hand adds reagent to a COVID-19 serological antibody test with the patient sitting nearby.

May 18, 2020

Coronavirus 'Immunity Passports' are not the Answer