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.

Oct 15, 2021

How Mastercard's New Policy Violates Sex Workers' Rights

Oct 14, 2021

Glitch in the Code: Black Girls and Algorithmic Justice

Sep 17, 2021

Public Trust in Artificial Intelligence Starts With Institutional Reform

Sep 7, 2021

The Privacy Lesson of 9/11: Mass Surveillance is Not the Way Forward

Mother and child sitting on a bed in a bedroom

Sep 3, 2021

Six Children, One Mom, No Broadband Internet Connection

Aug 24, 2021

Apple’s New ‘Child Safety’ Plan for iPhones Isn’t So Safe

Street camera with building in background

Aug 24, 2021

Four Problems with the ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection System

Face recognition boxes placed over people's faces as they cross the street

Jul 27, 2021

Maine’s Facial Recognition Law Shows Bipartisan Support for Protecting Privacy

A man uses his phone to scan restaurant QR code on table

Jul 27, 2021

Diners Beware: That Meal May Cost You Your Privacy and Security

technological scanning of an Afro-American woman's face

Jul 22, 2021

How Face Recognition Fuels Racist Systems of Policing and Immigration — And Why Congress Must Act Now