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Feb 09, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Sues Louisiana State Police for Facial Recognition Documents
NEW ORLEANS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana today sued Louisiana State Police (LSP) for the release of public records regarding its use of racist facial recogni...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 28, 2021
Washington State Rep. Shelley Kloba Introduces New Data Privacy Bill: The People’s Privacy Act
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Today, Washington state Rep. Shelley Kloba (D – Kirkland) introduced a new data privacy bill, the People’s Privacy Act (HB 1433), to provide a people-focused...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Dec 22, 2020
New York Creates First-in-the-Nation Moratorium on Facial Recognition in Schools
Legislation Halts Ongoing Student Surveillance in Lockport, NY Schools
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Dec 14, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana Obtains E-mails that Confirm NOPD’s Use of Racially Biased Facial Recognition Technology
Revelations underscore the need for greater transparency, City Council to ban facial recognition
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Dec 09, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Changes to Federal Vaccine Distribution Agreement
NEW YORK — Today Governor Cuomo announced that the CDC agreed to changes in the data-sharing agreement between states and the federal government required for federal vaccine dist...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Dec 03, 2020
ACLU Demands Government Turn Over Records on Purchase of Muslims' Cell Phone Location Data
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union and CUNY School of Law’s Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR) Project today demanded the U.S. gove...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Privacy & Technology
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