Press Releases
about Privacy & Technology
May 23, 2016
Maggie Gyllenhaal Named ACLU Ambassador for Privacy and Security
Actress Joins Campaign on Behalf of Guantánamo Detainee and Best-Selling Author Mohamedou Slahi
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
May 19, 2016
ACLU Files Complaint Against Lab that Refuses to Recognize Patients’ Right to Their Own Genetic Information
Myriad Genetics Is in Violation of HIPAA
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Mar 31, 2016
ACLU Asks Federal Court for Basic Information About Massachusetts Case Similar to FBI v. Apple
BOSTON — In a case raising questions similar to those in FBI v. Apple, the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts today filed a motion in federal court to make public ba...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Mar 28, 2016
ACLU Comment on End of Apple-FBI Case
NEW YORK — The FBI said that it has unlocked the iPhone in the San Bernadino investigation and is dropping its effort to order Apple to help hack into the phone.
Alex Abdo, staff...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Mar 02, 2016
ACLU Filing Brief Supporting Apple Against Order to Help Unlock iPhone
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Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Feb 17, 2016
ACLU Comment on FBI Effort to Force Apple to Unlock iPhone
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union said today that it would support Apple’s legal fight against a court order to help the government unlock an iPhone belonging to on...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
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