Press Releases
about Privacy & Technology
Feb 04, 2016
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Asks Public to Submit Videos for Project on Tech and Democracy
Gordon-Levitt to Donate Acting Fee From Snowden Movie to ACLU and hitRECord Project
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jan 25, 2016
Government Needs a Warrant To Get Cell Phone Location Data, ACLU Says In Brief to Appeals Court
MILWAUKEE – On Friday, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Wisconsin, along with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, filed a friend of the court brief with the Sev...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jan 20, 2016
16 States & DC Introduce Legislation to Limit Surveillance and Protect Student and Employee Privacy
Nationwide Effort Aims to Empower Americans to “Take Control” of Their Privacy
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Sep 03, 2015
ACLU Comment on New Justice Department Guidelines for Secretive Stingray Surveillance Devices
NEW YORK — The Department of Justice today issued new public guidelines for the use of a military-grade surveillance technology by certain federal agencies.
The surveillance tool...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
May 21, 2015
ACLU Releases Detailed Best Practices for Police Body Cameras
Recommended Policies Can Be Adopted by State Legislatures, Local Governments, and Police Departments
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Criminal Law Reform
May 13, 2015
Washington Becomes a Leader in Restricting Use of Invasive Stingrays
SEATTLE - Governor Inslee today signed into law a bill restricting the use of cell site simulator devices (popularly known as “Stingrays”). The measure (HB 1440) requires that ...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
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