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.

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Feb 12, 2020

Deadline Looming, Strongest Surveillance Reform Bill Yet Emerges

A mockup image of how a computer scans a human face for facial recognition

Feb 10, 2020

Hey Clearview, Your Misleading PR Campaign Doesn’t Make Your Face Surveillance Product Any Less Dystopian

A passenger using a facial recognition kiosk in the background with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer watching in the foreground.

Feb 6, 2020

The Government's Nightmare Vision for Face Recognition at Airports and Beyond

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Jan 28, 2020

What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus Outbreak: A Civil Liberties Perspective

Demonstrators display iPads with the messages "FBI: Please don't make us less secure" and "FBI, don't break our phones!"

Jan 23, 2020

In Latest Encryption Battle with Apple, Justice Department Still Wrong

A face recognition camera at customs entry point at the Orlando International Airport in Florida. There has been increased interest in the use of this artificial intelligence system from government agencies and businesses.

Jan 17, 2020

2019 Proved We Can Stop Face Recognition Surveillance

Dec 18, 2019

A Secret CBP Team is Targeting and Detaining Innocent Travelers. We’re Suing.

Dec 18, 2019

A Little-Known Privacy Battle Is Being Waged Over Encrypting the Nuts and Bolts of the Internet

Dec 11, 2019

ICE and CBP Are Secretly Tracking Us Using Stingrays. We’re Suing.

Dec 5, 2019

A Border Officer Told Me I Couldn’t Opt Out of the Face Recognition Scan. They Were Wrong.