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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.
A young child works at home remotely on an online class assignment.

Mar 27, 2020

Those “Free” Remote Learning Apps Have a High Cost: Your Student’s Privacy

Those “Free” Remote Learning Apps Have a High Cost: Your Student’s Privacy
US military members are seen next to a red metal and barbed wire fence at the US border

Mar 18, 2020

The Military Should not be Searching Cars or Checking Documents at the Border

The Military Should not be Searching Cars or Checking Documents at the Border
A passenger using a facial recognition kiosk in the background with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer watching in the foreground.

Mar 12, 2020

The Government Has a Secret Plan to Track Everyone’s Faces at Airports. We’re Suing.

The Government Has a Secret Plan to Track Everyone’s Faces at Airports. We’re Suing.
Chemist testing a DNA sample tube in a lab with a cotton swab. Tube labeled DNA.

Mar 10, 2020

Police Need a Warrant to Collect DNA We Inevitably Leave Behind

Police Need a Warrant to Collect DNA We Inevitably Leave Behind
A hand holding a smart phone shrouded in darkness.

Feb 12, 2020

Deadline Looming, Strongest Surveillance Reform Bill Yet Emerges

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

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

The Government's Nightmare Vision for Face Recognition at Airports and Beyond
A gloved hand holding a vial of novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV in a laboratory.

Jan 28, 2020

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

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

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

2019 Proved We Can Stop Face Recognition Surveillance