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.

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.

Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.

Dec 5, 2019

Senators Reveal Their Plans to Protect Consumer Privacy Online

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Nov 26, 2019

America's Mask Bans in the Age of Face Recognition Surveillance

Nov 21, 2019

Congress Just Temporarily Extended the Government’s Spying Powers

Nov 14, 2019

Three Common Privacy Misconceptions That Companies Love

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Nov 13, 2019

Federal Court Rules That Border Officers Can’t Arbitrarily Search Our Electronic Devices

Oct 31, 2019

The FBI is Tracking Our Faces in Secret. We’re Suing.