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.

Jul 26, 2018

Amazon’s Face Recognition Falsely Matched 28 Members of Congress With Mugshots

Jul 25, 2018

Connecticut’s Plan to Install Electronic Tolling Could Be a Privacy Nightmare

Jul 19, 2018

Big Data Could Set Insurance Premiums. Minorities Could Pay the Price.

Jul 17, 2018

A Pro-Liberty Case for Gun Restrictions

Jul 13, 2018

Congress Can Stop Humiliating and Unconstitutional Device Searches at the Border

Jul 6, 2018

Can You Keep a (Trade) Secret? Not When It Violates Someone’s Constitutional Rights.

Jun 28, 2018

The Supreme Court’s Term Just Ended. Here’s How Civil Liberties and Rights Fared.

Jun 22, 2018

The Supreme Court’s Groundbreaking Privacy Victory for the Digital Age

Using a GPS navigation service on a phone

Jun 21, 2018

Big Brother Is Getting More Tech-Savvy — Here’s How to Fight Its Next Hack

Surveillance cameras on a school playground

Jun 20, 2018

New York School District Seeks Facial Recognition Cameras for Public Schools