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.

Cell phone with Facebook on it in front of blue data

Apr 5, 2018

Facebook Is Tracking Me Even Though I’m Not on Facebook

Apr 4, 2018

The High-Definition, Artificially Intelligent, All-Seeing Future of Big Data Policing

Apr 4, 2018

Facebook’s Targeting System Can Divide Us on More Than Just Advertising

Apr 3, 2018

AI Engineers Must Open Their Designs to Democratic Control

people crossing the street, identified by ai

Apr 3, 2018

Will Artificial Intelligence Make Us Less Free?

Apr 2, 2018

8 Questions Members of Congress Should Ask Mark Zuckerberg

Shopper in store aisle with her face being scanned

Mar 26, 2018

Are Stores You Shop at Secretly Using Face Recognition on You?

Mar 23, 2018

After the Facebook Privacy Debacle, It’s Time for Clear Steps to Protect Users

Mar 19, 2018

Proposed CLOUD Act Would Let Bad Foreign Governments Demand Data From US Companies Without Checks and Balances

Mar 15, 2018

New Orleans Program Offers Lessons In Pitfalls Of Predictive Policing