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.

Sep 22, 2016

Police Use of Social Media Surveillance Software Is Escalating, and Activists Are in the Digital Crosshairs

Reporter in front of police car at police activity scene

Sep 22, 2016

Charlotte Shooting Shows Why Video Transparency Is Vital

Sep 21, 2016

Let There Be Light: Cities Across America Are Pushing Back Against Secret Surveillance by Police

A pipette putting a drop in a vial in a lab setting

Sep 16, 2016

The Police Want Your DNA to Prove You're Innocent. Do You Give it to Them?

Sep 14, 2016

Obama Should Pardon Edward Snowden. Today We’re Launching a Campaign to Make It Happen — and We’ve Got a Lot of Help.

Sep 13, 2016

Local Police Using and Abusing DNA and Other Biometric Technologies

Sep 2, 2016

Are You There, Democracy? It’s Me, the Internet.

Sep 1, 2016

FCC Needs to Impose Strong Protections Around Stingray Use

Aug 24, 2016

Baltimore Police Secretly Running Aerial Mass-Surveillance Eye in the Sky

Aug 8, 2016

An Impolitic Situation: When Rights Disappear