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.

Detail from painting "Washington as Statesman at the Constitutional Convention"

Feb 3, 2015

Calls For a Constitutional Convention Heating Up in the States

Feb 2, 2015

Police Officer Discretion in the Use of Body Worn Cameras

Jan 29, 2015

What Should We Think About Big Data That Aims to Help People?

Jan 27, 2015

DEA Planned to Monitor Gun Show Attendees With License Plate Readers, New Emails Reveal

Jan 26, 2015

FOIA Documents Reveal Massive DEA Program to Record Americans' Whereabouts With License Plate Readers

Jan 23, 2015

I Was Arrested for Learning a Foreign Language. Today, I Have Some Closure.

Jan 16, 2015

Christie Use of Tollbooth Data and Why Location Privacy Must Be Protected

Jan 13, 2015

Cybersecurity Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Privacy

Photo of police officer speaking to civilian

Jan 13, 2015

Should Officers Be Permitted to View Body Camera Footage Before Writing Their Reports?

Dec 19, 2014

Why Has the ACLU Hired an Internet Infrastructure Technologist?