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Aug 01, 2019
Civil Rights Coalition Opposes Facial Recognition Technology in Letter to Detroit Board of Police Commissioners
DETROIT – Today a diverse coalition of twelve local civil rights organizations urged the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners to reject the Detroit Police Department’s (DPD) p...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jun 13, 2019
New ACLU Report Reveals Alarming Growth of AI Video Surveillance Technologies
Millions of Smart Cameras Could Soon Police Us Based on Our Actions, Emotions, Clothing, and More
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jun 10, 2019
ACLU Statement on Border Patrol Data Breach
WASHINGTON — Customs and Border Patrol today announced photos of travelers leaving and entering the country were recently compromised in a data breach. Neema Singh Guliani, senio...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Privacy & Technology
Jun 03, 2019
ACLU and Coalition Partners Oppose Draft Legislation That Would Permit Patents on Human Genes
Coalition Opposition Letter Outlines Damages of Bill to Patient Access to Medical Testing and Care
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Privacy & Technology
Mar 21, 2019
ACLU and Center for Media Justice Sue FBI for Records on Surveillance of Black Activists
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union and Center for Media Justice today sued the FBI and Department of Justice for records related to the surveillance of Black people an...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Privacy & Technology
Mar 19, 2019
Facebook Agrees to Sweeping Reforms to Curb Discriminatory Ad Targeting Practices
NEW YORK — A historic civil rights settlement was announced with Facebook today following a variety of anti-discrimination legal actions. The settlement encompasses sweeping chan...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Facebook EEOC Complaints
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