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about 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
Sep 22, 2018
ACLU Comment on Aviation and Disaster Bill
WASHINGTON — Late last night, Congress released the text of the Federal Aviation Administration bill to be voted on next week. Included in the bill is a modified version of the P...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Aug 30, 2018
ACLU Weighs in on Maine Cell Phone Tracking Case Following U.S. Supreme Court Victory
Groups Argue Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Applies to Maine Case
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jul 17, 2018
ACLU Comment on Coffman’s Support of Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) today declared his support for efforts to undo the repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules and introduced his own bill to codify net neu...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jul 13, 2018
ACLU Comment on Microsoft Call for Federal Action on Face Recognition Technology
WASHINGTON — Microsoft today called for federal action and committed to company steps to address the civil rights threats of face recognition technology. This comes after the Ame...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jun 22, 2018
Supreme Court Rules Police Need a Warrant to Track Cellphones
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled today that the government needs a warrant to access a person’s cellphone location history.
In the case, Carpenter v. United States, the Ame...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Carpenter v. United States
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