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Nov 21, 2022
Ahead of 20th Anniversary, ACLU Calls for Major Overhaul at the Department of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON — Almost 20 years after President George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security, the American Civil Liberties Union has released a new policy brief, outli...
Nov 17, 2022
ACLU Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Warrantless Pole Camera Surveillance
The petition comes in Moore v. United States, a criminal case where police installed a hidden surveillance camera on a utility pole without getting a search warrant and used it to record a Massachusetts home over an uninterrupted eight-month period
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Moore v. United States
Oct 07, 2022
New Biden Executive Order On EU–US Data Transfers Fails to Adequately Protect Privacy
To Make Real Progress, ACLU Calls on Congress to Enact Meaningful Surveillance Reform
Issue Areas:
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Oct 04, 2022
ACLU Comment on Release of White House Blueprint for an Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights
WASHINGTON — The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released its “Blueprint for an Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights” guidance document today. The docum...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Privacy & Technology
Sep 27, 2022
Montana Supreme Court Affirms Montanans’ Right to Cell Phone Privacy
HELENA, Mont. — In a huge win for privacy rights, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled that courts must interpret state and federal privacy protections to limit the disclosure of ...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jul 18, 2022
New Records Detail DHS Purchase and Use of Vast Quantities of Cell Phone Location Data
The records, which the ACLU obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, shed light on the government’s ability to obtain our most private information by simply opening the federal wallet
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