American Civil Liberties Union

With all their convenience, smartphones can also collect and share vast amounts of data that can paint a detailed picture about someone’s life: your current location, where you have been, who you know, what you search for online, and more. Without strong privacy protections, smartphones and other mobile devices can pose a real threat to your privacy.

The ACLU is working with companies and other organizations to reform our nation’s outdated electronic privacy law and take a stand for privacy. But we need more tools that allow people to regain control of their personal information. And we need software developers who are up for a real challenge: building the tools that help ordinary users understand and protect their privacy in the world we live in.