Technology And Liberty News http://www.aclu.org/news/all/feed/technology-and-liberty en Online Privacy Has a New Ally: ACLU of Northern California's Demand Your dotRights Campaign to Protect Digital Data http://www.aclu.org/technology-and-liberty/online-privacy-has-new-ally-aclu-northern-californias-demand-your-dotrights-c SAN FRANCISCO — The ACLU of Northern California (ACLU-NC) today launched "Demand Your dotRights," an innovative online privacy initiative designed to spotlight the need to upgrade laws protecting consumer data. An interactive web hub for the campaign, www.dotrights.org, features a two-minute Flash video that explains the digital information trail and illustrates what happens to our personal information after we log off. (Watch the video: www.dotrights.org/education)

]]> privacy Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 pbradshaw 20362 at http://www.aclu.org ACLU Report Calls For Stronger U.S. Privacy Oversight Institutions http://www.aclu.org/technology-and-liberty/aclu-report-calls-stronger-us-privacy-oversight-institutions Group Calls on Obama To Fill Liberties Oversight Board


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]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 amanda_simon 20183 at http://www.aclu.org Privacy and Intelligence Experts Join Call for Oversight of Massachusetts Domestic Surveillance Operations http://www.aclu.org/national-security_technology-and-liberty/privacy-and-intelligence-experts-join-call-oversight-massac  


As Massachusetts legislature considers bill to prevent intelligence abuses, ACLU briefing highlights need to protect political, religious, and other activity


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]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Jessica Monaco 19837 at http://www.aclu.org NYCLU Urges Public Education and Voluntary Vaccine for H1N1 Flu, Warns Vaccine Mandate Violates Privacy Rights http://www.aclu.org/technology-and-liberty/nyclu-urges-public-education-and-voluntary-vaccine-h1n1-flu-warns-vaccine-man NEW YORK — The New York Civil Liberties Union today urged the New York State Department of Health to withdraw its mandate that all health care workers be vaccinated against both the seasonal flu and the swine flu because it violates the right to privacy of hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers. The NYCLU instead urged the state to take strong public education steps and adopt a voluntary vaccine protocol.

]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 suzanne_ito 20119 at http://www.aclu.org Department Of Homeland Security Inspector General Report Underscores Flaws In System For Settling Watch List Disputes http://www.aclu.org/technology-and-liberty/department-homeland-security-inspector-general-report-underscores-flaws-syste WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general today issued a report stating that the agency's process for clearing the names of travelers who have been mistakenly placed on government watch lists provides little or no relief for most travelers and is plagued by delays and inadequate and insecure information technology. The report further concludes that some aspects of the program, the Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP), lack oversight, and that in some cases the program's redress procedures lack necessary due process protections.

]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 pbradshaw 19791 at http://www.aclu.org Senate Committee Passes Patriot Act Reauthorization Bill http://www.aclu.org/national-security_technology-and-liberty/senate-committee-passes-patriot-act-reauthorization-bill WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the USA PATRIOT Act Extension Act of 2009 today, a bill which falls far short of restoring the necessary civil liberties protections lacking in the original Patriot Act. The bill, passed by the committee after two sessions of debate, makes only minor changes to the disastrous Patriot Act and was further watered down by amendments adopted during markup. The American Civil Liberties Union had endorsed the JUSTICE Act, an alternative bill that would heavily reform not only the Patriot Act but other overly broad surveillance laws.

]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 amanda_simon 19788 at http://www.aclu.org ACLU Lawsuit Challenges California’s Mandatory DNA Collection at Arrest http://www.aclu.org/technology-and-liberty/aclu-lawsuit-challenges-california-s-mandatory-dna-collection-arrest SAN FRANCISCO—A lawsuit filed today by the ACLU of Northern California seeks to stop California’s policy of mandating that DNA is collected from anyone arrested for a felony, whether or not they are ever charged or convicted. The ACLU opposes this law because it violates constitutional guarantees of privacy and freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, and because of the harmful impact on communities of color.

]]> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Jessica Monaco 20265 at http://www.aclu.org NYCLU Calls on NYPD to Make Public Details on 'Ring of Steel' Expansion http://www.aclu.org/national-security-technology-and-liberty/nyclu-calls-nypd-make-public-details-ring-steel-expansion NEW YORK — The New York Civil Liberties Union today called on the NYPD to provide the public with basic details of its multi-million dollar plan to blanket Midtown with a computerized network of surveillance cameras and license plate readers – a massive expansion of the “Ring of Steel” surveillance system being developed in lower Manhattan.

]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 suzanne_ito 20121 at http://www.aclu.org TSA Body Scanning Technology Strips Away Privacy http://www.aclu.org/technology-and-liberty/tsa-body-scanning-technology-strips-away-privacy The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has revealed plans to install 150 body scanning machines for primary security screenings at airports across the country. The American Civil Liberties Union strongly opposes the expanded use of this invasive technology, which amounts to a virtual strip search and reveals strikingly graphic images of passengers’ bodies, including intimate medical details like colostomy bags or evidence of mastectomy.

]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 cobrien 19773 at http://www.aclu.org Troubling Start For Patriot Act Reauthorization http://www.aclu.org/national-security_technology-and-liberty/troubling-start-patriot-act-reauthorization WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee began its debate today on a version of a bill to extend the USA Patriot Act that falls far short of including necessary civil liberties protections. The committee substituted the original language of the bill with a watered-down version offered by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT). The American Civil Liberties Union has endorsed the JUSTICE Act, an alternative bill that would reform not only the Patriot Act but other overly broad surveillance laws.

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