News & Commentary about Privacy and Surveillance

The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

Jul 24, 2013

In Court Today: Challenging FBI Secrecy on Racial and Ethnic Profiling

Jul 23, 2013

The Chilling Effects of License-Plate Location Tracking

Jul 22, 2013

Use of Automated License Plate Readers Expanding in Northern California, and Data is Shared With Feds

Jul 19, 2013

A Time for Breaking Laws: The Injustice of NSA Surveillance

Jul 19, 2013

"Limited Only by the Imagination": The Need for Legal Limits on License Plate Reader Use

Jul 18, 2013

State secrecy and opaque funding programs cloud public's understanding of federal grants for surveillance gear

Jul 18, 2013

Want a Debate on Surveillance? Give Us the Facts First.

Jul 18, 2013

Far More than a Half-Measure on News Media Investigations

Jul 18, 2013

ACLU Challenges 67 Days of Warrantless Cell Phone Location Tracking

Jul 17, 2013

ACLU on the Hill: NSA Surveillance "Intrusive and Unconstitutional"