News & Commentary about Surveillance Technologies

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May 3, 2017

A New Implication of Cellphone Video: Citizens Taping Each Other For Police

May 1, 2017

How Technology Workers Are Organizing to Resist Trump

Mar 30, 2017

ACLU Issues Guide for Defense Attorneys on Unconstitutional Government Use of Bulk Hacking

Feb 15, 2017

Help Wanted: How You Can Act Locally To Stymie Trump’s Agenda

Jan 25, 2017

We’re Updating Our Police Body Camera Recommendations for Even Better Accountability and Civil Liberties Protections

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Jan 17, 2017

Why Are DC Police Keeping Their Body Cameras Off During Inauguration and the Women’s March?

Dec 1, 2016

If Cops Don’t Turn on Their Body Cameras, Courts Should Instruct Juries to Think Twice about Their Testimony

Nov 17, 2016

ACLU Sues for Answers on Warrantless Surveillance of Americans

Oct 25, 2016

Lawmakers Need to Curb Face Recognition Searches by Police

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Oct 25, 2016

Baltimore Aerial Surveillance Program Retained Data Despite 45-Day Privacy Policy Limit