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May 25, 2021
Bill Regulating Government Use of Facial Recognition Moves Out of Maine House Committee with Unanimous Support
The bill could make Maine the first state in the nation to create statewide regulation of facial recognition technology
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Privacy & Technology
May 18, 2021
ACLU Statement on Extended Amazon Face Recognition Moratorium
SEATTLE — Amazon today announced it will indefinitely extend its moratorium on sales of face recognition technology to law enforcement. In June 2020, amidst nationwide protests a...
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Privacy & Technology
May 17, 2021
New ACLU Report Highlights Privacy and EquityConcerns with Digital Driver’s Licenses
Policymakers Must Balance Convenience and Anti-Forgery Benefitswith Potential Privacy Implications and Inequities of Digital Driver’sLicenses
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Privacy & Technology
Apr 23, 2021
ACLU and EFF Ask Supreme Court to Review Case Against Warrantless Searches of International Travelers’ Phones and Laptops
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the ACLU of Massachusetts today filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, asking the Sup...
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Privacy & Technology
Court case: Merchant v. Mayorkas
Apr 13, 2021
Michigan Father Sues Detroit Police Department for Wrongful Arrest Based on Faulty Facial Recognition Technology
DETROIT — The University of Michigan Law School’s Civil Rights Litigation Initiative (CRLI), the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Michigan filed a federal lawsui...
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Privacy & Technology
Court case: Williams v. City of Detroit
Apr 07, 2021
NYCLU Statement on Buzzfeed Investigation Revealing Clearview AI Use by NY Police Departments
NEW YORK — Yesterday Buzzfeed published the results of an investigation into the use of Clearview AI, a frequently used facial recognition software, by police departments and pub...
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Privacy & Technology
Criminal Law Reform
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News & CommentaryMar 2026
Privacy & Technology
Criminal Law Reform
Drones For Intimidation. Explore News & Commentary.Drones for Intimidation
Despite talk of "drones for good" from boosters, we're seeing a new, darker law enforcement “use case” for the technology -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Privacy & Technology
License Plate Readings Shouldn’t Be Public Data. Explore News & Commentary.License Plate Readings Shouldn’t Be Public Data
Such readings shouldn’t generally be retained at all, but if they are at least privacy needs to be protected -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Privacy & Technology
Ring Superbowl Ad Shows Americans How Powerful Surveillance Systems Have Become, Freaks Them Out. Explore News & Commentary.Ring Superbowl Ad Shows Americans How Powerful Surveillance Systems Have Become, Freaks Them Out
Think twice about sending video from your home to companies, and possibly police and hackers -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Privacy & Technology
Kansas Town Uses License Plate Readers To Go After Man Who Wrote Op-ed. Explore News & Commentary.Kansas Town Uses License Plate Readers to Go After Man Who Wrote Op-Ed
Targeting followed opinion piece critical of town’s police and anonymously posted anti-ICE fliers