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Mar 10, 2021
ACLU, Civil Rights Groups Call on DHS to Abandon Proposed Expansion of Face Surveillance at Airports
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and a coalition of more than 20 civil rights organizations are calling on the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Bord...
Issue Areas: National Security Privacy & Technology
Mar 01, 2021
Michigan Supreme Court to Hear ACLU of Michigan’s Appeal in the Case of Grand Rapids Police Collecting Photos and Fingerprints of Black Youth Never Charged with a Crime
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan’s (ACLU) appeal in the cases of two Black teenagers who were ...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Privacy & Technology
Feb 19, 2021
ACLU of Vermont Statement on Border Patrol’s Proposed “Video Surveillance System Project”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is inviting public comments on a proposal to construct eight surveillance towers in northern Vermont, at sites across the towns of Derby, F...
Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology
Feb 09, 2021
ACLU of Georgia: Bill to Require Phone Service Suppliers Disclose to Law Enforcement On-Demand Locations of Customers Lacks Sufficient Safeguards Against Abuse
ATLANTA – The ACLU of Georgia says bill to require phone service suppliers disclose to law enforcement on-demand locations of customers lacks sufficient safeguards against abuse....
Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology
Feb 09, 2021
ACLU of Washington Releases Coveillance Toolkit to Help People Notice and Counter Surveillance
SEATTLE -- The ACLU of Washington and the coveillance collective today released the Coveillance Toolkit, which empowers people to notice and counter surveillance in their daily liv...
Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology
Feb 09, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Sues Louisiana State Police for Facial Recognition Documents
NEW ORLEANS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana today sued Louisiana State Police (LSP) for the release of public records regarding its use of racist facial recogni...
Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology Criminal Law Reform
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