Press Releases
about Privacy & Technology
Jun 29, 2026
ACLU Applauds Important Supreme Court Decision Making Clear Location Data is Protected by the Constitution
The decision applying Fourth Amendment limits to this novel surveillance technique is a big win for privacy in the digital age, group says
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: United States v. Chatrie
Jun 24, 2026
In New Report, ACLU Warns Against Giving Private Companies Centralized Access to Police Data
The report looks at the issues raised by police departments increasingly relying on surveillance companies and how policymakers can fight back
Jun 10, 2026
Florida Man Sues Police Over Wrongful Arrest Due to False Facial Recognition Match
Robert Dillon, a long-time commercial crabber, was arrested for a crime he never committed in a city he’d never been to
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Court case: Dillon v. City of Jacksonville Beach
Apr 14, 2026
Woman Wrongly Jailed for Months Based on Faulty Facial Recognition Technology Demands Apology from Maryland Police Departments
In the letters sent by the ACLU, Kimberlee Williams also lays out the reforms needed to help ensure this never happens to someone else
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Kimberlee Williams Wrongful Arrest
Apr 13, 2026
ACLU and 75 Organizations Sound Alarm on Meta’s Plan to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Ray-Ban and Oakley Eyeglasses
Open letter signed by scores of nonprofits warns that the glasses pose an unacceptable threat to our right to privacy and must be cancelled
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Mar 26, 2026
ACLU Warns of Civil Liberties Risks if Only Police and Corporations Can Use Drones
New paper comes as the FAA institutes more restrictions on general use of drones
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
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