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May 18, 2021
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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 ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and EFF Ask Supreme Court to Review Case Against Warrantless Searches of International Travelers’ Phones and Laptops
WASHINGTON — The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Massachusetts today filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, asking the Sup...
Issue Areas:
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 ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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
Mar 10, 2021
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, Civil Rights Groups Call on DHS to Abandon Proposed Expansion of Face Surveillance at Airports
WASHINGTON — The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and a coalition of more than 20 civil rights organizations are calling on the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Bord...
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National Security
Privacy & Technology
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PodcastMay 2025
Privacy & Technology
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Know Your Digital Privacy Rights With Esha Bhandari And Daniel Kahn Gillmor. Explore Podcast.Know Your Digital Privacy Rights with Esha Bhandari and Daniel Kahn Gillmor
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PodcastMar 2025
Privacy & Technology
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Free Mahmoud Khalil With Ben Wizner And Baher Azmy. Explore Podcast.Free Mahmoud Khalil with Ben Wizner and Baher Azmy
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News & CommentaryMar 2025
Privacy & Technology
Machine Surveillance Is Being Super-charged By Large Ai Models. Explore News & Commentary.Machine Surveillance is Being Super-Charged by Large AI Models
Limits and guardrails are vital to protect our privacy and liberty — as well as our sanity — against omnipresent AI surveillance. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
Privacy & Technology
Can Border Agents Search Your Electronic Devices? It’s Complicated.. Explore News & Commentary.Can Border Agents Search Your Electronic Devices? It’s Complicated.
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about when border agents can legally conduct searches of travelers’ electronic devices at international airports and other ports of entry. Unfortunately, the answer isn’t simple.