Press Releases
about Privacy & Technology
Dec 03, 2020
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Demands Government Turn Over Records on Purchase of Muslims' Cell Phone Location Data
NEW YORK — The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and CUNY School of Law’s Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR) Project today demanded the U.S. gove...
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National Security
Privacy & Technology
Dec 02, 2020
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Washington Calls on Mayor Jenny Durkan to Ban Face Recognition Technology after the Seattle Police Department’s Apparent Violation of the City’s Surveillance Ordinance
SEATTLE – In a letter sent today, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Washington urged Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan to ban the use of face recognition technology by city agencies.
This request comes amid ...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Oct 01, 2020
NYCLU Statement on New York Contact Tracing App
NEW YORK — Today Governor Cuomo announced the rollout of a contact tracing smartphone app that would notify users of close contact with people who have tested positive for COVID-...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Sep 29, 2020
New NYCLU Report Details Guidelines for Digital Legal Confidentiality
NEW YORK — Today the New York Civil Liberties Union released Legal Cybersecurity in the Digital Age a report outlining the threats new technologies pose to the attorney-client re...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Sep 21, 2020
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of RI Report Shows Alarming Lack of Privacy Protection for Students on School-Loaned Computers
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Rhode Island released a report today which highlights the alarming lack of privacy protections given to students who use school-loaned laptop compu...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Aug 04, 2020
Portland City Council Unanimously Passes Face Surveillance Ban, but Without Important Enforcement Provisions
PORTLAND, Maine – In a unanimous vote late Monday night, the Portland City Council approved a ban on the use of face surveillance by the city and its employees. Portland joins ci...
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Privacy & Technology
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News & CommentaryJul 2025
Privacy & Technology
Civil Liberties
As Ai Gains Power, We Must Push For Guardrails To Protect Civil Liberties. Explore News & Commentary.As AI Gains Power, We Must Push for Guardrails to Protect Civil Liberties
As AI increasingly makes decisions in hiring, policing, and social services, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s Civil Rights in the Digital Age Summit focuses on promoting responsible AI design to ensure technology protects rights and serves justice for all. -
PodcastMay 2025
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
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
+2 Issues
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.