Press Releases
about Privacy & Technology
Oct 21, 2019
Georgia Supreme Court Rules Police Must Get Warrant to Access Personal Data Cars Store
First State Supreme Court to Affirm That The Fourth Amendment Applies to Personal Data Cars Collect
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Sep 26, 2019
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Furthers Investigation into the Scope of Facial Recognition Activity in Michigan
DETROIT – The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Michigan (³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥) filed two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests today, with the Michigan Department of State (DOS) and Michig...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Sep 19, 2019
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Condemns Detroit Board of Police Commissioners’ Vote to Approve Detroit Police Department’s Facial Recognition Technology Policy
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Statement on Detroit Board of Police Commissioners’ Thursday Vote
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Sep 17, 2019
Civil Rights Coalition Urges Detroit Board of Police Commissioners to Reject the Detroit Police Department’s Proposed Policy to Use Facial Recognition Technology
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Submits Freedom of Information Request Seeking All Records Regarding Detroit Police Department’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Aug 15, 2019
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Comment in Response to Trump Request to Reauthorize Collection of Americans’ Call Records
NEW YORK – In a letter to Congress today, the Trump administration urged lawmakers to permanently extend provisions in the USA Freedom Act, which the National Security Agency has...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Aug 08, 2019
Federal Court Rules Facebook Users Can Sue Company Over Unlawful Use of Face Recognition Technology
First Appeals Court Decision in the Nation Recognizing the Unique Privacy Harms of Face Recognition Technology
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology

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