Press Releases
about Privacy & Technology
Oct 27, 2016
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Statement on FCC Vote Ordering Internet Providers to Obtain Customers' Consent Before Sharing Data
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted today to require internet service providers to get explicit permission from customers before they use or share their pers...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Oct 18, 2016
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Urges Justice Department to Investigate Police Use of Face Recognition
WASHINGTON — The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ sent a letter today to the Justice Department urging it to investigate the increasing use and impact of face recognition by police...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Sep 26, 2016
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥: Charlotte Police Must Release All Footage of Keith Lamont Scott Shooting; Disclosed Videos Raise Many Questions
CHARLOTTE – The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ (³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥) of North Carolina joins those calling on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) to publicly release all body and...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Privacy & Technology
Sep 21, 2016
Community Control Over Police Surveillance Effort Launches with First Wave of Legislation in 11 Cities
Bills Aim to Introduce Transparency and Accountability Into the Purchase and Use of Police Surveillance Tools
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Aug 24, 2016
Police Secretly Put Large Part of Baltimore Under Constant Aerial Video Surveillance
Technology Was Developed for U.S. Military in Iraq
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jul 28, 2016
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Joins Lawsuit to Defend Confidential Medical Records from Warrantless Federal DEA Searches
SALT LAKE CITY— The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Utah and the national ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ have filed a motion in federal court challenging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s aut...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology

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