/issues/technology/blog/index.xml Make your voice heard! Subscribe to this feed to stay informed about opportunities to take action on urgent civil liberties legislation. en-us Friday, February 3, 201204:02:06 PST http://www.aclunc.org/news/rss_feeds.shtml Weblog Editor 2.0 croallos@aclunc.org (Catrina Roallos) croallos@aclunc.org (Catrina Roallos) 60 Amid the California budget crisis, here's an opportunity to advocate for reforms that can truly make a difference. YOU can play a direct role in pressing for reforms that would save dollars while strengthening civil liberties. Register for the ACLU-CA's 2012 Conference & Lobby Day! /action/events/event_-_april_14_-_16_aclu_conference_lobby_day.shtml /action/events/event_-_april_14_-_16_aclu_conference_lobby_day.shtml April 14, 2012 PST Attend an ACLU training in San Francisco, Stockton, Fresno or San Jose to learn how to provide effective Know Your Rights Presentations to the community. This free training will be conducted in Spanish. /action/events/aclu_training_for_trainers_in_spanish.shtml /action/events/aclu_training_for_trainers_in_spanish.shtml February 5, 2012 PST Asista a un entrenamiento para voluntarios de la ACLU del Norte de California para saber cómo dar presentaciones Conoce Tus Derechos para la comunidad. El dar poder a la comunidad por medio de hacerles saber sus derechos y a enseñarles a otros sobre sus derechos es el primer paso para proteger nuestros derechos y libertades civiles. /action/events/entrenamiento_de_aclu_para_presentadores_voluntarios_sobre_talleres_conoce_tus_derechos.shtml /action/events/entrenamiento_de_aclu_para_presentadores_voluntarios_sobre_talleres_conoce_tus_derechos.shtml February 5, 2012 PST Daily compilation of links to articles related to technology and civil liberties. /issues/technology/blog/technology_civil_liberties_news_roundup_-_february_3,_2012.shtml /issues/technology/blog/technology_civil_liberties_news_roundup_-_february_3,_2012.shtml February 3, 2012 PST Daily compilation of links to articles related to technology and civil liberties. /issues/technology/blog/technology_civil_liberties_news_roundup_-_february_2,_2012.shtml /issues/technology/blog/technology_civil_liberties_news_roundup_-_february_2,_2012.shtml February 2, 2012 PST Daily compilation of links to articles related to technology and civil liberties. /issues/technology/blog/technology_civil_liberties_news_roundup_-_february_1,_2012.shtml /issues/technology/blog/technology_civil_liberties_news_roundup_-_february_1,_2012.shtml February 1, 2012 PST Learn about California's AB 9 (Seth's Law) in this two-page fact sheet from the ACLU of California. Prevent bullying in schools using these new tools! /issues/lgbt/ab_9_seth's_law_-_new_tools_to_prevent_bullying_in_california_schools.shtml /issues/lgbt/ab_9_seth's_law_-_new_tools_to_prevent_bullying_in_california_schools.shtml February 1, 2012 PST Realignment can be part of the solution for reversing decades of over-reliance upon incarceration, improving public safety and saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars each year. The new realignment law (AB 109) calls on policymakers to confront California's recidivism problem and to reconsider the practice of locking up people who have commited non-violent offenses and pose little threat to public safety. /issues/criminal_justice/realignment_will_california_confront_its_incarceration_crisis.shtml /issues/criminal_justice/realignment_will_california_confront_its_incarceration_crisis.shtml January 26, 2012 PST Supervisor Jane Kim has introduced legislation before the Board of Supervisors that would prohibit members of the San Francisco Police Department working with the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force from collecting intelligence on San Franciscans unless there is reasonable suspicion that they are involved in significant criminal activity.  /news/press_releases/proposed_law_would_restore_local_control_over_intelligence_gathering.shtml /news/press_releases/proposed_law_would_restore_local_control_over_intelligence_gathering.shtml January 25, 2012 PST Calling public college student activists and leaders! We want to see you at the ACLU of California Social Justice Conference in January! /action/events/event_-_aclu-ca_social_justice_conference.shtml /action/events/event_-_aclu-ca_social_justice_conference.shtml January 14, 2012 PST The ACLU of Northern California seeks applicants with strong writing skills, media relations experience, and new media/video production skills to focus on criminal justice and drug policy work from its San Francisco office. The office is collegial; the work is challenging, varied, and rewarding. /about/job_opportunities/employment/now_hiring_-_communications_officer,_criminal_justice_drug_policy.shtml /about/job_opportunities/employment/now_hiring_-_communications_officer,_criminal_justice_drug_policy.shtml January 13, 2012 PST The ACLU-NC seeks applicants for a two-year Racial Justice Project Fellowship. Third year law students and recent law graduates with up to three years experience are invited to apply. The Fellowship will commence in or around September 2012. /about/job_opportunities/fellowships/now_hiring_-_racial_justice_project_fellow.shtml /about/job_opportunities/fellowships/now_hiring_-_racial_justice_project_fellow.shtml January 13, 2012 PST Want to keep your information private now that Google has started rolling out “Search, plus Your World,” a new search results format? For those signed-in with a Google account, the new feature combines search results from the public web plus private information and photos you have shared (or have been shared with you) through Google+ or Picasa. /issues/technology/blog/keeping_your_world_private_turning_off_google's_new_private_search_results.shtml /issues/technology/blog/keeping_your_world_private_turning_off_google's_new_private_search_results.shtml January 10, 2012 PST "I don't think it is working. It's not effective. We know that." This is how California's death penalty was described just a few days ago by the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye. /issues/criminal_justice/death_penalty/did_you_hear_chief_justice_cantil-sakauye_on_ca's_death_penalty.shtml /issues/criminal_justice/death_penalty/did_you_hear_chief_justice_cantil-sakauye_on_ca's_death_penalty.shtml January 4, 2012 PST Thousands of people demonstrated in Oakland yesterday without any violent response from police. And the Oakland Police Department reportedly relied on its own officers to manage the crowd of protesters rather than bringing in other law enforcement agencies on mutual aid agreements... /issues/freedom_of_press_and_speech/victory_for_oakland_protesters,_despite_court_ruling.shtml /issues/freedom_of_press_and_speech/victory_for_oakland_protesters,_despite_court_ruling.shtml December 13, 2011 PST The ACLU-NC filed a lawsuit in September 2008 charging that the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department and the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have been collaborating beyond the law to target, arrest, and detain Latino residents of Sonoma County. For three years sheriff deputies and ICE agents have stopped and searched people who appear to be Latino, interrogated them about their immigration status, and detained them in the county jail without lawful authority. The lawsuit charges that the actions by the local sheriff and ICE violated constitutional guarantees of due process, equal protection, and freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures, and that the Sheriff's Department acted beyond its authority in enforcing federal immigration law. /cases/active_cases/committee_for_immigrant_rights_of_sonoma_county_et_al._v._county_of_sonoma_et_al.shtml /cases/active_cases/committee_for_immigrant_rights_of_sonoma_county_et_al._v._county_of_sonoma_et_al.shtml December 12, 2011 PST Facial recognition tools automatically identify the same face in two different photos. As a result, any picture of you -- whether you know it's being taken or not -- could be linked to your identity. Lawmakers and companies need to ensure that facial recognition tools provide transparency and control so that individuals can choose how and whether to participate, as well as ensure that any information held by these tools is protected from abuse and warrantless disclosure. /issues/technology/blog/content,_context,_and_control_facial_recognition_and_privacy.shtml /issues/technology/blog/content,_context,_and_control_facial_recognition_and_privacy.shtml December 8, 2011 PST Protections for First Amendment activity have been so robust in San Francisco because local officials, advocacy organizations and community members have heeded lessons from intelligence-gathering scandals of days past, and enacted public policies to prevent history from repeating itself. Read about San Francisco's secret agreement with the FBI... /issues/government_surveillance/in_san_francisco_civil_rights_groups_oppose_secret_agreement_with_fbi.shtml /issues/government_surveillance/in_san_francisco_civil_rights_groups_oppose_secret_agreement_with_fbi.shtml November 30, 2011 PST A report released today indicates that although California’s public schools have made great strides in the quality of sexuality education and HIV/AIDS prevention, many districts still teach inaccurate information that fails to provide young people with crucial health information and violates state law. /news/press_releases/ucsf_report_california_schools_make_uneven_progress_on_improving_sex_ed.shtml /news/press_releases/ucsf_report_california_schools_make_uneven_progress_on_improving_sex_ed.shtml November 30, 2011 PST If you need movie tickets, takeout food, or even Viagra, iPhone’s Siri can help. But should you need basic reproductive health care like emergency contraception or an abortion, Siri is clueless. Fortunately for women in California, the Your Health Your Rights web guide can help you find the reproductive health care you need. /issues/reproductive_rights/your_health_your_rights_does_what_your_iphone_wont.shtml /issues/reproductive_rights/your_health_your_rights_does_what_your_iphone_wont.shtml November 30, 2011 PST