May 23, 2017 - 3:00pm
Matt Cagle (ACLU of Northern CA) will be speaking in Buenos Aires about the impacts of technology-based surveillance on protestors and communities vulnerable to government discrimination. Read more
Privacy and Government Surveillance
Privacy is guaranteed under the California Constitution – including the right to be free from unwarranted government surveillance. Individuals, not the government or corporations, should determine how and when other people can access our personal information.
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The Oakland City Council's Public Safety Committee has voted to move forward with Oakland's groundbreaking Surveillance Technology Ordinance. ACLU of Northern California organizer Tessa D'Arcangelew gave the following statement at tonight's meeting: Read more
Events
May 9, 2017 - 6:30pm
Join experts Nicole A. Ozer (ACLU of California) and Malkia Cyril (Center for Media Justice) for a conversation about digital rights and freedom in the Trump era. Read more
Blog
May 4, 2017
In late February, Aaron Gach was returning to the United States from Brussels. An artist and activist, he had been abroad exhibiting works about mass incarceration, government control, and political dissent. In his pocket was a smartphone. During a... Read more »
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April 14, 2017
Facing opposition from over 60 groups including the ACLU of California, AB 165 is dead, for now. The unnecessary, harmful bill would've exposed millions to invasive digital searches at California schools. Read more
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March 10, 2017
Facebook now clearly prohibits the use of company data for surveillance. These updates respond to demands from a coalition that includes the ACLU of California, the Center for Media Justice, and Color of Change. As a next step, the coalition is... Read more
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March 7, 2017
It’s essential for people to be able to communicate about issues that they care about. That’s why it's alarming that AB 165 has been introduced in the CA Legislature that would gut essential protections in public schools. Read more »
Events
March 13, 2017 - 12:30pm
Don't miss our panel at SXSW 2017. Police across the country have been secretly piggybacking on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to surveil protesters, particularly activists of color. In late 2016, the ACLU of California discovered... Read more
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February 15, 2017
Donald Trump told the American public, repeatedly, that upon taking office his policy agenda will include efforts to identify and immediately deport millions of undocumented immigrants , to track and surveil Muslims throughout the country, and to... Read more »
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January 19, 2017
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When Donald Trump takes the oath of office, he will inherit an unprecedented surveillance state that includes expansive powers and databases filled with information on millions of people. Read more »