July 25, 2018
Scooter companies Spin, Bird, and Lime are racing to gather your personal data, and have failed to take the time and steps necessary to properly address rider privacy. Read more »
Technology and Civil Liberties
The ACLU of Northern California safeguards civil liberties in the digital world. As technology advances, we make sure that protections for privacy and free speech aren’t left behind. We push back on digital censorship and government surveillance.
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June 28, 2018
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Concern for privacy is at an all-time high in the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and yet California has enacted a law that utterly fails to provide the privacy protections the public has demanded and deserves. Read more
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June 26, 2018
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The Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection passed SB 1186, a bill that would require public debate prior to local law enforcement acquiring new surveillance technology. Read more
Legislation
Californians deserve a voice and a seat at the table when it comes to law enforcement’s acquisition of surveillance technologies. Unfortunately, that is rarely the case in California, where law enforcement’s use of this technology invades our private lives and has played a nefarious role in the... Read more »
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June 18, 2018
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On Monday afternoon, civil rights, religious, and community organizations are taking their demand that Amazon stop providing face surveillance technology to governments, including police departments, to the company’s headquarters in Seattle. The... Read more »
Case
ACLU Foundation of Northern California lawsuit seeking information about the federal government’s use of location tracking technologies. Specifically, how the government seeks or obtains location information and whether this surveillance practice is... Read more
News
May 31, 2018
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Contact: Daisy Vieyra, (916) 442-1036 x613 Sacramento – Today, the State Senate advanced SB 1186 to the Assembly for consideration. SB 1186, introduced by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) requires public debate and a vote by local elected leaders... Read more
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May 24, 2018
The ACLU filed a FOIA to find out how federal agencies are collecting content from Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites. Read more »
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May 22, 2018
Amazon, which got its start selling books and still bills itself as “ Earth’s most customer-centric company ,” has officially entered the surveillance business. The company has developed a powerful and dangerous new facial recognition system and is... Read more »
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May 21, 2018
Today the American Civil Liberties Union Foundations of California released emails between Amazon employees and local law enforcement revealing how the company has been pushing its facial recognition product, prompting privacy objections about how... Read more