September 13, 2018 - 9:00am
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BART is a subway, not a perpetual lineup. Join us on Thursday, Sep. 13 to ask the BART Board of Directors to pass surveillance oversight legislation. 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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Case
In 2004, the FBI conducted a “threat assessment” of long-time journalists and commentators Justin Raimondo and Eric Garris, as well as their website, Antiwar.com. Read more
Blog
August 7, 2018
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A groundbreaking bill pending in California would bring this day-to-day local surveillance out of the shadows and give communities a way to fight back against surveillance systems that are disproportionately aimed at immigrants and people of color. Read more »
News
July 27, 2018
ACLU Foundation of Northern California's response to Amazon's additional statement in response to the ACLU's test of Rekognition, the Amazon's face recognition technology. The test revealed that Rekognition falsely matched 28 current members of... Read more
News
July 26, 2018
Reps. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) and John Lewis (D-Ga.) today wrote to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos demanding a meeting to discuss Amazon’s face surveillance product Rekognition. Also, the ACLU responded to Amazon's statement arguing that the test of... Read more
News
July 26, 2018
Today the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California released the results of a test revealing that Amazon’s facial surveillance product Rekognition falsely matched 28 current members of Congress with images in an arrest photo... Read more
Blog
July 26, 2018
In a test the ACLU recently conducted of Amazon's facial recognition tool, called “Rekognition,” the software incorrectly matched 28 members of Congress, identifying them as other people who have been arrested for a crime. The false matches were... Read more »
Blog
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 »
News
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