Press Releases
about 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
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Joins Lawsuit to Defend Confidential Medical Records from Warrantless Federal DEA Searches
SALT LAKE CITY— The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Utah and the national ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û have filed a motion in federal court challenging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s aut...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jun 29, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Challenges Law Preventing Studies on ‘Big Data’ Discrimination
First Amendment Lawsuit Brought on Behalf of Academic Researchers and Journalists Who Fear Prosecution Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
May 23, 2016
Maggie Gyllenhaal Named ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Ambassador for Privacy and Security
Actress Joins Campaign on Behalf of Guantánamo Detainee and Best-Selling Author Mohamedou Slahi
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
May 19, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Files Complaint Against Lab that Refuses to Recognize Patients’ Right to Their Own Genetic Information
Myriad Genetics Is in Violation of HIPAA
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Mar 31, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Asks Federal Court for Basic Information ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Massachusetts Case Similar to FBI v. Apple
BOSTON — In a case raising questions similar to those in FBI v. Apple, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Massachusetts today filed a motion in federal court to make public ba...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
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