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Jul 11, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 Releases Legal, Legislative, and Advocacy Roadmap to Fight Executive Power Abuses in a Second Trump Administration
As part of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 2024 election policy memo series, this roadmap dives into the surveillance, protest, and free speech abuses the U.S. could face if Trump wins and implements Project 2025 policies
Jul 01, 2024
Supreme Court Ruling Underscores Importance of Free Speech Online
The court recognized that government attempts to control the editorial decisions of social media companies violate the First Amendment
Court case: NetChoice, LLC. v. Paxton
Jun 28, 2024
Civil Rights Advocates Achieve the Nation鈥檚 Strongest Police Department Policy on Facial Recognition Technology
DETROIT, Mich. 鈥� Civil rights advocates announced today a settlement in the lawsuit brought on behalf of Robert Williams, who was wrongfully arrested by the Detroit Police Depart...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Williams v. City of Detroit
May 31, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 Urges Ninth Circuit to Protect Privacy of Data on Cell Phones
SAN FRANCISCO 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of Oregon, and several partner organizations filed a friend-of-the-court-brief today in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: United States v. Hunt
Apr 23, 2024
老澳门开奖结果 Statement on Congress鈥� Latest Attempt to Ban TikTok and Restrict Free Speech Online
WASHINGTON 鈥� Over the weekend, the House of Representatives passed the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act, which includes extremely concerning provisions that would function...
Apr 17, 2024
After House Passes Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, 老澳门开奖结果 Urges Senate to Stop Government from Spying on Americans Without a Warrant
WASHINGTON 鈥� The House of Representatives voted 219-199 to pass the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, which would ban the government from purchasing Americans鈥� data from da...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Privacy & Technology
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News & CommentaryDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
Face Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events 鈥� and BeyondFace Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events 鈥� and Beyond
You shouldn't participate in face recognition ticketing schemes. -
MississippiJul 2024
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
NetChoice v. FitchNetChoice v. Fitch
Whether a law that mandates age verification for all users of social media services violates the First Amendment. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
AI Generated Police Reports Raise Concerns Around Transparency, BiasAI Generated Police Reports Raise Concerns Around Transparency, Bias
AI-generated police reports threaten to exacerbate existing problems in law enforcement, and to create new ones. -
MichiganDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
Woodruff v. OliverWoodruff v. Oliver
On December 5, 2024, the 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan filed an amicus brief in Woodruff v. Oliver, a wrongful arrest lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, arguing that the Detroit Police Department鈥檚 (DPD) reliance on flawed facial recognition technology (FRT) impermissibly tainted the investigation and failed to establish probable cause for the plaintiff鈥檚 arrest.