Press Releases
about Privacy & Technology
Jan 10, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Urges Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Protect Right to Privacy in Internet Searches
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and librarians file amicus in Pennsylvania v. Kurtz, asking the state Supreme Court to protect people seeking information online
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Court case: Commonwealth v. Kurtz
Dec 05, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and RCFP Urge Supreme Court to Block Two State Laws that Would Allow the Government to Regulate Editorial Discretion on Social Media
Private platforms’ decisions about what speech to host, publish, and distribute on the internet are protected by the First Amendment and cannot be mandated by the government.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Court case: NetChoice, LLC. v. Paxton
Nov 29, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Endorses New Senate Bill Banning TSA from Using Facial Recognition Technology in Airports
WASHINGTON — Today Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Traveler Privacy Protection Act, a bill that would prohibit the Transportation Sec...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Nov 27, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and Digital Rights Groups Support Nonprofit in Lawsuit Over Its Reports Critical of Content on X
SAN FRANCISCO — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Northern California, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia Univ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Nov 07, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan Government Surveillance Reform Act to Rein in Warrantless Government Surveillance
Sens. Wyden and Lee’s Bill Would Protect Americans Against Several Types of Warrantless U.S. Government Surveillance
Issue Areas:
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Oct 03, 2023
New ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Report Shines Light on Shadowy EdTech Surveillance Industry and the Dangerous Consequences of Surveillance in Schools
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Urges Schools to Protect Students and Promote Better Student Surveillance Technology Decision-Making
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