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Cops Blanketed San Francisco In Geofence Warrants. Google Was Right to Protect People's Privacy
An Obscure Federal Law is Threatening Our Right to Anonymous Online Speech
Our right to speak anonymously, long protected by U.S. courts, is increasingly under attack by corporations and wealthy individuals looking to upend decades of free speech precedent.
The Federal Trade Commission Must Investigate Meta and X for Complicity with Government Surveillance
We are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether Meta and X have broken their anti-surveillance commitments
Why Every County Needs Civilian Oversight of its Local Sheriff's Department
A State law that took effect in 2021 gave counties the authority to establish civilian oversight boards to assist supervisors in overseeing sheriffs’ offices. However, the law does not require counties to create civilian boards. That’s why the ACLU of Northern California is helping to educate community members about the fact that this law exists. And we are supporting individual counties that wish to create them.
The California Constitutional Right to Privacy Turns 50 - Our Longtime Work to Make Rights Real
Fifty years ago a modern constitutional right to privacy was added to the state constitution. And for the last five decades, that right has helped to safeguard our homes, our families, our bodies, our thoughts, and our associations from invasion by government and corporate interests.
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