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ACLU-NC and ALC Help Teach Free Speech Civics Lesson to Local H.S. Principal
With the help of the ACLU of Northern California and the Asian Law Caucus, three high school seniors in San Francisco recently gave their principal a basic civics lesson: students have free speech rights, online and off.
By Linda Lye
A Primer for the Online Privacy Multistakeholder Process
By Chris CalabreseACLU Washington Legislative Office
By ACLU of Northern California
The Results From Our Nationwide Cell Phone Tracking Records Requests
By Allie BohmACLU National Office
By ACLU of Northern California
Technology and Civil Liberties Resources - Demand Your dotRights!
Downloadable One-Page Information Sheets
By Nicole A. Ozer
FTC Report: A Roadmap for Future Success?
By Chris CalabreseACLU Washington Legislative Office
By ACLU of Northern California
New Examples of Facebook Password Demands, Facebook's Response, and the Need for a New Law
By Ateqah KhakiACLU National Office
By ACLU of Northern California
Status Update: Employers Asking For Your Facebook Passwords Violates Your Privacy and the Privacy of All Your Friends, Too
Earlier this week, we told you about some employers asking job applicants for their Facebook usernames and passwords. The ACLU believes that this is a gross violation of personal privacy because people are entitled to their private lives online just as they are offline.
And, as many of you commented on Facebook, employer demands to share login information is a violation of Facebook's own legal terms, which under the section on "Registration and Account Security" state:
By ACLU of Northern California
Your Facebook Password Should Be None of Your Boss' Business
By Ateqah KhakiACLU National Office
By ACLU of Northern California
It's Time to Reform Penalties for Simple Drug Possession
Sen. Mark Leno has introduced new legislation, sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union of California and a number of other organizations, that reforms California's drug sentencing laws for simple possession.
By ACLU of Northern California
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