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Bring Back Balance - Sentencing Reforms Save Money & Improve Realignment
It's time to reform California's sentencing laws. Californians are fed up with misguided policies that have packed our prisons & jails, drained our state budget and led to one of the highest rates of recidivism in the country.The recent Plata v. Brown decision from the U.S. Supreme Court requires the Department of Corr
By ACLU of Northern California
ACLU Files Brief Arguing Warrantless GPS Tracking Is Unconstitutional
Catherine CrumpACLU National Office
By ACLU of Northern California
Equality for Email!
By Christopher CalabreseWashington Legislative Office
By ACLU of Northern California
Students Don't Shed Their Privacy Rights at the Schoolhouse Gates
Students have a right to be free from unreasonable searches, and a right to keep their personal information private. This means that school officials rarely, if ever, have a right to search the contents of a student's cell phone or other electronic device.
By Noga Firstenberg
Reader Privacy Act Passes California Senate with Unanimous Bipartisan Support
Today, California lawmakers took an important step towards updating reader privacy for the digital age. The California Senate passed the Reader Privacy Act of 2011 (SB 602) with a unanimous bipartisan vote of 40-0.
By Nicole A. Ozer
Yes, You're Being Tracked. It's Time to Do Something About It
By Christopher CalabreseACLU Washington Legislative Office
By ACLU of Northern California
Sony Learns the Hard Way that Protecting User Privacy is Not a Game
[Update: Sony has stated that they did not "understand the scope of the breach" until April 25. It remains unclear at what point they became aware that at least some user data had been compromised.]
By Chris Conley
Your iPhone "Location Diary" and Apple's Inadequate Response
Jay StanleyACLU National Office
By ACLU of Northern California
Protecting Your Privacy, One App at a Time
Apple (and, to a lesser extent, Google) has dominated the recent headlines after news broke that iPhones and iPads keep a massive log of your location history in a hidden but unencrypted file on the device. It's a good reminder that technology can certainly pose a threat to privacy by making it hard for you to control and protect your own personal information.
By Chris Conley
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