Press Releases

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Aug 03, 2011

ACLU of CA Demands Information on How Police Are Using Surveillance Technology To Track Us

Public Records Request to More than 50 Police Agencies Across State Focuses on Mobile Phone Location Data, GPS Tracking, Information Gathered from Social Networking Sites
Issue Areas: Privacy and Technology
May 18, 2011

ACLU and Local Student Ask Oroville Unified School District to Stop Censoring LGBT Websites

Organization Has Challenged Illegal Filtering In School Districts Across The Country As Part Of "Don't Filter Me" Initiative
Issue Areas: Privacy and Technology
Mar 30, 2011

Proposed Law Would Upgrade Reader Privacy for the Digital Era

Reader Privacy Act Introduced to Upgrade Book Privacy for the Digital Era
Issue Areas: Privacy and Technology
Mar 29, 2011

Civil Rights Groups Call on Bay Area Police Departments to Cease Joint Operations with the FBI That Violate California Law

SFPD, OPD and others should withdraw officers from participation in the FBI's JTTF until it is clear that officers are complying with California law
Issue Areas: Privacy and Technology
Feb 04, 2011

Privacy Groups Announce Developer Challenge for Mobile Apps

Competition Challenges Developers to Build Solutions for Mobile Privacy Concerns
Issue Areas: Privacy and Technology
Jan 28, 2011

School Officials Retract Punishment of Student Suspended for Facebook Posting

School Officials Retract Punishment of Student Suspended for Facebook Posting
Issue Areas: Privacy and Technology