Press Releases

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ACLU Launches Statewide Campaign to Curb Secret Surveillance in California

Processes Must Be Followed to Ensure Public Debate, Oversight and Accountability Before Law Enforcement Acquires Surveillance Technologies
Issue Areas: Privacy and Technology

ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Warrantless Searches of Cell Phones

Suit Charges that Police Searches of Cellphones at Arrest Without a Warrant Violate Constitutional Rights of Arrestees, and their Friends, Family, and Colleagues

ACLU to Reveal New Information About Alameda County's Secret Effort to Acquire Drone at Press Conference

Despite Pledges to the Contrary, New Documents Reveal Sheriff's Office Plans to Use Drone for Surveillance

ACLU and EFF Challenge Free Speech Restrictions in California's Proposition 35

Civil Liberties Groups Urge Judge to Block Unconstitutional Internet Provisions in New Law

ACLU and EFF Challenge Free Speech Restrictions in California's Proposition 35

Civil Liberties Groups Urge Judge to Block Unconstitutional Internet Provisions in New Law

Secure Mobile Chat App Wins Develop for Privacy Challenge

Privacy Groups Unveil Winning App
Issue Areas: Privacy and Technology