Press Releases
May 19, 2023
ACLU Comment on Newly Released FTC Policy Statement on Biometrics
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a policy statement on biometric information and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, focused on protecting ...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
May 09, 2022
In Big Win, Settlement Ensures Clearview AI Complies With Groundbreaking Illinois Biometric Privacy Law
As part of the settlement in ACLU v. Clearview AI, the company is now permanently banned, nationwide, from making its faceprint database available to most businesses and other private actors.
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: ACLU v. Clearview AI
Aug 27, 2021
Illinois Court Rejects Clearview鈥檚 Attempt to Halt Lawsuit Against Privacy-Destroying Surveillance
CHICAGO 鈥� A court in Illinois today denied Clearview AI鈥檚 motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) challenging the compan...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: ACLU v. Clearview AI
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The technology appears unlikely to constrain the immigration agencies; much more sweeping reforms are needed -
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States Are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence With Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.. Explore News & Commentary.States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors.