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Aug 13, 2026
As Public Opposition to Flock Grows, ACLU Responds to Surveillance Company’s “New” Updates
In a new analysis, ACLU warns of gaps in Flock’s proposed changes and why the company’s license plate readers still threaten civil liberties
Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology National Security
Jul 30, 2026
Civil Liberties Groups File Amicus Brief Opposing NYPD’s Illegal, Secret Seizure and Storage of DNA
For more than a decade, New York City has been amassing the DNA samples of New Yorkers without their consent or any court involvement, as a routine matter, specifically for inclusion in its “Suspect Index” database
Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology
Court case: Leslie v. City of New York
Jun 29, 2026
ACLU Applauds Important Supreme Court Decision Making Clear Location Data is Protected by the Constitution
The decision applying Fourth Amendment limits to this novel surveillance technique is a big win for privacy in the digital age, group says
Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology
Court case: United States v. Chatrie
Jun 24, 2026
In New Report, ACLU Warns Against Giving Private Companies Centralized Access to Police Data
The report looks at the issues raised by police departments increasingly relying on surveillance companies and how policymakers can fight back
Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology Criminal Law Reform National Security
Jun 10, 2026
Florida Man Sues Police Over Wrongful Arrest Due to False Facial Recognition Match
Robert Dillon, a long-time commercial crabber, was arrested for a crime he never committed in a city he’d never been to
Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology National Security
Court case: Dillon v. City of Jacksonville Beach
Apr 14, 2026
Woman Wrongly Jailed for Months Based on Faulty Facial Recognition Technology Demands Apology from Maryland Police Departments
In the letters sent by the ACLU, Kimberlee Williams also lays out the reforms needed to help ensure this never happens to someone else
Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology
Court case: Kimberlee Williams Wrongful Arrest
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