Privacy Rights Do Not Come With a Price Tag

Apps you use every day collect and sell sensitive data that could wind up in government hands without your knowing it. A new bill would change that.

Social media apps on a smart phone.

The Public Should Have Access to the Surveillance Court’s Opinions

Decisions related to the surveillance of Americans should not be kept hidden from the public.

E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse information sign at the entrance to the Federal courthouse in Washington, D.C.

Daunte Wright Should Never Have Been Stopped

On At Liberty, Paige Fernandez and Somil Trivedi respond to Daunte Wright’s death.

Protestors demonstrate in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after the shooting death of Daunte Wright.

COVID-19 May Fade, But Will the Tracking Tools Built to Fight It?

We must ensure that temporary COVID-19 data surveillance infrastructures do not needlessly outlast this once-in-a-century pandemic.

An electronic ad inside DC's Metro Station for the the DC Department of Health's mobile Covid-19 contact tracing app.

The Promise of Systemic Equality Starts at Home

Last month, we called on the Biden administration to reckon with systemic racism. We're doing that work at our own organization too though.

A picture of ACLU's systemic equality poster framed and placed on top of a desk.

There’s a Lot That Can Go Wrong With ‘Vaccine Passports’

Any proposal for vaccine credentials must be primarily paper-based, decentralized, and protect privacy.

ACLU: Share image

Student Debt is a Racial Justice Issue. Here’s What President Biden Can Do to Help.

Canceling student debt is a critical step to closing the racial wealth gap and securing financial stability and economic mobility for Black and Brown borrowers.

A black man receiving his diploma and giving a handshake.

The Government is Racing to Deploy AI, But at What Cost to Our Freedom?

Our FOIA request seeks to uncover information about what types of AI tools intelligence agencies are deploying, what rules constrain their use, and what dangers these systems pose to privacy and due process.

Face recognition and personal identification technologies in street surveillance cameras covering people's faces.

Parents, Faith Leaders, Doctors, Students, and More Don't Want House Bill 1217

People who typically don’t get involved in politics have signed on to letters calling for the Governor to veto House Bill 1217.

By Jett Jonelis

Trans people belong protest at the Gov Mansion by Greg Latza