Press Releases
about Privacy & Technology
Sep 28, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Applauds Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Report and Urges Congress to Fundamentally Reform Section 702
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Called for Major Changes to Law the Government Uses to Warrantlessly Surveil Americans’ International Communications
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Sep 25, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Urges Congress to Strike Down Dangerous Legislation Threatening to Destroy Digital Privacy and Free Speech Online
In a letter to lawmakers, the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and 60 partner organizations opposed the STOP CSAM act, citing significant harms to free speech and an increase in government surveillance.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Sep 08, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Celebrates Senate Doing Its Job and Appointing a Fifth FCC Commissioner
WASHINGTON — After being deadlocked for over two years, Congress finally confirmed a fifth commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday. With the confirm...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
Aug 30, 2023
Sex Workers and Legal Advocates File Federal Trade Commission Complaint Against Mastercard
WASHINGTON – The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, Hacking//Hustling, and a coalition of sex-worker-led, anti-trafficking, and LGBTQ organizations urge the Federal Trade Commission...
Aug 06, 2023
After Third Wrongful Arrest, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Slams Detroit Police Department for Continuing to Use Faulty Facial Recognition Technology
DETROIT —According to a new lawsuit, the Detroit Police Department has wrongly arrested yet another person based on a faulty facial recognition match. Porcha Woodruff, who was ei...
Court case: Williams v. City of Detroit
Jul 19, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Cheers House Judiciary Committee for Supporting Bills Expanding Protections for Journalists and Reining in Warrantless Government Surveillance
The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ now calls on the full House of Representatives to pass the PRESS Act and the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act
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