Rights Coalition Demands US Retailers Reject Use of Facial Recognition
By Jessica Corbett On the heels of a congressional hearing that highlighted concerns about facial recognition, more than 35 civil rights groups on Wednesday collectively…
Civil Liberties
State Bypasses Governor and Limits Govt’s Use of Facial Recognition to Fight the Police State
By Mike Maharrey Last week, a bill limiting government use of facial recognition technology in the state became law without the governor’s signature. The growing…
Maine Sets Example With “Country’s Strongest” Facial Recognition Ban
By Brett Wilkins Civil liberties advocates on Wednesday cheered as Maine enacted what that state’s ACLU chapter called “the country’s strongest statewide facial recognition law.”…
Dozens of Cops Blow Whistle on Quota System that Forced them to Arrest Blacks and Latinos
By Matt Agorist Dozens of current and former NYPD officers have come forward and backed a lawsuit against the NYPD that claims officers were forced…
Make Way for the Snitch State: The All-Seeing Fourth Branch of Government
By John W. Whitehead “It is just when people are all engaged in snooping on themselves and one another that they become anesthetized to the…
Wearable “Solutions” and the Internet of Incarceration
By Jeremy Lofredo In recent years, calls for radical prison reform and a solution to the U.S.’ opioid crisis have come to permeate national politics…
Michigan Father Wrongly Placed on No Fly List is Removed After ACLU Files Lawsuit on His Behalf
WASHINGTON – The U.S. government removed Ahmad Chebli, a Michigan father, from the No Fly List after the ACLU filed a lawsuit on his behalf…
This California County Is Launching A “Vaccine Passport” … Is Yours Next?
By Daniel McAdams Orange County officials have announced that they are launching a “vaccine passport” system to make people feel “safe.” While Biden has claimed…
Vaccine Passports vs. Freedom Itself
By Paul E. Alexander To reject the creeping totalitarianism and dictatorship is the lifeblood of all freedom-loving individuals across the world. Those under despotic control…
Judge: Public Not Allowed To Sue Border Patrol Officers At Checkpoints
By MassPrivateI A New Hampshire judge allowed part of an ACLU lawsuit against U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) checkpoints in three New England states…
This Year, Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel Will Exclude Some of its Citizens
By Janet Phelan The air-raid sirens begin to wail and for two minutes, Israel stands still. It is Holocaust Remembrance Day and the sirens, signaling…
4 Reasons Gun Control Can’t Solve America’s Violence Problem
By Mark Houser The gun-control paradigm—the idea that the solution to American violence is more laws restricting guns—is unhelpful. Gun control doesn’t work. Indeed, any…
Border Patrol Stops And Questions Drivers Who Look At Them Funny
By MassPrivateI A recent story in Jalopnik revealed that the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) is stopping drivers along our northern borders for allegedly looking…
EFF’s Crowd-Sourced Atlas of Surveillance Project Honored with Award for Advancing Public’s Right to Know About Police Spying
SAN FRANCISCO—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is pleased to announce it has received the James Madison Freedom of Information Award for Electronic Access for its…