Privacy
In this age of ever-expanding surveillance, governmental database aggregation, and data mining, our right to privacy is under assault. The ACLU works to protect our personal privacy in a range of settings.
In this age of ever-expanding surveillance, governmental database aggregation, and data mining, our right to privacy is under assault. The ACLU works to protect our personal privacy in a range of settings.
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What Sex Workers Teach Us About CCTV Cameras and Public Safety
Guest writers from the COS-DC coalition detail what it's like for sex workers to be under the constant watch of government surveillance, and how it connects to historically harmed neighbors and even residents across the District.
Surveillance Legislation is on the Horizon!
The release of the D.C. Police Reform Commission report recognized D.C.'s need for surveillance oversight legislation, an action the Community Oversight of Surveillance has advocated for the past few years. Is D.C. ready to recognize the dangers of unchecked government surveillance?
ACLU-DC Files Motion to Reconsider in Facebook Warrant Challenge
The ACLU-DC has asked the D.C. Superior Court to reconsider two parts of its November 9 order regarding the personal Facebook accounts of D.C. activists Legba Carrefour and Lacy MacAuley.
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