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By Allie Bohm, Advocacy & Policy Strategist, ACLU

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  • Free Speech and Pluralism

Interactive Map: Privacy in the States on Four Key Issues

In the last few years, we’ve seen an unprecedented number of privacy battles being waged in state legislatures. Today we’re launching an interactive web map that shows the privacy laws in place across the country on four of those issues:
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  • Free Speech and Pluralism

Law Enforcement’s Lobbying Priority In States Is Fighting Transparency

The ACLU has been working in states across the country on a variety of laws pertaining to law enforcement agencies and their power to gather and access information about us—including location tracking, drones, automatic license plate readers, and access to our electronic communications content. From my vantage point in the ACLU national office working with our state affiliates to advance legislation, I have a unique view of legislative battles taking place across the nation. And what I have seen is that regardless of the issue or the state, there has been one common theme in law enforcement opposition to the bills: they don’t want you to know what they’re doing.