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As the leading civil rights organization in the Lone Star State, we at the ACLU of Texas believe it is our duty to keep the public informed about the state of their civil liberties. The work we do at the legislature, in the courts, and in our communities is important, but there is no better defender of civil rights than a public that is informed and engaged.

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Sep 18, 2014

Apple Throws Down Privacy Gauntlet

Apple made big news today by announcing that they are no longer able to...

By By Chris Soghoian, Principal Technologist and Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project

Apple made big news today by announcing that they are no longer able to...

By By Chris Soghoian, Principal Technologist and Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project

Sep 17, 2014

Documents Suggest Maker of Controversial Surveillance Tool Misled the FCC

New documents obtained by the ACLU of Northern California appear to show the Florida-based Harris Corporation misleading the Federal Communications Commission while seeking authorization to sell its line of...

By By Nathan Freed Wessler, Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project

Sep 4, 2014

The Video Revolution in Policing

We may have reached the point where video technology is producing a full-fledged revolution in policing. That revolution has been crystalized, or at least revealed by, the events in Ferguson.

The...

By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project

We may have reached the point where video technology is producing a full-fledged revolution in policing. That revolution has been crystalized, or at least revealed by, the events in Ferguson.

The...

By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project

Sep 3, 2014

Nude Celebs and the NSA

Writing in the New Republic, Yishai Schwartz notes the confluence of two privacy stories yesterday: the...

By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project

Writing in the New Republic, Yishai Schwartz notes the confluence of two privacy stories yesterday: the...

By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project

Sep 2, 2014

Lessons From the Celebrity iCloud Photo Breach

Based on initial media reports, it seems that intimate, private photographs from several celebrities' online accounts have been accessed without their consent and widely shared on the Internet. For now,...

By By Chris Soghoian, Principal Technologist and Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project

Aug 29, 2014

Body-Worn Cameras Should Not Expand Beyond Law Enforcement

The Guardian reported last week that Miami Beach is planning on expanding the use of body cameras...

By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project

The Guardian reported last week that Miami Beach is planning on expanding the use of body cameras...

By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project