Privacy
With the information revolution comes new questions about electronic records, surveillance, and the Internet. From using the telephone to seeking medical treatment to applying for a job or sending e-mail, Americans' right to information privacy is in peril.
The ACLU of Northern California fights the trend toward a surveillance society and works to guarantee that individuals, not governments or corporations, determine how and when others gain access to their personal information.
It's Time to Demand Your dotRights!
We learn, share, shop and connect online. But the more we do online, the more personal information we leave behind. And that personal information is valuable -- to the companies that collect it, to the date brokers that buy and sell it, and to the government that gathers it up into vast databases.
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Connecting the Dots... Surveillance in Our Society
Since September 11th, surveillance in our society has increased at an alarming rate. It is up to us to “connect the dots” on government surveillance and to see the big picture of parallel developments in the worlds of technology, law, politics, and business, and shed light on the overall danger of far-reaching government surveillance.
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ACLU Issues Report on the Proliferation of Video Surveillance Systems in California
California cities are moving quickly to install video surveillance cameras on public streets and plazas without regulations, with little or no public debate, and without an evaluation of their effectiveness. "Under the Watchful Eye," a new report issued by the California ACLU affiliates, examines the justifications for and consequences of this dramatic expansion in government video surveillance of public space at the local level.
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Phone Companies Gave Private Customer Data to Government Without Consent or Court Order
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