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The advance of technology presents both opportunities for and challenges to liberty. As new technologies are implemented, their impacts on civil liberties must be given consideration. The ACLU supports uses of technology that enhance privacy and freedom while opposing those that undermine liberty and move us closer to a surveillance society.

Proposed Policy on Student Cell Phone Searches Violates Privacy

August 30, 2010
The ACLU of Washington has told the Oak Harbor School Board that a proposed policy for searching student cell phones goes too far. It violates privacy to allow school administrators to search student cell phones without the permission of students or their parents.
 

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Viacom v. YouTube: How a District Court Saved Free Speech on the Internet

Randy Tyler
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
The democratizing effect of the Internet is arguably its greatest feature, resulting in a revolutionary explosion of free speech and expression. But this effect recently came under fire in Viacom v. YouTube, a case affecting the fundamental framework of how content is created, disseminated and stored on line. Thankfully, by ruling that YouTube was covered by the “safe harbor” provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), a U.S. District Court might have just saved the Internet as we know it.

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Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Wants You to Play Video Games

Brian Alseth
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 3:52 pm
iCivics is the vision of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who is concerned that students are not getting the information and tools they need for civic participation, and that civics teachers need better materials and support. So, she created a bunch of video games to teach civics to middle school students. These look to be excellent teaching tools, but are they any good as games?

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ACLU Intervenes in Lawsuit To Protect Amazon Users’ Personal Information

August 13, 2010
Standing up for consumer rights, the ACLU says that individuals have the right to read books, view films, and buy other items without the government keeping tabs on what they choose to read, watch, or purchase.
 

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Automated License Plate Recognition: The Newest Threat to Your Privacy When You Travel

Brian Alseth
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 at 9:31 am
Law enforcement agencies around the country and across the state have a powerful new tool to effortlessly identify and track you while you drive, and it is a real threat to your privacy. In other words, the cops want to data-mine your driving habits.
 
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Camerahead Project Dramatizes Surveillance

July 26, 2008
The ACLU passed out informational flyers as Camerahead agents took their performance art to Seattle's Cal Anderson Park.
 

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Travel Without Tracking: Employer Access to ORCA Info Restricted

July 15, 2008
After months of advocacy, the ACLU scored another win for privacy, this time with a new regional transit card. As with the Enhanced Driver’s License, we worked to limit the potential for tracking and monitoring of individuals without their knowledge.
 
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Toll Payments

Bill: HB 2211
Position: support
Status: The Legislature passed both bills.
 
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"My Car, My Privacy" Bill Becomes Law

May 14, 2009
You should have to give up all your privacy rights when you travel by car. A new ACLU-backed law passed by the 2009 legislature has moved Washington to the forefront of states in protecting the privacy of vehicle owners.
 
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