One Year Later: How the Biden Administration is Doing on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Across our issue areas, the Biden-Harris administration has made some progress — but much work remains to be done.

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Your Right to Cell Phone Privacy Shouldn't Be Up for Debate

Exceptions to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement must be narrowly defined to deter expansive, unjustified searches by law enforcement.

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Public Trust in Artificial Intelligence Starts With Institutional Reform

How can institutions encourage public trust in AI? Make themselves more trustworthy.

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The Privacy Lesson of 9/11: Mass Surveillance is Not the Way Forward

Congress must ensure that the next generation of Americans is able to speak and associate freely, without fear of surveillance.

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Six Children, One Mom, No Broadband Internet Connection

Getting accessible, affordable broadband would be a victory for all the parents and kids struggling just to get through each day during this painful past year.

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How Face Recognition Fuels Racist Systems of Policing and Immigration — And Why Congress Must Act Now

When used by police and immigration enforcement, biometric surveillance technology can perpetuate an already dangerous racist system.

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I Did Nothing Wrong. I Was Arrested Anyway.

Over a year after a police face recognition tool matched me to a crime I did not commit, my family still feels the impact. We must stop this dangerous technology.

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How Artificial Intelligence Can Deepen Racial and Economic Inequities

The Biden administration must prioritize and address all the ways that AI and technology can exacerbate racial and other inequities.

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How Broadband Access Advances Systemic Equality

For millions of people who can't afford broadband, extending access would open the door to equal opportunities.

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