On any given day in the United States, more than 450,000 people are behind bars awaiting their constitutionally mandated fair trial. None of them have been convicted of a crime — they’ve been accused of committing a crime, but no formal ruling of guilt or innocence has been made. That means these hundreds of thousands […]
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ACLU sues TSA over electronic device searches
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Transportation Security Administration over its alleged practices of searching the electronic devices of passengers traveling on domestic flights. “The federal government’s policies on searching the phones, laptops, and tablets of domestic air passengers remain… Read More
Edward Snowden and human rights groups slam NSA bill that’s rushing through Congress
The law that gives the National Security Agency the legal authority to spy on millions of Americans is set to expire at the end of the year.
That might sound like good news, a chance to perhaps scale back the agency’s far-reaching powers and re…
New York City moves to establish algorithm-monitoring task force
New York City may soon gain a task force dedicated to monitoring the fairness of algorithms used by municipal agencies. Formed from experts in automated systems and representatives of groups affected by those systems, it would be responsible for …
View More New York City moves to establish algorithm-monitoring task forceTaylor Swift, look what you made the ACLU do
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The ACLU might be busy lately, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have time for Taylor Swift.
The Northern California branch of the non-profit organization came to the defense of a critic for PopFront Magazine after the online publication received a letter demanding retraction and removal of a post that criticized the singer.
The original post —”Swiftly to the alt-right: Taylor subtly gets the lower case kkk in formation“—explores the suggested connection between white supremacy, Swift’s music, and her very vague politician affiliation leading up to the 2016 presidential election. It’s a topic that has been explored in the past by several outlets whose articles are still online. Read more…
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