Privacy & Technology
The ACLU of Delaware works to expand the right to privacy, increase the control individuals have over their personal information, and ensure civil liberties are enhanced rather than compromised by technological innovation.
Americans should not have to choose between using new technologies and protecting their civil liberties.
Yet our constitutional protections are not keeping pace with advances in technology. Our “digital footprint” — our communications, whereabouts, online searches, purchases — is growing constantly and can now be tracked by the government and corporations in ways that were once unthinkable.
To ensure our rights and civil liberties aren’t rendered obsolete, the ACLU of Delaware works to protect digital privacy, defend free speech on the internet, ensure Net Neutrality, and push back against censorship and government surveillance.
KYR: Bill of Rights in Simple Language (ES/EN)
The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. These are the amendments in language that we can understand.
Declaracion de Derechos en Lenguaje Sencillo
The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. These are the amendments in language that we can understand.
DSCYF random drug tests violate Fourth Amendment
After the ACLU wrote to the DSCYF about 4th amendment search violations with random drug tests, the DSCYF announced that they would narrow the scope of random employee tests to those interacting directly with children.
From the Executive Director: Are some Wilmington citizens living in a police state?
This post is part of our Spring 2016 issue of Connection, our quarterly newsletter. To read the whole newsletter, click here.
Cases, Campaigns & Legislation
Rudenberg v. Delaware DOJ
In late 2015, we learned through our client Jonathan Rudenberg's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that the Delaware State Police had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase devices that spy on cell phones. DSP didn't want to tell us about that technology. So we sued.
The Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age
The ACLU of Delaware recently filed addressing the application of the Fourth Amendment in the context of computer searches.
ACLU Challenges Dewey Rental Property Ordinance
The ACLU of Delaware has challenged a Dewey Beach ordinance that violates rental property owners' and residents' Fourth Amendment rights.
ACLU-DE Objects to AG's Subpoena of Facebook Page
On January 27, 2014, the ACLU of Delaware filed papers with Superior Court to object to the compelling of Facebook to provide the identity of the owner of the Facebook page: Peaceful Rioters for Wilmington, Delaware.
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