Privacy & Technology

We continue to work diligently to protect our right to privacy, limit government intrusion into our lives, and increase the control we have over our personal information.

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“The right to be left alone,” U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis noted more than 100 years ago, is a basic human right. Unfortunately, digital technology makes it easier for governments and corporations to learn the minutiae of our private lives, and this information gives them tremendous power over us. Today, the ACLU of RI continues to work diligently to protect our right to privacy, limit government intrusion into our lives, and increase the control we have over our personal information.

The Latest

News & Commentary
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ACLU of RI Urges Brown University to Reject Camera Sharing with Providence’s Real Time Crime Center

The ACLU of RI sent letters to colleges and universities with campuses in Providence that have been approached by the police department to share camera feed access after the shooting at Brown in December.
News & Commentary
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ACLU Brief in Major Voting Rights Case Calls Department of Justice Arguments “an Affront to the Rule of Law”

ACLU blasted the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) position that it is entitled to Rhode Island’s entire non-public voter file
News & Commentary
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Common Cause, ACLU Take on Trump Administration in Court to Protect Rhode Island Voters’ Data

Common Cause and some individual voters have today intervened in a recently filed lawsuit in order to prevent the U.S. Department of Justice from obtaining sensitive, non-public information contained in the Rhode Island state voter file.
News & Commentary
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ACLU of RI Issues Statement on Trump Administration Lawsuit Regarding Rhode Island Voters' Personal Data

"Drivers’ licenses and social security numbers provided as part of the voter registration process are sensitive pieces of information that deserve to be protected and that the Department of Justice has absolutely no legitimate need for."
Legislation
Feb 27, 2026

Restrictions on Police Surveillance Cameras (H 8077)

Position: Support
Legislation
Jan 28, 2026

Reproductive Freedom and Gender Affirming Care Health Data Privacy Act (H 7357)

Position: Support
Legislation
May 30, 2025

Medical Ethics Defense Act (S 305)

Status: Held for Further Study
Position: Oppose
Legislation
May 30, 2025

School Bus Cameras (H 6318)

Status: Held for Further Study
Position: Amend