Blogs

Aug 1, 2021

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.

technological scanning of an Afro-American woman's face

Jul 27, 2021

Diners Beware: That Meal May Cost You Your Privacy and Security

Scanning QR codes instead of ordering from a physical menu is a way for companies to insert all the machinery of the online advertising ecosystem between you and your food.

A man uses his phone to scan restaurant QR code on table

Jul 18, 2021

Protecting Free Speech in the Virtual Town Square

Why the ACLU of Michigan is Representing Activist Charles Blackwell.

By Curt Guyette

Why the ACLU of Michigan is Representing Activist Charles Blackwell.

By Curt Guyette

Jul 8, 2021

Driven Apart

Preventing Undocumented Immigrants from Obtaining State Driver’s Licenses and IDs Hurts All of Michigan

Joel and I fell in love while attending high school in Mexico City, where we were both born...

Preventing Undocumented Immigrants from Obtaining State Driver’s Licenses and IDs Hurts All of Michigan

Joel and I fell in love while attending high school in Mexico City, where we were both born...

Jun 27, 2021

Taking on Racist Policing

Why the ACLU of Michigan is Suing Michigan State Police

By Mark P. Fancher

Why the ACLU of Michigan is Suing Michigan State Police

By Mark P. Fancher

Jun 20, 2021

Gen-Z Volunteers Dive Deeper into Advocacy and Enrich Work to Reform Michigan’s Broken Bail System

Tasneia Ahmed was entering her freshman year of high school at the International Academy East in Troy when Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in protests after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, Jr in...

By Daniel Jackson