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From using the telephone to seeking medical treatment to applying for a job or sending e-mail over the Internet, Americans' right to information privacy is in peril. Our personal and business information is being digitized through an ever-expanding number of computer networks in formats that allow data to be linked, transferred, shared and sold, usually without our knowledge or consent. The same technological advances that have brought enormous benefits to humankind also make us more vulnerable than ever before to unwanted snooping.
As technology provides new ways to gather information and databases proliferate, the need for privacy protections becomes more urgent. The ACLU is a national leader in working to guarantee that individuals may determine how and when others can gain access to their personal information.
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- State House Defends Fundamental Liberty in Vote on DNA Bill, Says ACLU of PA 10.18.2012
- Governor Signs Bill to Mandate E-Verify National ID System for Public Contractors, Says ACLU of PA 07.06.2012
- State House Committee Passes Bill to Increase Spying Power of Government and Civilians, Says ACLU of PA 06.05.2012
- Governor Corbett Protects Privacy Rights by Signing Bill to Block Real ID, Says ACLU of PA 05.09.2012
- PA House Sends Real ID Opt Out Bill to Governor, Says ACLU of PA 04.03.2012
- ACLU of PA: Government Officials Want More Spying Power in Wiretap Act 03.20.2012
- Big Government Tuesday: PA Senate, House Committee Pass Bills to Increase Data Collection 12.06.2011
- State Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Block Real ID 10.17.2011
- State Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Big Government DNA Collection Bill, Says ACLU of PA 09.27.2011
- PA Senate Committee Votes to Block Public Aid for US Citizens, Says ACLU of PA 02.08.2011
- Governor Signs Bill to Rein in Game Commission's Stop and Search Power, Says ACLU of PA 10.07.2010
- ACLU of PA Lauds State Senate for Passage of Bill to Protect Privacy of Sportsmen 09.27.2010
- ACLU Settles Student-Cell-Phone-Search Lawsuit With Northeast Pennsylvania School District 09.15.2010
- Settlement Reached With School District Over Teacher Who Was Suspended Over Photo With Stripper at Bachelorette Party 08.17.2010
- State Senate Protects Pennsylvanians' Privacy Rights by Passing Bill to Block Real ID, Says ACLU of PA 06.15.2010
- State House Passes Bills to Mandate the Unworkable E-Verify Program, Says ACLU of PA 06.08.2010
- ACLU of PA Sues School District For Illegally Searching Student's Cell Phone 05.20.2010
- ACLU Seeks to Protect Students' Privacy in Lower Merion School District Laptop Lawsuit 04.05.2010
- ACLU of PA Lauds Senate Committee After Passage of Bill to Protect Sportsmen's Privacy 01.26.2010
- ACLU In Federal Court Friday In First-Ever Challenge To Child Pornography Charges In A Sexting Case 01.13.2010
- ACLU of PA Questions O'Brien's Proposal for More DNA Collection 07.22.2009
- ACLU Sues Wyoming County D.A. For Threatening Teenage Girls With Child Pornography Charges Over Photos Of Themselves 03.25.2009
- ACLU Says Package of Senate Bills Protects Privacy of PA Residents 03.17.2009
- State can save millions of dollars by blocking Real ID, ACLU suggests 01.14.2009
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