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This week at the ACLU of Maine: A public hearing at the State House about trans student athlete bans, preparing for an upcoming hearing on data privacy bills, and reflecting on the first 100 days of the Trump presidency.

This week at the ACLU of Maine: Fight for abortion access at the Maine State House, a new class action complaint against Trump's mass federal firings, 23andMe privacy concerns, and more. 

We’ve been getting a lot of questions about when border agents can legally conduct searches of travelers’ electronic devices at international airports and other ports of entry. Unfortunately, the answer isn’t simple.

Limits and guardrails are vital to protect our privacy and liberty — as well as our sanity — against omnipresent AI surveillance.

You shouldn't participate in face recognition ticketing schemes.

AI surveillance of public places risks subjecting everyday spaces to airport-level security that heightens the risk of discrimination.

A second Trump administration threatens to use executive authority to further limit First Amendment freedoms, surveil Americans and undermine democracy.

Our family business has thrived by building trusting relationships with customers, not because we exploit their most personal information to get ahead.

I am passionate about using technology to improve our lives, and I am equally passionate about protecting the civil liberties that let us live freely. Technology and privacy can coexist, and if our democracy is to survive, they must.