News & Commentary

This memo is intended to convey the ACLU of Ohio’s recommendations for municipal legislation restricting the use of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs). | By Sean McCann, Policy Strategist

The ACLU of Ohio wants the rest of the state to join us in saying NO to ALPRs and other invasive surveillance technology. | By Raegan Elliot

Flock has and surely will continue to give you all sorts of assurances that they are balancing public safety and our civil liberties. The simple fact of the matter, though, is that they have created perhaps the largest and most sophisticated surveillance network in modern history. No government, and no private corporation for that matter, can be trusted with that immense power. | By Sean McCann, Policy Strategist

Cleveland’s 100 cameras are connected to all of Flock’s ALPRs, because nationwide data-sharing is turned on by default in a Flock contract. | By Sean McCann, Policy Strategist

The pervasive use of surveillance tools in marginalized neighborhoods contributes to an overarching erosion of privacy and biased policing. The ACLU of Ohio’s statewide Action Team is committed to safeguarding our privacy rights.

This map will result in some Ohioans’ votes weighing more than others, subjecting the people of Ohio to yet another setback in the pursuit of basic fairness in their representation.

The ACLU of Ohio believes HB 251 can eventually provide the framework for a more comprehensive bill to adequately regulate the use of drones in and around Ohio.

Police surveillance is particularly concerning not only because it infringes on privacy, but also because it comes with enforcement power.

The ACLU of Ohio’s main concern with HB 78 is the lack of specific privacy protections in the bill for your constituents.