Press Releases

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ACLU of Wisconsin Calls for Accountability After Milwaukee Police Chief Announces Facial Recognition Moratorium

We urge Chief Norman to follow through on his new ban of facial recognition technology use by MPD.

ACLU of Wisconsin Calls On Milwaukee County Sheriff to Decline Adoption of Facial Recognition Technology, Urges Support for Resolution Regulating its Acquisition

Privacy and civil rights concerns arise from possible contracts between Milwaukee law enforcement agencies and data company Biometrica.

ACLU of Wisconsin Sends Letter to Milwaukee Common Council About Surveillance Technology

We wrote an open letter to the Common Council calling for a two-year pause on the adoption of any new surveillance technology.