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We the People must unite against Big Tech surveillance! Please tell lawmakers to pass the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act and ban the sale of our most sensitive personal data.

Tell lawmakers to finish what they started. It's time they pass strong, enforceable consumer privacy law.

Background: Imagine if a stranger walking past you on the sidewalk could know everything about you with one glance: Your name. Your workplace. Your politics. Your health concerns. Even your favorite coffee shop. This would be a massive invasion of privacy – and it's exactly what Meta plans to enable with their internet-connected glasses. Meta intends to add facial recognition technology to their glasses, enabling anyone wearing the product to immediately and invisibly identify strangers. Although specific details aren't yet public, Meta sits on vast databases, including millions of personal profiles on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, and has long sought to power facial recognition tech with our data. This technology isn't just a breach of privacy. It paves a path for stalking, harassment, and targeted intimidation. The technology is ripe for abuse from everyday people and government actors alike. These glasses are dangerous. They must be stopped. Tell Meta: Your glasses shouldn't know our names. Demand privacy protections today.

Thanks to the tireless advocacy of people like you, the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act passed in both the Massachusetts House and Senate! Now that both chambers have passed their own versions of this legislation, a conference committee will meet to reconcile differences and draft a final bill.

Our lawmakers have a responsibility to do everything in their power to rein in ICE. The abuses won't stop without our collective action. Silence is complicity. Demand that Massachusetts lawmakers take a stand and pass urgent reforms to rein in ICE.

With Flock Safety's license plate reader (LPR) technology, law enforcement agencies across the country can track Massachusetts drivers in real-time — without a warrant, probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing. Flock's nationwide data sharing model puts our civil rights and civil liberties at risk. Public records obtained by ACLU Massachusetts confirm that over 40 Massachusetts police departments have contracts with Flock. Does your local police department use Flock LPR technology?

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