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Privacy and civil rights groups urge US colleges to end campus surveillance to protect protesters

More than 30 rights groups demand universities end invasive data collection to protect free speech and prevent targeting of vulnerable campus communities amid federal pressure.

  • A coalition of over 30 privacy and civil rights groups called on US universities to dismantle campus surveillance and data collection to protect student protesters.
  • The groups demanded that universities resist government pressure and threats of cutting federal research grants to preserve academic freedom and rights of expression.
  • The letter asked universities to refuse cooperating with law enforcement seeking to surveil or deport students, secure and delete sensitive data, and reject restrictions on protesters wearing masks.
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Privacy and civil rights groups urge US colleges to end campus surveillance to protect protesters

A coalition of more than 30 privacy and civil rights groups is calling on U.S. universities to dismantle campus surveillance and data collection in order to protect student protesters from government retaliation.

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Fight for the Future broke the news in on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
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