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On January 20th, Trump will begin his second term in office.
If Trump and his administration follow through on their campaign promises, the transition of power will bring devasting consequences for our fundamental rights and freedoms, particularly for immigrants, reproductive health care seekers, people of color, poor people, and queer and trans communities.
Among the many anticipated impacts, the new administration has signaled it intends to reverse Biden-era progress related to protecting our civil rights and civil liberties in the realms of privacy and artificial intelligence.
The day after the election, Trump announced his intention to repeal a Biden era executive order regulating AI. Since then, Trump has granted Elon Musk unprecedented influence over government affairs, and hosted scores of tech leaders at Mar-a-Lago. Tech CEOs have in turn donated millions to Trump’s inauguration, with contributions from Apple, Meta, Amazon, and OpenAI far outpacing their donations to Biden in 2020.
These and other developments foreshadow an incoming administration that is going to take a lax approach toward regulating technology companies.
Over the last four years, the Biden administration made important strides in this area, including a directive increasing transparency into government use of AI, FTC enforcement against location data brokers, and a DOJ lawsuit challenging the legality of RealPage’s rent price-fixing algorithm.
These efforts were buttressed by legal documents, reports, blogs, and other records laying out the administration’s efforts to protect consumers and hold Big Tech accountable. But once administrative agencies change hands under Trump, there is no guarantee that documentation of these and other initiatives will remain accessible to advocates, journalists, and interested members of the public.
So, we saved them.
Below, you can view archived copies of over 250 documents and webpages on topics like algorithmic discrimination, generative AI, and biometric surveillance. Try filtering by agency (e.g., DHS, FTC) or keywords (e.g., AI use case inventory, Kochava, risk). Use the drop-down menu to change how many rows you can see at a time.
No matter what happens, the ACLU of Massachusetts remains committed to fighting for law reforms to protect the public interest, civil rights, and civil liberties. Click here to find out ways you can get involved.
Can’t find what you’re looking for? It may be available on the Internet Archive.
