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Digital Surveillance & the Fight for Reproductive Rights



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With a recently-leaked Supreme Court majority decision draft signaling the long-suspected overturning of landmark reproductive rights case Roe v. Wade, abortion would likely be outlawed in a majority of states. By issuing warrants for search histories, combing through social media posts, and using location data to track movement, law enforcement will be able to exploit an ever-growing suite of unregulated digital forensic tools to find and prosecute so-called “offenders” en masse.

If recent history is any indication, those most targeted will disproportionately be low-income people and people of color. Many of these intrusive new digital surveillance technologies are already being used to target immigrant communities and as a form of “digital stop and frisk” in predominantly Black neighborhoods, paving the way for rapid adaptation to larger populations. What role can tech companies, advocates, and legislators play in protecting reproductive rights through better privacy protections, and how can individuals shield themselves going forward?
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