Don’t Let Encrypted Messaging Become a Hollow Promise
By Andrew Crocker and Gennie Gebhart Why do we care about encryption? Why was it a big deal, at least in theory, when Mark Zuckerberg…
By Andrew Crocker and Gennie Gebhart Why do we care about encryption? Why was it a big deal, at least in theory, when Mark Zuckerberg…
By Amanda Froelich Before you download an app or a PDF, do you read the Terms and Conditions? If not, you may be unintentionally signing…
By Nathan Sheard Earlier this week, Oakland’s City Council voted unanimously to ban local government use of face surveillance. The amendment to Oakland’s Surveillance and Community…
By Michael Maharrey I recently appeared on the Wasatch Report with Suzanne Sherman to talk about the real-world impacts of government overreach, particularly the drug…
By MassPrivateI Can you imagine living in a country that puts surveillance devices in every city and public venue? What would be the first country…
By Julia Conley “Imagine if we could go back in time and prevent governments around the world from ever building nuclear or biological weapons. That’s…
By Tyler Durden The FBI plans to step up its efforts to gather information from social media – issuing a call last week for a new…
SAN FRANCISCO — The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP filed a class action lawsuit today on behalf of…
By MassPrivateI I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so. Local governments and private corporations are using facial recognition to…
By Truthstream Media It’s bad enough that every government agency now conducts surveillance and sweeps up data continuously. However, consumers continue to welcome surveillance directly…
By Aaron Kesel ‘Gotham’ software written by Palantir shows how government agencies can use very little information to obtain quick access to anyone’s personal minutiae….
By John Vibes As smart devices have become ubiquitous in our lives, people are becoming increasingly concerned about the privacy implications of the technology. In…
By Charles Hugh Smith Convenience is the sales pitch, but the real goal is control in service of maximizing profits and extending state power. When…
By Melissa Dykes Apparently in the next phase, your AI “oracle” voice assistant will do most of the heavy thinking for you… and the Internet…