Device “Ownership” Is a Civil Liberties Issue
By Kit Walsh We’re taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day…
Civil Liberties
Pennsylvanians Should Know How The State Police Is Monitoring Social Media
By Andrew Christy, Criminal Justice and Poverty Attorney, ACLU of Pennsylvania “Sunshine is the best disinfectant.” That’s a line that is used so much that…
Border Patrol And The TSA Allowed To Secretly Spy On Everyone’s Social Media Accounts
By MassPrivateI The U.S. Border Patrol (CBP) and the TSA claim they need to secretly spy on everyone’s social media accounts so they can understand…
U.S. Government Using Amazon’s Facial Recognition Technology
Activist Post Editor’s Note: Despite the many warnings about the increased privacy invasion from this technology, as well as evidence showing that it is far…
Year in Review: Airport Surveillance Takes Off in a New, Dangerous Direction
By Jennifer Granick and India McKinney In 2018, we learned that expanded biometric surveillance is coming to an airport near you. This includes face recognition,…
What Self-Ownership Means and Why It Matters
By Jeffrey A. Tucker I’ve been thinking about this idea of self-ownership, a concept almost universally assumed to be a foundation for human rights and…
Grassroots Networks Mobilize From Coast to Coast to Promote Digital Rights: 2018 Year in Review
By Shahid Buttar The digital rights movement showed its strength this year by projecting influence in jurisdictions across the United States. Community organizations on both…
Investigative Scoops Worth Rereading: Year in Review 2018
By Dave Maass In an era where political and corporate leaders are attacking the free press as “the enemy of the people,” it’s crucial that…
To “Celebrate” Christmas, Police Forcibly Remove City’s Entire Homeless Population
By Matt Agorist Honolulu, HI — To “celebrate” Christmas Eve, the Waikiki Police Department is planning to remove all of the city’s homeless population in…
Government Shutdown or Not, the Police State Will Continue to Flourish
By John W. Whitehead “There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men.”—Ludwig von Mises The government…
Big Wins for Privacy and Free Speech: 2018 in Review
By Cindy Cohn and Michael Rosenbloom As 2018 draws to a close, we’ve gathered together some of EFF’s key legal wins this year. Some of…
Before and After: What We Learned About the “Hemisphere” Program After Suing the DEA
By Dave Maass As the year draws to a close, so has EFF’s long-running Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Agency about…
Cambridge, MA Joins Growing Ranks of Cities Requiring Civilian Control of Police Surveillance Tech
By Shahid Buttar Last week, the City of Cambridge, MA became at least the tenth local jurisdiction in the U.S. to adopt a crucial measure…
City of Cambridge Passes Ordinance Taking on Surveillance State
By Michael Maharrey CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Dec. 17, 2018) – The City of Cambridge, Mass., has passed an ordinance that sets the stage to limit the acquisition…