Delays Aren’t Good Enough—Apple Must Abandon Its Surveillance Plans
By Cindy Cohn Apple announced today that it would “take additional time over the coming months to collect input and make improvements” to a program…
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Apple Delays Controversial Child Abuse iPhone Spying Program After Backlash
By Tyler Durden After major backlash at the possibility of big brother-esque monitoring of everything you do – ironically juxtaposed against an entire advertising strategy…
Apple’s Plan to “Think Different” About Encryption Opens a Backdoor to Your Private Life
By India McKinney and Erica Portnoy Apple has announced impending changes to its operating systems that include new “protections for children” features in iCloud and…
India’s Draconian Rules for Internet Platforms Threaten User Privacy and Undermine Encryption
By Katitza Rodriguez and Kurt Opsahl The Indian government’s new Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code (“2021 Rules”) pose huge problems for free expression…
Sneaky Sneaky: FBI Created Company That Sold Encrypted Devices; Led to 800 Arrests in 16 Countries
By B.N. Frank Encrypted devices are obviously a popular item among criminals, but also for average users who value privacy amid rising corporate and government…
How India’s New Internet Regulations Will Change Social Media, Online News and Video Streaming
By Rohith Jyothish India introduced on February 25 broad new regulations to social media, online news websites, and streaming platforms, which experts say could seriously change the…
Amazon Ring’s End-to-End Encryption: What it Means
By Matthew Guariglia, Erica Portnoy, and Bill Budington Almost one year after EFF called on Amazon’s surveillance doorbell company Ring to encrypt footage end-to-end, it…
Surveillance Self-Defense and Security Education: Year in Review 2020
By Lindsay Oliver As the world rapidly changed in 2020, new threats arose to our digital security. The shift to online education and the wave…
In Blow to Online Privacy EU Seizes on Vienna Attack to Enact Long-Desired Ban on Encryption
By Alan Mcleod The European Union is rushing through new legislation to get rid of end-to-end digital encryption. This would mean the end of privacy…
Orders from the Top: The EU’s Timetable for Dismantling End-to-End Encryption
By Danny O’Brien The last few months have seen a steady stream of proposals, encouraged by the advocacy of the FBI and Department of Justice, to…
Urgent: EARN IT Act Introduced in House of Representatives
By Joe Mullin The dangerous EARN IT Act passed the Senate Judiciary Committee last month, and now it’s been introduced in the House of Representatives….
DARPA Launches Project CHARIOT in Bid to Shield Big Tech Profits
By Raul Diego The U.S. Military-Industrial complex is sprinting on a chariot to shore up the encryption space before the next era of computation upends…
The New EARN IT Bill Still Threatens Encryption and Free Speech
By Joe Mullin The day before a committee debate and vote on the EARN IT Act, the bill’s sponsors replaced their bill with an amended…
Tell Your Senator: Vote No on the EARN IT Act
By Joe Mullin This month, Americans are out in the streets, demanding police accountability. But rather than consider reform proposals, a key Senate committee is…