Victory! German Mass Surveillance Abroad is Ruled Unconstitutional
By Matthew Guariglia In a landmark decision, the German Constitutional Court has ruled that mass surveillance of telecommunications outside of Germany conducted on foreign nationals…
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The Dangers of COVID-19 Surveillance Proposals to the Future of Protest
By Matthew Guariglia Many of the new surveillance powers now sought by the government to address the COVID-19 crisis would harm our First Amendment rights…
Thermal Imaging Cameras are Still Dangerous Dragnet Surveillance Cameras
By Matthew Guariglia and Cooper Quintin As governments around the world continue to seek solutions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, companies are eager to…
Face Surveillance Is Not the Solution to the COVID-19 Crisis
By Matthew Guariglia In the current moment, governments may be tempted to funnel scarce public health resources into the use of face recognition to curtail…
Ring Updates Device Security and Privacy—But Ignores Larger Concerns
By Matthew Guariglia and Bill Budington Amazon’s surveillance doorbell company Ring has announced extra layers of security and control for users after a wave of…
What to Know Before You Buy or Install Your Amazon Ring Camera
By Matthew Guariglia So, you own or are thinking of buying a Ring camera. This post outlines a list of privacy and civil liberties concerns…
Smart Home Tech, Police, and Your Privacy: Year in Review 2019
By Matthew Guariglia If 2019 confirmed anything, it is that we should not trust the microphones and cameras that large corporations sell us to put…
Five Concerns about Amazon Ring’s Deals with Police
By Matthew Guariglia More than 400 police departments across the country have partnered with Ring, tech giant Amazon’s “smart” doorbell program, to create a troubling…
Amazon’s Ring Is a Perfect Storm of Privacy Threats
By Matthew Guariglia Doors across the United States are now fitted with Amazon’s Ring, a combination doorbell-security camera that records and transmits video straight to…
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Signals It Will investigate NSA Surveillance, Facial Recognition, and Terror Watchlists
By Matthew Guariglia After a long dormant stretch, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) has signaled it’s ready to tackle another big review…
Again!? The NSA’s Phone Records Program Still Can’t Stay Within the Law
By Matthew Guariglia Just as the Trump administration has signaled its interest in a permanent “clean” reauthorization of the Patriot Act’s phone surveillance provision, the…