Orwell Could Never Have Predicted This Level of Surveillance
By Mark Nestmann, The Nestmann Group I love technology. I can’t imagine life without the modern conveniences of telephones, email, and the Internet. Not to…
Privacy
Judge Rules FBI Can Hack Your Email (Here’s How You Stop Them)
By Mark Nestmann, The Nestmann Group What’s the biggest threat to your civil liberties? Is it Congress crushing every loophole you grasp at for privacy?…
Federal Judge Rejects Evidence Gathered With “Stingray” Warrantless Surveillance Tool
By Derrick Broze A federal judge has set a precedent by suppressing evidence obtained without a warrant using a surveillance device sometimes known as a…
U.S. House Rejects Bill to Restore Fourth Amendment
By Josh Mur Only four days after a man previously under FBI surveillance carried out the worst massacre in recent years at an Orlando nightclub,…
Facebook Accused of Listening to Everything You Say — Here’s How to Stop It
By Jay Syrmopoulos Recently, an expert has come out to claim that Facebook may be listening in on your conversations. Kelli Burns, a mass communication…
NY Electronic Communications Privacy Act Passed
By Mike Maharrey A New York Assembly committee has passed an electronic data protection bill that would end warrantless collection of cell phone data and…
Vermont Governor Signs Sweeping Privacy Law, Hinders Several Federal Surveillance Programs
By Mike Maharrey Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed a sweeping bill that establishes robust privacy protections in the state into law. It not only limits…
Michigan House Votes 107-1 to Pass State Privacy Amendment With National Implications
By Shane Trejo The Michigan House overwhelmingly approved a resolution Thursday that would give voters an opportunity to put “electronic data and communications” on the same…
New Surveillance Tool Could Give Law Enforcement Access to All Public Cameras
By Derrick Broze Computer scientists at Purdue University have created a new tool which could potentially allow law enforcement to access any camera that is…
California Assembly Passes Bill Taking on Drone Surveillance
By Mike Maharrey On Monday, the California Assembly passed a bill that would restrict warrantless drone surveillance by state and local law enforcement. If ultimately…
New York Bill Would Allow Customers to Opt-Out of Smart Meters; Undermine Federal Program
By Mike Maharrey A bill working its way through the New York legislature would allow customers to opt out of installing “smart meter” technology on…
State to Allow Cops to Snatch Your Phone After Being Stopped and Search it Using a “Textalyzer”
By Justin Gardner As government continues to expand, finding ever more ways to feed itself through taxation, it seeks to justify this burgeoning existence. Enter…
Censored, Surveilled, Watch Listed and Jailed. Freest Country in the World?
By John W. Whitehead “You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except…
Judge Grants EFF Right To Investigate NSA’s Illegal Surveillance of Americans
By Brianna Acuesta It’s been eight years since the Electronic Frontier Foundation first filed its lawsuit against the National Security Agency, but they were just…