Russia’s Cyber Gulag: Tracking And Controlling Citizens
Russia was historically slow in uptake of total surveillance technology, but they are racing to catch up, partly because of the war in Ukraine and…
Privacy
Worldcoin May Have a Biometric Data Black Market Problem
By Masha Borak Worldcoin, the digital identity and financial services crypto project that verifies people by scanning their irises, has found itself amid controversy after…
SFPD Obtained Live Access to Business Camera Network in Anticipation of Tyre Nichols Protest
By Matthew Guariglia New documents EFF received through public records requests have revealed that the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) received live access to the…
Meta Fined Over EU Data Transfers to U.S.; Company Plans to Appeal
By B.N. Frank 2023 continues to not be a good year for Meta (formerly Facebook). In February it was reported that the company lost billions…
Supreme Court: IRS Can Obtain Bank Records Of 3rd Parties Not Under Investigation
By Tyler Durden In a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court ruled last week that it’s legal for the IRS to secretly obtain the bank…
Consumer Group Warns Smartphone Facial Recognition Apps Are Vulnerable to Spoofing
By B.N. Frank Over the years, it has been reported numerous times that artificial Intelligence (A.I.) technologies are highly susceptible to inaccuracies, biases, and various…
Your DNA Can Now Be Pulled Out Of Thin Air
DNA is the foundation of life and is found throughout the environment. Because of shedding, humans leave a continuous trail of DNA that can be…
BofA Gave FBI Access To Jan. 6 Bank Records Without Customers’ Knowledge: Whistleblowers
By Joseph Lord Whistleblowers told Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee that gave Jan. 6 connected bank records to the FBI without customers’ knowledge or…
U.S. Military Expands 5G Pilot Programs; “technology could be used to surveil and dominate U.S. citizens”
By B.N. Frank American opposition to 5G deployment is not new and it is not going away (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Dangerous…
FTC Issues Complaint on Fertility App that Shared Users’ Health Data with Chinese Companies
By B.N. Frank Even though over the years, experts and researchers have zealously warned about cybersecurity and privacy risks associated with all “smart” devices and…
Facial Recognition Shows Up in Public Housing, Small Cities
By Jim Nash The race to make biometric surveillance commonplace is only getting faster, with systems going up in public housing and municipalities far from…
Digital Agorism: Navigating the Path to Decentralized Freedom
By Neil Radimaker In the spirit of the New Libertarian Manifesto, we find ourselves navigating the uncharted waters of the digital age. The specter of…
TSA Rolls Out More Facial Recognition At Major Airports
What the TSA started as a pilot program during the Great Panic of 2020, is now being rolled out to major airports across America. The…
URGENT NY Take Action: Vote Tues. on Adult Vax Database & STD Shots for Minors
By Autism Action Network NY we need to take urgent action THIS WEEKEND and on Monday, and you must come to Albany on Tuesday, May…