Surveillance Kills Freedom
By Andrew P. Napolitano “The makers of our Constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness. They recognized the significance of man’s…
Privacy
DoD Warns Military Personnel NOT to Use Genealogy Tests — So Are They Safe for Your Family?
By B.N. Frank Anyone concerned about their privacy and that of their loved ones may be interested in two related CBS “60 Minutes” segments aired…
When Law Enforcement Wants Your Private Communications, What Legal Safeguards Are in Place in Latin America and Spain?
By Katitza Rodriguez and Veridiana Alimonti This post is the third in a series about our new State of Communications Privacy Laws report, a set…
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…
CBS 60 Minutes on China’s Efforts to Control Americans’ Health Care — “Data is the New Oil”
By B.N. Frank Anyone concerned about their privacy and that of their loved ones may be interested in this recent CBS “60 Minutes” segment. Noted…
Police To Use A Network Of 1,000 “Anveshak” AI Cameras To “Spotlight” A Person’s Every Movement
By MassPrivateI The future of total police surveillance just got a whole lot bleaker, thanks to researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). IISc…
It’s Not Section 230 You Hate, It’s Oligopolies
By Katherine Trendacosta As we continue to hear calls to repeal or change Section 230, it appears that many people have conflated a law that…
End Two Federal Programs that Fund Police Surveillance Tech
By Matthew Guariglia The new administration can do two things immediately that would help stop some of the more nefarious ways that police departments get…
Your Face Is Set To Replace Your Bank Card
Facial recognition is getting deeply embedded into consumer services where payment is required, eliminating the use of physical payment cards. While convenient for users, the…
Rights Advocates Alarmed by US Spy Agency’s Purchase of Warrantless Phone Location Data
By Brett Wilkins Digital rights advocates reacted with alarm to a report published Friday detailing how Defense Intelligence Agency analysts in recent years bought databases…
Smart Homes Can Easily Be Hacked and Most Internet of Things Devices Don’t Have Any Security Standards
By B.N. Frank “Smart” Homes may sound like the coolest thing ever. However, privacy and security experts have warned for many years about privacy and…
Facial Recognition and “Coded Bias” — Online Q&A with Documentary Team, January 27th
On Wednesday, January 27, EFF Associate Director of Community Organizing, Nathan ‘nash‘ Sheard (he/ze), will take part in a live Q&A on Twitter with the team behind…
Understanding the Surveillance State and Technocracy Threat
By The Conscious Resistance Derrick Broze breaks down a number of recent stories showing the growth of the surveillance state and the Technocracy. Derrick…
COVID-19, Digital Rights and Nigeria’s Emerging Surveillance State
By Boye Adegoke During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments took extraordinary measures to leverage technology to fight the virus. In addition to lockdowns, many African countries,…