Fact Check: How Invasive Are Contact Tracing Apps?
By The Conscious Resistance Journalist Derrick Broze breaks down the truth about those recent updates to iPhone and Android. Sources: Fact check: Google did not…
Privacy
Study Finds Some Governments Already Using Contact Tracing Apps For Mass Surveillance
By John Vibes For months, privacy experts like Edward Snowden were warning about governments using virus contact tracing phone apps to conduct mass surveillance on…
How To Check If Your iPhone Is Secretly A Coronavirus Tracker
By Tyler Durden If you downloaded the latest iOS update back in May, and any following updates, then congratulations…your COVID-19 infection status will likely soon…
California Privacy Advocates Sue Vallejo Over Cell-Site Simulator
By Dave Maass Special thanks to legal intern Gillian Vernick, who was lead author of this post. The Vallejo Police Department was warned: by rushing…
Majority Of Germans Refuse To Install Corona-Warn-App
By Tyler Durden When it comes to fighting COVID-19, mass-testing, effective contact-tracing and wearing face masks in public are all claimed to be effective at curbing…
Norway Halts Smartphone Contact Tracing App, While Other European States Roll Out Tech
By Aaron Kesel Norway has suspended use of its smartphone app meant to track and trace those who have been diagnosed with covid. This is…
Meet The Company Who Created More Than 500 Police Snitching Apps
By MassPrivateI The company responsible for creating a network of police snitching apps in the U.S. and Canada is trying to convince the public to…
Bracelets, Beacons, Barcodes: Wearables in the Global Response to COVID-19
By Katitza Rodriguez, Svea Windwehr, and Seth Schoen In their efforts to contain the spread of the pandemic, governments around the world are rolling out…
Clearview AI May Be Illegal In EU Watchdog Says
By Aaron Kesel The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) said that the use of Clearview artificial intelligence by law enforcement would “likely not be consistent…
Digital Security Advice for Journalists Covering the Protests Against Police Violence
By Naomi Gilens and Dave Maass This guide is an overview of digital security considerations specific to journalists covering protests. For EFF’s comprehensive guide to…
The EARN IT Act Won’t Protect Children, But It Will Destroy Digital Privacy
By Sia Mohajer With the world distracted by COVID-19 pandemic, the US government is taking the opportunity to continue its war on digital privacy. The…
New Hasty Attempt to Tackle Fake News in Brazil Heavily Strikes Privacy and Free Expression
By Veridiana Alimonti The Brazilian Senate rushes to approve a draft bill that seriously undermines privacy and free expression. Named as the “Fake News Law,” …
Protecting Your Privacy if Your Phone is Taken Away
By Andrés Arrieta Your phone is your life. It’s where you communicate, get your news, take pictures and videos of your loved ones, relax and…
Immunity Passports Are a Threat to Our Privacy and Information Security
By Alexis Hancock and Karen Gullo With states beginning to ease shelter-in-place restrictions, the conversation on COVID-19 has turned to questions of when and how…