US Government Wants to Ban Encryption in the Name of Protecting Children
By Aaron Kesel In the name of protecting the children, U.S. lawmakers and the Department of Justice want to ban end-to-end encryption, opening Internet users…
Privacy
40 Privacy Groups Warn That Facial Recognition is Threatening Democracy
By Derrick Broze On Monday, forty organizations signed a letter calling on an independent government watchdog to recommend a ban on U.S. government use of…
Your Smart Vehicle is Recording Your Every Move
By Derrick Broze Recent reports indicate that data gathered by automakers and tech companies could be the next front in the battle over digital privacy….
Chicago Police Are Using a Facial Recognition Program That Scans Billions of Social Media Photos
By Emma Fiala Manhattan-based Clearview AI is collecting data from unsuspecting social media users and the Chicago Police Department (CPD) is using the controversial facial…
U.K. Police Will Soon be able to Search Through U.S. Data Without Asking a Judge
By Joe Mullin Law enforcement officials in the U.S. and U.K. have negotiated a deal that sells out the privacy rights of the public in…
Police Allowed To Conduct Illegal Searches Of Vehicles At Concerts And Music Festivals
By MassPrivateI A recent Appeals Court ruling in Tennessee reveals a disturbing window into how police use concerts, music festivals and sporting events to trample…
Antivirus Software Harvests “Every Search, Every Click, Every Buy, On Every Site”
By Joseph Cox, Vice Note: This article has been updated to reflect a comment from Sephora stating that “Sephora is not a client and has…
University of Missouri Students Will Now Be Required to Install Location Tracking App
By Aaron Kesel According to a new report from the Kansas City Star, the University of Missouri (MU) has started using an app called SpotterEDU…
Ring Doorbell App Packed with Third-Party Trackers
By Bill Budington Ring isn’t just a product that allows users to surveil their neighbors. The company also uses it to surveil its customers. An…
London Police Implement Real-Time Facial Recognition Devices; U.S. Follows With First Fully Biometric Airport
By Aaron Kesel London police are set to deploy real-time facial recognition technology throughout the city; while the U.S. is also implementing the tech among…
San Diego’s 4000 “Smart” Streetlights Are Still Recording 24/7 with Cameras AND Microphones
By B.N. Frank Strong opposition to San Diego’s “Smart” streetlights has been reported before. In addition to invading privacy, for many years already The American…
Smart City Planners Confirm Bluetooth and WiFi Devices Transmit Data Even When Disconnected
By B.N. Frank According to a 2018 survey, 66% of Americans don’t want to live in “Smart Cities” because of privacy and cybersecurity concerns. …
The DEA’s National License Plate Reader Network Expands To Smaller Cities
By MassPrivateI Last week, the Herald Publication in Mascoutah, Illinois revealed that the City of Fairview Heights entered into an agreement with the IDOT to…
Amazon Echo’s Privacy Issues Go Way Beyond Voice Recordings
By Garfield Benjamin, Solent University Amazon Echo and the Alexa voice assistant have had widely publicized issues with privacy. Whether it is the amount of…