BOSTON — The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the ACLU today asked a federal court to rule without trial that the Department of Homeland Security…
By MassPrivateI If ever you needed a reason to turn off your cell phone, then maybe this story this will convince you. The Palm Beach…
By Derrick Broze Even if you disable GPS, deactivate phone location tracking, and turn off your phone, it’s still possible for Google and the NSA…
By B.N. Frank It’s reasonable to expect stores to install security cameras to protect themselves from theft and property damage. But is it reasonable for…
By Jason Kelley Government agencies and airlines have ignored years of warnings from privacy groups and senators that using face recognition technology on travelers would…
By Aaron Kesel The FBI has failed to assuage concerns of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on its use of facial recognition technology according to…
By Derrick Broze A new court filing argues that Google is helping the U.S. government circumvent Fourth Amendment protections in order to conduct warrantless searches….
By Eoin Higgins (CD) — Social media giant Facebook made a major hire Monday, bringing on lawyer Jennifer Newstead as the company’s general counsel—a move…
By Jennifer Lynch There’s heartening news for our location privacy out of Massachusetts this week. The Supreme Judicial Court, the state’s highest court, ruled that…
By MassPrivateI Halloween is less than six months away but that has not stopped law enforcement from taking people’s blood. In fact, police officers want…
By Aaron Kesel Welcome to a new way of browsing the Internet where by default your privacy is protected from intrusive ads and ad networks…
By Netizen Report Team The Advox Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in technology and human rights around the…
By Jennifer Lynch Do you know where you were five years ago? Did you have an Android phone at the time? It turns out Google…
By Aaron Kesel Facebook has another scandal; this time it has been revealed that the company’s password verification feature for new users collected contact data…