Demand a Plan to Stop Smart Guns
Julie Beal, Contributor Activist Post Could Obama pass an Executive Order to introduce the large-scale manufacture of smart guns? If so, the claim will be…
Surveillance
The secrecy surrounding the government’s illegal spying has reached the point of complete absurdity
Madison Ruppert, Contributor Activist Post In a perfect example of how the government treats the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)…
‘Smart’ Despotism to be Our Inevitable Future?
Alec Scheer, Contributor Activist Post It is 2020. Flying cars are zipping past tall metallic sky scrapers. A dismal grey, caused by the pollution, is…
Move Over GPS, Big Brother Has A New Way of Tracking Everyone
Susanne Posel, Contributor Activist Post On December 12th of last year, Locata was given a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to employ their…
112th Congress Finished Its Term By Taking Away More of Your Privacy, In The Worst Possible Way
Trevor Timm EFF The 113th Congress was sworn into office last week and will start regular business later this month. They’ll have a huge, and…
Hacked Phones Could Be Listening To Everything You Say
Chris Dougherty, Contributor Activist Post Most people believe their phone conversations are private. Well, they may not be as private as you think if your…
How to Evade Government Surveillance and Stay Anonymous Online
Chris Dougherty, Contributor Activist Post Why stay anonymous online? In today’s society there are people and automated devices that are recording your deepest, most private…
2012 in Review: Biometric ID Systems Grew Internationally … And So Did Concerns About Privacy
As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2012 and discussing where we are…
Congress Disgracefully Approves the FISA Warrantless Spying Bill for Five More Years, Rejects All Privacy Amendments
image source Trevor Timm EFF Today, after just one day of rushed debate, the Senate shamefully voted on a five-year extension to the FISA Amendments…
Tracking Students and Citizens With Globally Connected Biometric Databases
Susanne Posel, Contributor Activist Post The Biometric Database Law, originated in Israel, determines fingerprints and facial recognition software use to collect data on Israeli citizens…
Why We Should All Care About Today’s Senate Vote on the FISA Amendments Act, the Warrantless Domestic Spying Bill
image source Trevor Timm EFF Today is an incredibly important vote for the future of your digital privacy, but some in Congress are hoping you…
Expansion of Surveillance and Intelligence Community Empower Big Brother
Susanne Posel, Contributor Activist Post The Intelligence Community (IC) is growing by leaps and bounds since its inception in 1964, when it was called the…
US and European Orwellian Surveillance Deepens
Mick Meaney, Contributor Activist Post Germany is now considering adopting a new level of Orwellian surveillance similar to the UK, while the United States installs…
Stop Congress from Reauthorizing the FISA Amendments Act, a Warrantless Spying Bill
Rainey Reitman EFF We could be celebrating the New Year by ripping out the fiber optic cables that are sending copies of all our emails…