Skynet 2.0: Unstoppable Secret Network Bypasses Internet
By Patrick Wood According to popular tech expert, Rob Braxman, “There’s a secret network in operation today and this network can send centralized commands from…
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The Global Digital ID Surveillance Plan Accelerates – Urgent Resistance Needed
By Jesse Smith The COVID-19 plandemic provided the perfect cover for all manner of “New Normal” changes that were always intended to become permanent. One…
DHS Scans Social Media for “Misinformation” but Not “Constitutionally Protected Speech”
By Didi Rankovic The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is doubling down on a recently revealed policy of tying the issue of domestic terrorism with…
Facial Recognition Co. Will Have 100B Photos; “supposedly enough to ensure that almost every human will be in its database.”
By B.N. Frank Despite increasing opposition to facial recognition technology, significant risks associated with its use, and lawsuits (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6),…
Cambodia Implements Full Internet Surveillance Through Single National Data Gateway
What Cambodia is implementing today will spread like wildfire as a means to end free speech around the world. This has always been the plan…
Victory! More Lawsuits Proceed Against Clearview’s Face Surveillance
By Adam Schwartz Face surveillance is a growing menace to racial justice, privacy, free speech, and information security. So EFF supports bans on government use…
GWU Admits That It Tracked Student, Employee Locations On Campus Without Their Consent
By Alexa Schwerha A George Washington University pilot program ‘used locational data tracked by Wi-Fi access points’ to map student and employee movements on campus….
6 Things We Know about the CIA’s Secret Mass Surveillance Program
By Jon Miltimore The Central Intelligence Agency has secretly been running mass surveillance operations to collect data on Americans, according to a newly published letter…
The Dystopian Rebirth Of Moviepass As An App That “Tracks Users’ Eyes” To Make Sure They Watch Advertisements
By Tyler Durden Moviepass, the now-defunct service that was supposed to allow users to watch movies inexpensively, has pivoted ever-so-slightly into the business of being…
Signs that You Are Being Tracked with an Apple AirTag and Tips to Stop It
By B.N. Frank Tracking technology existed before Apple introduced its AirTags. However, AirTags seem to have made it cheaper and easier to stalk unsuspecting people. …
IKE’s Smart City Surveillance Kiosks Installed In Houston
Marketed on the basis of being free and convenient, the IKE kiosks collect data on every person who comes near them, including id’ing your Bluetooth…
Senators Finally Discover That CIA Is Using A Secret Program To Collect Data On American Citizens
In 2015, a CIA whistleblower who actually created “The Hammer”software to spy on foreign terror threats, revealed that the CIA had turned the surveillance weapon…
Key Senators Have Voted For The Anti-Encryption EARN IT Act
By Joe Mullin Earlier today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the dangerous EARN IT bill. We’re disappointed to see the committee advance this…
EFF Joins Activists And Human Rights Groups To Reject Attacks on Encryption
By Joe Mullin Encryption is under attack. In liberal democracies, elected leaders are giving lip service to our right to privacy—while seeking to create a…