Privacy vs Surveillance

Monitoring the latest developments about privacy and digital surveillance.

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Podcast Episode: Protecting Privacy in Your Brain

The human brain might be the grandest computer of all, but in this episode, we talk to two experts who confirm that the ability…
Risky Business

Risky Business #804 -- Phrack's DPRK hacker is probably a Chinese APT…

On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: Australia expels Iranian…
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Fourth Amendment Victory: Michigan Supreme Court Reins in Digital…

When police have a warrant to search a phone, should they be able to see everything on the phone—from family photos to…
The Baffler

No Action

The UK’s ministers claim respect for international law but insist on their right to sell jet parts to a state being investigated…

Trump admin says it convinced UK to drop demand for Apple backdoor

UK previously demanded that Apple break encryption to aid government spying.
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Victory! Pen-Link's Police Tools Are Not Secret

The records disclosed in the settlement show that in late 2023, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office paid $180,000 for a…
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Victory! Ninth Circuit Limits Intrusive DMCA Subpoenas

The Ninth Circuit upheld an important limitation on Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) subpoenas that other federal courts…
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From Book Bans to Internet Bans: Wyoming Lets Parents Control the…

If you've read about the sudden appearance of age verification across the internet in the UK and thought it would never happen in…
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Torture Victim’s Landmark Hacking Lawsuit Against Spyware Maker Can…

PORTLAND, OR – Saudi human rights activist Loujain Alhathloul’s groundbreaking lawsuit concerning spying software that enabled…
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Podcast Episode: Separating AI Hope from AI Hype

If you believe the hype, artificial intelligence will soon take all our jobs, or solve all our problems, or destroy all…

YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single…

Adult YouTubers defend childish viewing habits in fight to block AI age checks.
The Baffler

The Prison Is Open

The opening of the prisons has not ushered in the freedom once imagined. Instead, it serves as yet another stage for state power.
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Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age…

Now that the Online Safety Act has gone into effect, countless problems have begun to reveal themselves, and the absurd,…
Risky Business

Risky Business #801 -- AI models can hack well now and it's weirding…

On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news. Google security engineering VP Heather…
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No Walled Gardens. No Gilded Cages.

It’s summer security week. EFF is a longtime supporter of the researchers, hackers, and creators who make the web more secure and…
The Baffler

Apocalypse 24/7

We can hardly make sense of the idea of the end of the world without attending to all the other worlds that ended before our own.
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Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online,…

The UK is having a moment. In late July, new rules took effect that require all online services available in the UK to assess…
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EFF at the Las Vegas Security Conferences

It’s time for EFF’s annual journey to Las Vegas for the summer security conferences: BSidesLV, Black Hat USA, and DEF CON. Our…
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Digital Rights Are Everyone’s Business, and Yours Can Join the Fight!

Companies large and small are doubling down on digital rights, and we’re excited to see more and more of them join EFF. We’re…
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Data Brokers Are Ignoring Privacy Law. We Deserve Better.

Of the many principles EFF fights for in consumer data privacy legislation, one of the most basic is a right to access the data…
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