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EFF.org has the story:
For the last month, civil liberties and human rights organizations, researchers, and customers have demanded that Apple cancel its plan to install photo-scanning software onto devices. This software poses an enormous danger to pr… Continue reading Why EFF Flew a Plane Over Apple’s Headquarters→

Apple’s plans to scan users’ iCloud Photos library against a database of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to look for matches and childrens’ messages for explicit content has come under fire from privacy whistleblower Edward Snowden and the Electroni… Continue reading Edward Snowden and EFF Slam Apple’s Plans To Scan Messages and iCloud Images→

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service and its inspection agency seeking records about a covert program to secretly comb through online posts of social media users befo… Continue reading EFF Sues US Postal Office For Records About Covert Social Media Spying Program→

“When U.S. law enforcement officials need to cast a wide net for information, they’re increasingly turning to the vast digital ponds of personal data created by Big Tech companies via the devices and online services that have hooked billions of people … Continue reading ‘Golden Age of Surveillance’, as Police Make 112,000 Data Requests in 6 Months→

“When U.S. law enforcement officials need to cast a wide net for information, they’re increasingly turning to the vast digital ponds of personal data created by Big Tech companies via the devices and online services that have hooked billions of people … Continue reading ‘Golden Age of Surveillance’, as Police Make 112,000 Data Requests in 6 Months→

The EFF’s senior staff attorney and their legal intern are warning that a bad copyright decision by a district court judge could lead many Americans to lose their internet access.

“In going after ISPs for the actions of just a few of their users, Son… Continue reading EFF Argues ‘If Not Overturned, a Bad Copyright Decision Will Lead Many Americans to Lose Internet Access’→

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation: Larry Brandt, a long-time supporter of internet freedom, used his nearly 20-year-old PayPal account to put his money where his mouth is. His primary use of the payment system … Continue reading PayPal Shuts Down Long-Time Tor Supporter With No Recourse→

Ashkan Soltani was the Chief Technologist of America’s Federal Trade Commission in 2014 — and earlier was a staff technologist in its Division of Privacy and Identity Protection helping investigate tech companies including Google and Facebook

F… Continue reading Privacy Advocate Confronts ACLU Over Its Use of Google and Facebook’s Targeted Advertising→