Collaborate Disseminate
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
Cryptography, privacy, stalkerware and how infosec professionals relax. Listen, enjoy and learn! Continue reading S3 Ep 39.5: A conversation with Eva Galperin [Podcast]
“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
Why is federal law enforcement (still) asking Congress for encryption backdoors? Attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers seem to have gotten worse, details on an airline supplier data breach, and the real reason Kevin hasn’t replaced his Chewbacca manneq… Continue reading Encryption Backdoor Debate, Microsoft Exchange Attacks, Airline Supplier Data Breach
Last week Cory Doctorow shared his own answer for what Apple and Google should’ve done about Parler:
They should remove it, and tell users, “We removed Parler because we think it is a politically odious attempt to foment violence. Our judgment is subje… Continue reading EFF, Cory Doctorow Warn About the Dangers of De-Platforming and Censorship
EFF special consultant/blogger/science fiction writer Cory Doctorow warns in Locus magazine about the dangers of what Bruce Schneier calls “feudal security”:
Here in the 21st century, we are beset by all manner of digital bandits, from identity thieve… Continue reading Are Google, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft ‘Digital Warlords’?