Privacy
MembersLearn How to Stop Hidden Trackers on Your Android Phone With Open-Source Technology
Stop ad companies and data brokers harvesting your in-app activity.
Time is Running Out For Free Speech and Privacy Revisions on Flawed UN Cybercrime Convention
Civil society groups demand urgent revisions as the treaty’s scope threatens fundamental rights and cybersecurity.
UK and Canada Probe DNA Company 23andMe’s Data Breach
Probes aim to determine if 23andMe’s security measures were adequate amidst rising digital privacy concerns.
New York Passes Online Age Verification Digital ID Law
All the controversial bill needs now is a signature from Governor Kathy Hochul.
Costco’s Bid to Turn Customer Data into Profits
Everything is a data-grab.
Australia’s Opposition Calls for Extended Online Age Verification, Digital ID, to Combat Anonymity
Australia’s major political parties support digital ID.
EU Plans Major Expansion of Mass Surveillance, MEP Claims
Secret documents reveal plans for extensive data retention and encryption backdoors.
Elon Musk’s X Asks Supreme Court To Review Trump Warrant and Nondisclosure Order, Citing First Amendment Concerns
The company’s plea challenges government overreach and First Amendment violations in highly public investigations.
New York’s “SAFE” Digital ID Act For Kids Threatens Online Free Speech and Privacy
Critics argue that the proposed legislation would infringe on First Amendment rights by tying online activity to government-issued IDs.
MembersAd Tracking Data Is Fueling The Intelligence Community
Despite new “safeguards,” intelligence agencies continue buying sensitive personal data from brokers, sparking privacy concerns.
Google’s Privacy Blunder: Sensitive Data and Kids’ Voices Scooped Up
Thousands of internal reports reveal mishandling of sensitive data, including audio recordings of children on YouTube Kids and exposed addresses on Waze.
Meta Begins Training AI on Users’ Data, Makes It Difficult To Opt Out
And if you live in the US, it won’t let you opt-out at all.