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Cybersecurity Experts Demand Canada Scrap Bill C-22 Backdoor
The bill that promises not to surveil Canadians requires a year of every Canadian’s location data sitting on private servers.
MembersThe $4 Tool That Can Unmask Anonymous Accounts, and the Habits That Give You Away
The throwaway account you made years ago is sitting in a database, waiting for a system that costs less than a tank of gas to read it.
Privacy Groups Revolt Against Google’s Demand to Register Every Android Developer
Google is turning sideloading from a right into a permission slip, and the open-source community has until September to convince it otherwise.
MembersHow One Patent Envisions a Nation Under Surveillance
The line between public safety and permanent record has never been thinner.
Global Cybercrime Treaty Draws Criticism from Rights Groups and Tech Companies Over Surveillance Fears
The convention’s fine print could decide whether cybercrime law protects citizens, or prosecutes them.
MembersHow Amazon Is Turning Your Neighborhood Into a Police Database
Amazon has turned the simple act of watching your doorstep into an unpaid shift in the surveillance state.
Unions Sue Trump Administration Over AI-Driven Social Media Surveillance
The unions argue that mass online monitoring turns social media into a government listening post.
California Court Rules SMUD Illegally Shared Customer Utility Data With Police
A decade-long dragnet of household energy use meets its match in a courtroom siding with privacy over profiling.
The Supreme Court Fight That Could Decide Who Gets to Stay Online
Tech giants and civil liberties groups are urging the Court to reject a ruling that weaponizes copyright law against everyday internet users.
Michigan Supreme Court Rules Unrestricted Phone Searches Violate Fourth Amendment
The justices drew a bright line through the data stream, declaring that your pocket-sized diary deserves more respect than a rummaged junk drawer.
California Content Law Design Code Faces Free Speech Clash
The fight over California’s child safety law is turning into a referendum on the future of online anonymity and free expression.
When Smart Meters Turn Into Spy Tools
Sacramento’s electric utility turned energy data into a blunt-force tool for unchecked home surveillance.