Electronic Frontier Foundation
Tim Cook Welcomes EU KIDS Act Age Verification for App Stores
Von der Leyen posted about privacy, safety, and security for children. The law behind the post needs everyone’s age checked.
California Legislature Passes Online Age Verification Bill
The vote was unanimous, but the privacy backlash is only getting started.
Nitter Goes Dark After X Corp Cease and Desist Letters
There was no revenue here and no competing product, only a way to privately read public posts that the platform did not control.
Google Starts Asking for Developers' Papers on September 30
The thing that made Android worth choosing is now a setting you have to search for.
MembersTotal Coverage, Optional Oversight
Surveillance companies do not promise their systems will never be abused. They promise the abuse will be caught, which is a different promise and a much smaller one.
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.
UK Could Weaken Online Censorship Law to Avoid US Trade Battle
London weighs free speech against trade as Washington pressures Labour to amend online censorship laws.
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.
SXSW Is Accused of Using Copyright and Trademark Claims to Suppress Criticism
Copyright and trademark strikes are increasingly being used to force content takedowns.
MembersConverging Technologies: The Alarming Intersection of DNA Biometrics and Facial Recognition
A new era of dystopian law enforcement techniques.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Is Urged to Find Keyword Search Warrant Unconstitutional
Keyword warrants are a threat to civil liberties.
More People Are Realizing the UN’s Cybercrime Treaty Is an Excuse for Global Surveillance
Any excuse for greater control.