British police want to be able to serve warrants directly to U.S. tech companies
Congress would have to approve of any deal to change how foreign governments get U.S. data.
On Feb 5, 2016 by Eric Geller
Joseph Gordon-Levitt uses ‘Snowden’ money to fund tech-and-democracy project
HitRECord wants to know what you think about privacy and government.
On Feb 4, 2016 by Rae Votta
Everything you need to know about the big new data-privacy bill in Congress
The bill would give Europeans a key right that Americans already enjoy.
On Feb 4, 2016 by Eric Geller
U.S. and E.U. reach new data-sharing deal after rift over mass surveillance
The second version of the ‘Safe Harbor’ deal will likely end up in court, just like its predecessor.
On Feb 2, 2016 by Eric Geller
Denmark’s Justice Ministry to push for sweeping Internet surveillance law
Civil liberties advocates have condemned the upcoming proposal as a major privacy violation.
On Feb 1, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Senate Homeland Security chairman: Encryption law could ‘do more harm than good’
Sen. Ron Johnson is the highest-ranking lawmaker to oppose backdoors.
On Jan 28, 2016 by Eric Geller
Americans are waking up to the importance of online privacy
Americans also endorsed the European view of privacy by a surprisingly large margin.
As politicians debate encryption, super-secure operating system Tails is more popular than ever
Since Edward Snowden endorsed it in June 2013, the use of Tails has skyrocketed.
On Jan 27, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Big data poses a threat to democracy
Tech companies have an important role to play in revitalizing democracy.
On Jan 27, 2016 by Ronen Shnidman
U.S., E.U. negotiators still split over major data-sharing deal for businesses
The man whose lawsuit overturned the old deal on privacy grounds says he’s not sure how this ends.
On Jan 25, 2016 by Eric Geller
DOJ and FTC officials offer dueling visions on encryption
A top consumer-protection official said efforts to weaken encryption ‘deeply worry’ her.
The future of tracking online behavior is already here
This is how we trade our privacy away, one click at a time.
On Jan 22, 2016 by Kelsey Atherton
It’s time for Americans to #TakeCTRL of their privacy
If the federal government won’t do it, then states will.
On Jan 20, 2016
State lawmakers bypass Congress in broad effort to reform digital privacy laws
‘When Congress doesn’t act, the states often feel the pressure directly to insert themselves into that void.’
On Jan 20, 2016 by Eric Geller
Privacy coalition urges FCC to police how ISPs use and protect customer data
Internet companies are sure to object to new rules about what they do with customer data.
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