The Internet of Things is a surveillance nightmare
By connecting everything to the Internet, we’re creating a frighteningly hackable, spy-friendly world.
On Mar 20, 2016 by J.M. Porup
The Russian activists fighting the Kremlin’s surveillance regime
Many Russians take for granted that their government is monitoring their Internet traffic. But a small group of activists is going to court to make the spying more difficult.
On Mar 20, 2016 by Jonathan Keane
U.S. and E.U. release full text of new data-sharing privacy deal
Governments on both continents are optimistic that the deal will pass muster.
On Feb 29, 2016 by Eric Geller
Minorities and women largely shut out of encryption debate
Minorities bear the brunt of surveillance, but the debate is almost entirely white.
On Feb 18, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s evolution on Internet freedom
When it comes to Internet freedom, Scalia may have been one of the great legal minds of our time.
On Feb 14, 2016 by Matthew Rozsa
U.K. spy bill draws concerns from joint parliamentary committee
The new report urged the British government to clarify worrisome provisions.
On Feb 11, 2016 by Eric Geller
U.K. intelligence committee urges major changes to surveillance bill
The report called one key measure ‘inconsistent and largely incomprehensible.’
On Feb 9, 2016 by Eric Geller
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
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
Here’s all the reasons why Britain’s proposed encryption law is a bad idea
Britain’s proposed Investigatory Powers bill has some far-reaching consequences.
On Jan 31, 2016 by Skylar Baker-Jordan
Homeland Security wants to better monitor social media and the Dark Net
Homeland Security may soon be hiring to watch the Web.
On Jan 27, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
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
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
Civil liberties groups ask Congress to probe NSA spying on U.S. lawmakers
Will Congress step up its oversight of the NSA?
On Jan 14, 2016 by Eric Geller
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