Canadian teenager shot to death after using his smartphone’s tracking feature
Jeremy Cook was only 18 years old.
On Jun 17, 2015 by Dylan Love
AT&T, Verizon earn failing grades on latest EFF privacy scorecard
Many of the services you use every day failed badly.
On Jun 17, 2015 by William Turton
New bill would stop the FBI from launching spy planes without a warrant
Privacy advocates have praised the bill as a win for civil liberties.
On Jun 17, 2015 by Eric Geller
U.K. police want more hacking powers to stay ahead of criminals
This won’t go over well with privacy groups.
On Jun 12, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Deleting your browser history could land you 20 years in prison
The absence of evidence isn’t proof of a crime.
On Jun 10, 2015 by S.E. Smith
The fight over encryption heats up as more tech groups put pressure on Obama
The new crypto wars are just getting started.
On Jun 9, 2015 by Eric Geller
U.S. tech companies expected to lose more than $35 billion due to NSA spying
A new report finds that NSA spying is the ultimate tech-business buzzkill.
On Jun 9, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
The British Library crowdsourced a Magna Carta for Internet rights
Magna Carta 2.0 is long overdue.
On Jun 8, 2015 by Eric Geller
Cybersecurity 101: The 2 best free courses for understanding online threats
You’ll be convincing your friends you’re an expert in a flash.
On Jun 8, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
It’s time to pardon Edward Snowden
How can we continue to treat Snowden as if he were a traitor?
On Jun 4, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter
DEA spying is increasing as Americans want the drug war to end
Think the war on drugs is over? Think again.
On Jun 3, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
President Obama signs USA Freedom Act, a major NSA-reform bill, into law
This marks the first major surveillance reform in 40 years.
On Jun 2, 2015 by Eric Geller
Senate passes NSA-reform bill to revive expired spying powers
President Obama has said he will sign the bill into law.
The FBI has a secret fleet of spy planes flying over the U.S.
Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No—it’s the feds.
On Jun 2, 2015 by Aaron Sankin
Here’s why Bernie Sanders is voting against the USA Freedom Act
He believes there’s a better way to reform spying programs without violating people’s privacy.
On Jun 2, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski
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