Interview: Encryption expert Riana Pfefferkorn on the erosion of online free speech
The effect of the EARN IT Act, the problem with the U.S. concept of privacy, the emergence of regional internets, and more.
Face masks do help evade facial recognition tech—for now
A study by the U.S. government found that even some highly accurate algorithms failed to match photos of masked individuals to their pictures up to 50% of the time.
The CIA was secretly granted much more freedom to carry out cyberattacks
Since 2018, the agency has been permitted to approve its own operations, no longer needing White House approval.
Big changes to data protection laws in the EU and Brazil
A key ruling in the EU and Brazil's version of the GDPR means privacy safeguards just got strengthened for hundreds of millions of people.
New semester, new surveillance: How schools plan to monitor students
Amid a pandemic, schools that decide to reopen might implement various invasive methods of monitoring students.
The U.S. Senate will vote on a bill that might eradicate encryption. Here’s what...
The widely-criticized EARN IT Bill, that might eradicate end-to-end encryption, is now up for voting on the U.S. Senate.
Three things we learned from the EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance
Wonder what sort of surveillance your city has? There’s a map for that.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has launched the “largest-ever” searchable database of...
Staying private and anonymous online is in your best financial interests
Retailers will offer different prices on goods and services depending on visitor browsing habits and physical location.
In a possible first, facial recognition has led to a wrongful arrest
What the arrest of Robert Julian-Borchak Williams in Michigan shows about the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement.
The battle to outlaw end-to-end encryption in the U.S. is heating up
This post was originally published on July 2, 2020.
Following the introduction of the EARN IT bill in the U.S. Senate in March—a bipartisan legislation...
