On the morning of August 10, Ahmed Mansoor, a 46-year-old human rights activist from the United Arab Emirates, received a strange text message from a number he did not recognize…
REPORT: The Million Dollar Dissident–NSO Group’s iPhone Zero-Days…
Court Says Microsoft Does Not Need To Respond To U.S. Warrant For Overseas Data…
The 2nd Circuit appeals court today reversed that ruling and properly noted that US government warrants do not apply to overseas data. This is a hugely important case…
The FBI Has Collected 430,000 Iris Scans in a So-Called ‘Pilot Program’…
Since [the FBI] its launch in 2013, the program has stockpiled iris scans from 434,000 arrestees…
154M Records Exposed, Including Gun Ownership, FB Profiles and More…
A database with 154 million US voter registration records has been leaking information on a dizzying array of intimate [private] details, including gun ownership…
Speaking of Zuck: Facebook is Quietly Chipping Away at Your Privacy…
My secret account is now not so private after Facebook updated its search engine without warning, and there’s nothing I can do about it…
Senate Falls 1 Vote Short of Giving FBI Access to Browser Histories Without Court Order…
Privacy-minded senators on Wednesday blocked an amendment that would give the FBI power to take internet records, including browser histories and email metadata, without a court order…
DOJ Insists That Rule 41 Change Is Not Important, Nothing To See Here, Move On Annoying Privacy Activist People…
A judicial panel approved the DOJ’s proposed changes, and the Supreme Court gave its blessing a month later. The rule changes are set to go into effect on December 1st if…
Don’t Let the U.S. Government Hack Our Computers…
Long-Awaited Domestic Drone Rules Won’t Stop Peeping Drones…
Despite recognizing that drones “pose risks to individual privacy,” the FAA declined to issue any privacy regulations at all…