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…
FBI Says Utility Pole Surveillance Cam Locations Must be Kept Secret…
FBI has successfully convinced a federal judge to block the disclosure of where the bureau has attached surveillance cams on Seattle utility poles…
New Startup That Sends Dossiers On Your Private Social Media Profiles To Potential Landlords Should Be Illegal…
A new startup wants to take a “deep dive” into the private social media activity of prospective tenants—their chats, check-ins, how many times they’ve posted words like…
