Chinese police are using facial recognition sunglasses to track citizens
China’s police have a new weapon in their surveillance arsenal: sunglasses with built-in facial recognition. According to reports from local […]
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Newly Released Surveillance Orders Show That Even with Individualized Court Oversight, Spying Powers Are Misused
Once-secret surveillance court orders obtained by EFF last week show that even when the court authorizes the government to spy […]
Google and Facebook are watching our every move online. It’s time to make them stop.
To make any real progress in advancing data privacy this year, we have to start doing something about Google and […]
U.K. Breached EU Law With Internet Spying, Court Rules
Part of the British government’s historic mass interception of emails, text messages and other forms of communication breached European Union […]
The DRIP(A) of Watson
Despite Security Minister Ben Wallace’s attempts to downplay it, the Court of Appeal’s ruling in the Watson case continues the […]
A Wristband to Track Workers’ Hand Movements?
The e-commerce giant Amazon has won two patents for a tracking technology that can nudge a human hand in the […]
New questions raised about UK surveillance laws following Court of Appeal ruling
The Court of Appeal held that provisions within the now-expired Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA) were “inconsistent with […]
Stop Calling It “Incidental” Collection of Americans’ Emails
We have been told that the acquisition of Americans’ private communications through Section 702 program is “incidental” and that the […]
When Trading Track Records Means Less Privacy
Sharing your personal fitness goals—lowered heart rates, accurate calorie counts, jogging times, and GPS paths—sounds like a fun, competitive feature […]
Worried about Strava? It’s not the only app mapping our every move!
Giving away all manner of personal information is only a tap away on your phone settings, as the fitness tracking […]
DuckDuckGo Moves Privacy Beyond Search With New App And Extension
The privacy-focused company wants to protect users even after they leave the search page. Company promises that it won’t sell, […]
Firefox Quantum available with faster, always-on privacy
With today’s release, we’re building on the great foundation provided by Firefox Quantum on desktop and adding new capabilities for […]