Matt Taibbi: Tracking Orwellian Change: The Aristocratic Takeover of ‘Transparency’
Klaus Schwab, the Aspen Institute and others flip the meaning of a word that once meant the empowerment of populations against political elites.
Judge Orders Former Fox News Reporter To Reveal Confidential Source
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter A United States judge upheld a subpoena requiring former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to reveal the identity of a confidential source, who allegedly…
10 Years After Snowden: Some Things Are Better, Some We’re Still Fighting For
By Matthew Guariglia, Cindy Cohn and Andrew Crocker / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) On May 20, 2013, a young government contractor with an EFF sticker on his laptop disembarked a…
The Broad, Vague RESTRICT Act Is a Dangerous Substitute for Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation
By Jason Kelley and David Greene / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) The recently introduced RESTRICT Act (S. 686, Sen. Warner and Sen. Thune) rightfully is causing a lot of concern.…
The European Union’s Digital Trade Rules: Undermining European Policy to Rein in Big Tech
By Deborah James / Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Executive Summary This report shows how Big Tech companies are working to constrain the ability of EU democratic bodies…
The US War Drum Against China Sounds Like: Tik. Tok.
The ongoing effort to investigate and ban TikTok is not about our privacy, but about fueling more aggression against China.
New JFK/CIA Revelations & Our Alarmingly Secretive Security State
By Glenn Greenwald / Rumble
Don’t Wait: Get Into the Encryption Habit Now
By Thomas Knapp / CounterPunch In early August, a Nebraska prosecutor charged a mother and daughter with violating the state’s ban on abortion after 20 weeks. That ban was passed…
Facial Recognition Technology Down Under
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch The language is far from reassuring. Despite being caught red handed using facial recognition technology unbeknownst to customers, a number of Australia’s large retail companies…
Surveillance Is Pervasive: Yes, You Are Being Watched, Even if No One is Looking For You
By Peter Krapp, University of California, Irvine / The Conversation The U.S. has the largest number of surveillance cameras per person in the world. Cameras are omnipresent on city streets…
What Happens When Big Brother Meets Big Tech
Author and law professor Maurice Stucke warns that as fundamental privacy rights vanish, your personal data can and will be used against you.
EFF to File Amicus Brief in First US Case Challenging Dragnet Keyword Warrant
Dragnet warrants violate the constitutional protections for privacy and freedom of speech and protection.
Facebook and Anti-Abortion Clinics Are Collecting Highly Sensitive Info on Would-Be Patients
The social media giant gathers data from crisis pregnancy centers through a tracking tool that works whether or not a person is logged in to their Facebook account.
Neil Richards: Is It Too Late to Protect Our Privacy in the Internet Age?
Leading privacy lawyer Neil Richards joins Robert Scheer to discuss his new book “Why Privacy Matters” and whether we can still claw back some control over our personal data.
Peter B. Kaufman and Chris Hedges on the Fight to Free Knowledge
On this week’s “On Contact,” Chris Hedges discusses censorship and new digital media with Peter B. Kaufman, author and Program Manager at MIT Learning Center. The rise of new digital…