The Never Ending War on Terror Targets Freedom
Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play/ Amazon / YouTube / Rumble The revelations of people like Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and John Kiriakou have allowed the…
The Ghosts of the Worldwide Surveillance Apparatus Show Their Hand
Phantom Parrot, a British documentary now screening in the US, sheds light on the Orwellian technologies being used across borders to repress activists, journalists, and others.
The House Intelligence Committee’s Surveillance ‘Reform’ Bill Is a Farce
By India McKinney / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Earlier this week, both the House Committee on the Judiciary (HJC) and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) marked up…
US Says If CIA-Backed Embassy Security Opened Phones of Assange Visitors, It Was Constitutional
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter An attorney for the United States government contended CIA-backed contractors had not violated the privacy rights when they allegedly opened the physical structure of…
U.S. Flies ‘Routine’ Spy Flights From UK’s Cyprus Base Near Gaza for ‘Third Party Governments’
Leaked cable raises the possibility the US is flying surveillance missions over Gaza from RAF Akrotiri and sharing the intelligence with Israel, which would further implicate Britain in war crimes…
Internet Access Shouldn’t Be a Bargaining Chip In Geopolitical Battles
By Corynne Mcsherry and Paige Collings / Electronic Frontier Foundation We at EFF are horrified by the events transpiring in the Middle East: Hamas’ deadly attack on southern Israel last…
California Department of Justice Declares Out-of-State Sharing of License Plate Data Unlawful
By Dave Maass and Jennifer Pinsof / Electronic Frontier Foundation California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued a legal interpretation and guidance for law enforcement agencies around the state that…
Former Ambassador and Assange Advocate Craig Murray Detained Under UK Terror Laws
The former diplomat’s detention is just the latest example of British terror laws being used to harass and intimidate dissidents, while brazenly prying into their private affairs.
How Peter Thiel-Linked Tech is Fueling the Ukraine War
As war in Ukraine continues, controversial defense contractors and adjacent companies like Palantir, Anduril, and Clearview AI are taking advantage to develop and level-up controversial AI-driven weapons systems and surveillance…
Chinese Balloon Was Not Spying, US Government Admits Months Later
The Pentagon admitted that a Chinese balloon that crossed into US territory in February was not spying; it was likely blown off course by wind. But Washington and the media…
The U.S. Government’s Database of Immigrant DNA Has Hit Scary, Astronomical Proportions
By Saira Hussain and Matthew Guariglia / Electronic Frontier Foundation The FBI recently released its proposed budget for 2024, and its request for a massive increase in funding for its…
The AI Conundrum: The Peace Movement’s Next Big Challenge
By Tom Valovic / Mass Peace Action It’s hard to watch or read the news these days without bumping into the latest breathless glorification of artificial intelligence. For those of…
EFF to Michigan Court: Governments Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Use a Drone to Spy on You Without a Warrant
By Hannah Zhao / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Should the government have to get a warrant before using a drone to spy on your home and backyard? We think so,…
The UK Government Knows How Extreme the Online Safety Bill Is
By Joe Mullin / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) The U.K.’s Online Safety Bill (OSB) has passed a critical final stage in the House of Lords, and envisions a potentially vast…
“E-Carceration” Is the Newest Surveillance Trend Spreading Across the Globe
As the use of “e-carceration” spreads globally, invasive, AI-powered surveillance comes with it.