China’s Electric Vehicle Influence Expands Nearly Everywhere – Except the US and Canada
China is already producing a wide range of EVs, including several options that cost less than $25,000.
The Pentagon Is Using a Fabricated Chinese Threat to Build Genetically Engineered Soldiers
Washington claims China is creating genetically engineered cyborg soldiers. But with no proof, critics say the U.S. is exploiting the fear to launch its own dystopian biotech program.
Wiz Acquisition Puts Israeli Intelligence In Charge of Your Google Data
Google’s $32 billion purchase of Wiz hands its global data security to an Israeli firm founded and staffed by ex-military cyber spies from the IDF’s notorious Unit 8200.
White Supremacist Terrorgram Network Allegedly Inspired Teen Accused of Killing Parents and Plotting Trump Assassination
Court documents reveal that Nikita Casap’s alleged manifesto calling for Trump’s assassination cited multiple Terrorgram publications and urged people to read the writings of a network member who murdered two…
The Secret Military History of the Internet (w/ Yasha Levine) | The Chris Hedges Report
The internet, from its inception, was created as a tool of mass surveillance. Yasha Levine traces the origins of the web in his book, and how its roots in counter…
Witnesses Say the Israeli Army Is Using Facial Recognition Technology in Its Assault on North Gaza
Witness testimony from northern Gaza shows that Israel is using facial recognition technology to organize how it conducts mass arrests and forcible displacement. Some Palestinians say the technology is also…
The KOSA Internet Censorship Bill Just Passed The Senate—It’s Our Last Chance To Stop It
By Joe Mullin / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) The Senate just passed a bill that will let the federal and state governments investigate and sue websites that they claim cause…
Massive IT Outage Spotlights Major Vulnerabilities in the Global Information Ecosystem
By Richard Forno / The Conversation The global information technology outage on July 19, 2024, that paralyzed organizations ranging from airlines to hospitals and even the delivery of uniforms for…
Add Bluetooth to the Long List of Border Surveillance Technology
By Matthew Guariglia, Cooper Quintin and Dave Maass / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) A new report from news outlet NOTUS shows that at least two Texas counties along the U.S.-Mexico…
Privacy Isn’t Dead. Far From It
By Jason Kelley / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) The fact that you’re reading this means that you probably care deeply about the issue of privacy, which warms our hearts. Unfortunately,…
Face Recognition Technology Follows a Long Analog History of Surveillance and Control Based on Identifying Physical Features
Face recognition technology is the latest and most sophisticated version of biometric surveillance: using unique physical characteristics to identify individual people.
EFF Asks Court to Uphold Federal Law That Protects Online Video Viewers’ Privacy and Free Expression
The court should protect against the disclosure of everyone’s viewing history and protect the VPPA.
Worries from a Major Auto Dealer About All Electric Cars
By Ralph Nader / Nader.org John (Jack) Fitzgerald is no ordinary auto dealer. He communicates with consumer advocates. He started in the dealership business in 1956 and presently has 25…
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…
Larry’s List: Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza; AAUP Penn Statement on Academic Freedom; Sabotaging AI with Pixels
By SP Staff ScheerPost is bringing back Larry’s List, a daily news curation from USC communications professor Larry Gross, to keep you up to date with the most cutting edge…