An internal DHS document shows CBP used location data sourced from the online ad industry to track phone locations; ICE has bought access to similar tools
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) bought data from the online advertising ecosystem to track peoples' precise movements over time …
An internal DHS document shows CBP used location data sourced from the online ad industry to track phone locations; ICE has bought access to similar tools
An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations.
Open source projects like VLC and Blender are seeing a decline in the average quality of contributions, likely as AI coding tools lower barriers to entry
A world that runs on increasingly powerful AI coding tools is one where software creation is cheap — or so the thinking goes …
Open source projects like VLC and Blender are seeing a decline in the average quality of contributions, likely as AI coding tools lower barriers to entry
A world that runs on increasingly powerful AI coding tools is one where software creation is cheap — or so the thinking goes …
Memo: Meta considered adding facial recognition to its smart glasses during a “dynamic political environment” in the US when civil society groups are distracted
In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature's release.
Memo: Meta considered adding facial recognition to its smart glasses during a “dynamic political environment” in the US when civil society groups are distracted
In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature's release.
As Section 230 turns 30, a look at how upcoming court cases involving Meta, Alphabet, and others in the US could reshape the bounds of Section 230's protections
Thirty years ago today, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a bill credited with creating the groundwork for the modern internet …
Three labor unions file a lawsuit in NY federal court to block the Trump administration from searching visa holders' social media for posts it deems hostile
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Q&A with EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn, who will leave the role later this year after leading the nonprofit since 2015, on privacy, encryption, AI, and more
www.wired.com/story/eff-ci... Forums: r/fednews : Cindy Cohn Is Leaving the EFF, but Not the Fight for Digital Rights BeauHD / Slashdot : Executive Director Cindy Cohn Will Step Down After 25 Years Wi...
The UK Online Safety Act's approach to keeping children safe online has become a rallying point for the right in the UK and the US over alleged censorship
Farage accuses government of being ‘so below the belt’ as right wing doubles down on censorship claims — The UK's Online Safety Act has been greatly anticipated.
Ring reinstated its mission to “make neighborhoods safer” and reintroduced video sharing with police in April, as its founder led an overhaul since his return
- Ring founder Jamie Siminoff has led a broad overhaul of the company since his return in April.
Analysis: of the 750 data brokers registered in at least one US state, many haven't registered in states with transparency laws, undermining data deletion tools
Written in collaboration with Privacy Rights Clearinghouse — Hundreds of data brokers have not registered with state consumer protection agencies. Forums: r/technology Forums: r/technology : Why Are...
Montana becomes the first US state to close a data broker loophole that lets police buy users' geolocation data and other digital info without a judge's warrant
Montana has become the first state to close this loophole. Mastodon: @SuffolkLITLab@esq.social : TL;DR: Montana has become the first state to close the law enforcement data broker loophole, ensuring t...
Memo: the US DOD seeks to secure right-to-repair provisions in Army contracts to access tools, software, and technical data without hindrance by IP constraints
The U.S. Department of Defense wants new and existing defense contracts to give the Army the right to repair its own weapons …
Open letter: the EFF and top security experts urge the Trump administration to end its “political retribution” investigation into ex-CISA Director Chris Krebs
“An independent infosec community is fundamental to protecting our democracy, and to the profession itself.” — www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/chris- k... Zack Whittaker / @zackwhittaker.com : Electr...
Critics fear the Trump administration could weaponize the Take It Down Act, one of the few online safety bills to pass in years, against content it dislikes
Critics warn it could have grave consequences for online speech and encryption. … The Take It Down Act is heading …
The US House passes the Take It Down Act to criminalize posting nonconsensual intimate imagery, including deepfakes, and require online platforms to remove them
Trump is expected to sign into law a bill that would force online platforms to quickly take down nonconsensual intimate images.
Apple removes Advanced Data Protection for iCloud in the UK after the government ordered it to build a backdoor, something the company says it will never do
Better no security than a false sense of one. Ari Cohn / @aricohn.com : Apple's UK user data is now more vulnerable. It's not Apple's fault; they're PROTECTING users by not giving a false sense of se...
A US district judge rules that the FBI's warrantless “backdoor” searches of FISA's Section 702 databases violate the Fourth Amendment
but nonetheless, today's decision that Section 702 data cannot be used to spy on US persons without a warrant was hard-fought and actually a pretty big deal. — www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... @eff.org :...
After SCOTUS upheld the TikTok law, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeals to Donald Trump in a TikTok video to find a solution that keeps the app available in the US
Get ready for TikTok #LIVEFest2024! @Zara Larsson joins your faves to crown the top LIVE creators of the year. Kyle Eustice / AllHipHop : TikTok Ban Upheld By U.S. Supreme Court—Will Trump Save It? A...