Google Wants to Be the ID Checkpoint for Europe's Internet

Google is volunteering to broker your legal identity for every ordinary thing you do online.

Your Location Data Exposed: Supreme Court Rules Against AT&T and Verizon in $100M Privacy Battle

The US Supreme Court has upheld the FCC's power to pursue roughly $100 million in fines against AT&T and Verizon over alleged mishandling of customer location data.

New details from the Snowden files found by the Libroot collective

A weblog about Signals Intelligence, Communications Security and top level telecommunications equipment

RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans’ medical records for clues on autism and vaccines | CNN

U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing federal government access to most Americans’ medical records, in a quest to research a link between vaccines and autism — a connection the medic...

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Age Verification is a Privacy Nightmare

In the rush to block young people from certain parts of the internet, lawmakers are creating a privacy and security nightmare for everyone. This scenario is already playing out globally. Help us stop ...

Japan eyes stricter social media age checks to protect young people

Japan must strengthen the responsibilities of social media operators by requiring them to perform stricter age verification and restrict some features, but a blanket age-based ban, such as those seen ...

More License Plate Reader Mission Creep: School Residency Verification, Background Checks, and Noise Complaints

An EFF analysis of millions of searches of Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) data by police has uncovered a troubling pattern: in the absence of a warrant requirement to search ALPR d...

Quote of the day by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison: "Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on" — a dire warning on the erosion of privacy

Legendary technologist Larry Ellison has outlined a vision for an increasingly aggressive surveillance state in the 21st century

Philly Cops Are Reportedly Monitoring Anti-AI Memes, According to Internal Alert

A bulletin from a regional fusion center clocks increasing anti-AI sentiment on social media and warns offline destructive action is coming.

Password manager Dashlane says hackers stole some customers' password vaults | TechCrunch

The password manager giant said hackers were able to "brute-force" its two-factor system, allowing them to access customer accounts and download their password vaults.

Meta’s AI Gave Hackers Keys To An Obama Instagram Account

Meta’s AI support bot opened the door for Instagram hackers, a snafu that’s caused all sorts of embarassment.

Privacy Article: Slate says your truck will never track you!

Slate says your truck will never track you! Slate Auto gets serious about privacy for its bare-bones EV pickup ARSTECHNICA Jonathan M. Gitlin – Jun 2, 2026 10:49 AM Slate Auto may be one of the mo...

The Surveillance Hubs: How Data Centers Enable The Modern Police State

Data centers powering Netflix and cloud services also enable government surveillance networks that civil liberties groups call a digital panopticon.

UK considering banning kids from speaking to strangers in Fortnite and Roblox

A proposed social media ban for children in the UK could affect gaming platforms like Fortnite and Roblox, suggests online safety minister Kanishka Narayan.

Microsoft is killing Office 2019 for Mac and iPhone, and you can't do much about it

Microsoft will be effectively bricking the standalone Office 2019 for Mac, iPad, and iPhone users on July 13, 2026. There's not much you can do about it, other than buy again, or subscribe to Office 3...