News & Commentary about Privacy & Technology
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May 31, 2024
Police Want to Treat Your Data Privacy Like Garbage. The Courts Shouldn't Let Them.
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May 15, 2024
States Dust Off Obscure Anti-Mask Laws to Target Pro-Palestine Protesters
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Apr 30, 2024
Police Say a Simple Warning Will Prevent Face Recognition Wrongful Arrests. That's Just Not True.
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Mar 11, 2024
How to Protect Consumer Privacy and Free Speech
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Mar 7, 2024
Biden's Border Politics Won't Fix Our Immigration System
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Mar 6, 2024
Communities Should Reject Surveillance Products Whose Makers Won't Allow Them to be Independently Evaluated
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Feb 13, 2024
Dozens of Police Agencies in California Are Still Sharing Driver Locations with Anti-Abortion States. We're Fighting Back.
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Feb 7, 2024
When it Comes to Facial Recognition, There is No Such Thing as a Magic Number
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Jan 29, 2024
Celebrating An Important Victory In The Ongoing Fight Against Reverse Warrants