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Artificial intelligence
fromMIT Technology Review
1 day agoBuilding trust in the AI era with privacy-led UX
Well-designed consent experiences enhance trust and business performance, evolving privacy into an ongoing relationship rather than a one-time transaction.
Privacy professionals
fromKqed
1 day agoWhat Is the Point of California's Privacy Laws if Big Tech Ignores Them? | KQED
Google's non-compliance with the Global Privacy Control opt-out signal is evident in network traffic.
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
23 hours agoDigital Hopes, Real Power: The Rise of Network Shutdowns
In 2024 alone, authorities imposed 304 internet shutdowns across 54 countries - the highest number ever recorded. This reflects a growing trend of governments treating connectivity as a weapon.
World politics
#government-surveillance
Privacy professionals
fromgizmodo.com
1 month agoFeds Used Online Advertising Data to Track the Public's Phone Locations
CBP purchased online advertising data containing mobile phone location information tracked through Advertising IDs to support border security operations including targeting, vetting, and illicit network discovery.
Privacy professionals
fromgizmodo.com
1 month agoFeds Used Online Advertising Data to Track the Public's Phone Locations
CBP purchased online advertising data containing mobile phone location information tracked through Advertising IDs to support border security operations including targeting, vetting, and illicit network discovery.
Information security
fromEmptywheel
2 months agoI Con the Record Admits All This Spying Also Serves Counterintelligence
The Intelligence Community uses online anonymity and networking tools to collect foreign intelligence, including counterintelligence and cybersecurity, while asserting legal limits on targeting US citizens.
#fbi-surveillance
Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoWhy is the FBI buying people's location data and how is it using the information?
The FBI resumes purchasing commercially available location data on Americans, circumventing warrant requirements and Fourth Amendment protections against warrantless surveillance.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoWhy is the FBI buying people's location data and how is it using the information?
The FBI resumes purchasing commercially available location data on Americans, circumventing warrant requirements and Fourth Amendment protections against warrantless surveillance.
Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
3 weeks agoPatel dodges question about FBI buying location data
FBI Director Kash Patel admitted the agency purchases commercially available information from data brokers, potentially including location data, which Senator Wyden argues violates the Fourth Amendment without warrant requirements.
fromEmptywheel
2 months agoWarrants for Innocent People Are Not Like Warrants for Suspects
As you know, Section 215 authorities are not interpreted in the same way that grand jury subpoena authorities are, and we are concerned that when Justice Department officials suggest that the two authorities are 'analogous' they provide the public with a false understanding of how surveillance is interpreted in practice.
Privacy technologies
fromFuturism
2 months agoAll These Ring Cameras Are Creating a "Surveillance Nightmare," Critics Say
Widespread consumer Ring doorbells create a massive civilian surveillance system that threatens privacy, enables law enforcement access, and disproportionately harms marginalized communities.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
1 month agoUS Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI's Warrantless Wiretap Access
Bipartisan Congress members introduced legislation requiring FBI warrants for backdoor searches of Americans' communications, aligning with a 2025 federal court ruling against warrantless surveillance practices.
Privacy professionals
fromNextgov.com
1 month agoFBI queries of Americans' data under FISA 702 rose 35% in 2025
FBI searches of Americans' data collected under Section 702 of FISA increased 35% from December 2024 to November 2025, while the percentage of searches returning relevant information declined significantly.
fromFuturism
2 months agoThe Department of Homeland Security Is Demanding That Google Turn Over Information About Random Critics
"Don't play Russian roulette with [this man's] life," Jon told lead DHS prosecutor, Joseph Dernbach, in the email. "Err on the side of caution. There's a reason the US government along with many other governments don't recognise the Taliban. Apply principles of common sense and decency." Five hours later, per WaPo, Jon received a response - not from Dernbach or the DHS, but from Google.
Privacy professionals
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