U.S. Customs and Border Protection purchased technology that vacuums up reams of personal information stored inside cars, according to a federal contract reviewed by The Intercept, illustrating the serious risks in connecting your vehicle and your smartphone. The contract, shared with… Read More ›
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Border Police Wants a Bite of Burgeoning Anti-Drone Industry
In April, U.S. Army officers met with representatives from Aurora Flight Sciences, a Virginia-based subsidiary of Boeing, to test whether the company’s technology could intercept and bring down an enemy drone. Aurora was one of three companies that took part… Read More ›
Proposed New Internet Law in Mauritius Raises Serious Human Rights Concerns
As debate continues in the U.S. and Europe over how to regulate social media, a number of countries—such as India and Turkey—have imposed stringent rules that threaten free speech, while others, such as Indonesia, are considering them. Now, a new… Read More ›
Tell Congress: Support the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act
Everyday, your personal information is being harvested by your smart phone applications, sold to data brokers, and used by advertisers hoping to sell you things. But what safeguards prevent the government from shopping in that same data marketplace? Mobile data… Read More ›
Oracle Executive's Contentious Interview With the Reporter He Sought Dirt On
Editor’s Note: In response to The Intercept’s recent coverage of Oracle, the company’s executive vice president and lobbyist Ken Glueck wrote two lengthy posts on Oracle’s blog that went beyond normal media discourse. In the first post, he published the… Read More ›
Brazil's Bill Repealing National Security Law Has its Own Threats to Free Expression
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies is on track to approve a law that threatens freedom of expression and the right to assemble and protest, with the stated aim of defending the democratic constitutional state. Bill 6764/02 repeals the Brazilian National… Read More ›
EFF at 30: Protecting Free Speech, with Senator Ron Wyden
To commemorate the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s 30th anniversary, we present EFF30 Fireside Chats. This limited series of livestreamed conversations looks back at some of the biggest issues in internet history and their effects on the modern web. To celebrate 30 years… Read More ›
Factory Owners Around the World Stand Ready to Manufacture Covid-19 Vaccines
The drug industry has strenuously argued that any legal proposal to allow the sharing of intellectual property and creation of generic coronavirus vaccines is pointless because there are no facilities around the world that can be tapped. Thomas Cueni, the… Read More ›
Top Contender for Justice Department Antitrust Post Took Partisan Approach to Google Cases
When the Trump administration filed a lawsuit against Google in October, it was joined by Republican attorneys general in 11 states. When Texas launched an antitrust suit against Google in December, it was joined by 10 other states — again,… Read More ›
Browse The Intercept Anonymously and Securely Using Our New Tor Onion Service
Tor, the decentralized anonymity network, has been an integral part of our workflows at The Intercept since we launched in 2013. We use Tor to securely communicate with confidential sources using our SecureDrop server, and individual journalists routinely use Tor… Read More ›