Lawyers at EFF, the ACLU, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers released a report today outlining strategies for challenging law enforcement hacking, a technique of secretly and remotely spying on computer users to gather evidence. Federal agents are… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Mass Surveillance Technologies’
NY City Council Measure Would Require Transparency for NYPD Electronic Surveillance
Two members of the New York City Council introduced a bill on Wednesday, March 1 to enact long overdue transparency rules for the NYPD’s procurement and deployment of electronic surveillance technology. It is the latest in a series of similar… Read More ›
Data Brokers: Don’t Let Your Data be Used For Human Rights Abuses
EFF, Amnesty International, Color of Change, the Center for Democracy and Technology, and our other coalition partners are urging data brokers to take a stand against government surveillance and discrimination based on religion, national origin, and immigration status. As explained… Read More ›
Empty Promises on Privacy for Foreigners Abroad in PPD-28
The Obama administration promised privacy protections for foreigners abroad, but PPD-28 fails to deliver those protections In early 2014, still reeling from global outrage over recently uncovered surveillance programs, President Barack Obama pledged to rein in the U.S. government’s spying… Read More ›
Unblinking Eyes: The State of Communications Surveillance in Latin America
New Reports Show How Vague Laws Can Pave the Way for Human Rights Violations We’re proud to announce today’s release of “Unblinking Eyes: The State of Communications Surveillance in Latin America,” a project that analyzes surveillance laws and practices in… Read More ›
Ojos que no parpadean: El estado de la vigilancia en América Latina
Nuevos informes muestran cómo leyes poco precisas pueden allanar el camino para violaciones de los derechos humanos Estamos orgullosos de anunciar el lanzamiento de “Ojos que no parpadean: El estado de la vigilancia en América Latina“, un proyecto que analiza… Read More ›
Illinois Sets New Limits On Cell-Site Simulators
Illinois has joined the growing ranks of states limiting how police may use cell-site simulators, invasive technology devices that masquerade as cell phone towers and turn our mobile phones into surveillance devices. By adopting the Citizen Privacy Protection Act, Illinois… Read More ›
Protecting the Fourth Amendment in the Information Age: A Response to Robert Litt
The Yale Law Journal has published a short essay that I wrote in response to an article by Robert Litt, General Counsel to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on the Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age. Mr…. Read More ›
Surveillance Chills Speech—As New Studies Show—And Free Association Suffers
Visiting an art exhibit featuring works about the U.S. war on terror or going to a lecture about Islam wouldn’t be cause for worry—unless you found out that the government was monitoring and keeping track of attendees. At that point,… Read More ›
Cisco’s Latest Attempt to Dodge Responsibility for Facilitating Human Rights Abuses: Export Rules
Cisco custom-built the so-called “Great Firewall of China,” also known as the “Golden Shield.” This system enables the Chinese government to conduct Internet surveillance and censorship against its citizens. As if that weren’t bad enough, company documents also revealed that,… Read More ›