Sen. Ron Wyden speaking at an event in 2018.

New bill would ban warrantless data purchases by the government

The bill is sweeping.

On Apr 21, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

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Tech newsletter: Republicans are already waging war on net neutrality

Here is a look at tech and politics news from the last week.

On Apr 20, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

A robot police dog and police badge.

The first-ever bill to ban armed robot police dogs is coming

Police have been using the robots. A new bill wants to make sure they wouldn't be armed.

On Mar 18, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

A man in front of digital noise.

A Silicon Valley surveillance start-up was hacked—its cameras are everywhere

Hackers were able to access live video feeds inside of jails and even a Tesla plant.

On Mar 11, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

A woman in her bedroom with a laptop, symbolizing depression.

These sex toys and dating apps may jeopardize your privacy, Mozilla warns

Just in time for Valentine's Day.

On Feb 9, 2021 by Ana Valens

People on street with facial recognition overlays on their heads

Amnesty International wants to map facial recognition cameras so you can avoid them

The campaign plans to build a tool that will geolocate facial recognition devices in the state.

On Jan 26, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

Location points on the globe

Report: U.S. military using apps popular with Muslims to purchase location data

Hundreds of millions of cell phone users are affected.

On Nov 16, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

A Black Lives Matter protest

3 Democrats call for investigation into Black Lives Matter surveillance

'Surveillance has a chilling effect on the constitutionally protected act of peacefully protesting.'

On Oct 15, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

general atomics rebranded predator drone flies over coastline

This company wants to put Predator drones in the hands of police

This is the new big name in domestic surveillance.

On Oct 2, 2020 by Thor Benson

Liz Cheney Edward Snowden

Liz Cheney says Snowden put troops at risk, gets reminded who her dad is

Cheney's tweet about Edward Snowden struck a nerve for a lot of people.

On Aug 17, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

students hiding their faces behind books new york facial recognition school ban

New York takes major step to keep facial recognition from being used on children

The bill is earning praise from civil liberty and privacy groups.

On Jul 23, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

NYPD facial recognition

NYPD sued for refusing to disclose records about facial recognition use

The group requested documents about the NYPD's use of facial recognition in Times Square.

On Jul 21, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

Electronic Frontier Foundation Police Surveillance Map copy

New map shows just how much surveillance power your local police have

The map has information about 3,000 police jurisdictions.

On Jul 14, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

handcuffs made from location data over city background

What are geofence warrants and how can police use them against protesters?

A bill in New York seeks to prohibit them.

On Jul 5, 2020 by Libby Cohen

Ring Police Raja Krishnamoorthi

Congressman raises concerns about Ring’s police partnerships

The security company is facing criticism once again for its police partnerships.

On Jul 2, 2020 by Colleen Hagerty