News & Commentary about Internet Privacy
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Dec 18, 2019
A Little-Known Privacy Battle Is Being Waged Over Encrypting the Nuts and Bolts of the Internet
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Nov 14, 2019
Three Common Privacy Misconceptions That Companies Love
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Nov 13, 2019
Federal Court Rules That Border Officers Can’t Arbitrarily Search Our Electronic Devices
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Jul 23, 2019
The Recent Ploy to Break Encryption Is An Old Idea Proven Wrong
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Feb 21, 2019
The Government Cannot Force E-mail Companies to Copy and Save Your Account ‘Just in Case’
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Feb 19, 2019
If the Government Had Its Way, Everything Could be Wiretapped
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Jan 17, 2019
The FBI ‘Can Neither Confirm nor Deny’ That It Monitors Your Social Media Posts
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Dec 21, 2018
We’re Suing the Government to Learn Its Rules for When It Hacks Into People’s Devices
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Nov 28, 2018
ACLU Seeks Secret Ruling That Stopped Feds From Hacking Facebook Messenger
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Nov 20, 2018
Edward Snowden Explains Blockchain to His Lawyer — and the Rest of Us