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Act to Protect Your Privacy; Say “NO” to a Global Surveillance State!

The United States Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) is and the need to update it.

October 14, 2013

Another Great Firewall in the Works, This Time in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is working on its own “Great Firewall” so it can intercept the Internet traffic and mobile data of its citizens.

December 6, 2015

AT&T, Shame on You for Helping the NSA Spy on Us

Telecom giant AT&T is a willing partner with the US National Security Agency (NSA), and has been helping the NSA spy on the Internet traffic of a massive number of AT&T users.

August 16, 2015

AT&T Caught Spying On Their Customers Again. This Time, For Profit.

AT&T was caught conducting mass surveillance on citizens numerous times, with no transparency into the programs in place.

November 1, 2016

AT&T/Time Warner Merger Proposal Raises Privacy Concerns

The merger raises some large privacy concerns. By expanding their already massive customer base to also include Time Warner’s customers, AT&T will have access to a huge amount of consumer data.

November 14, 2016

Authorized VPNs Versus Unauthorized VPNs: What’s The Difference?

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February 14, 2018

Beyond the Fourth Amendment: Additional Constitutional Implications Arising From Big Government’s Surveillance and Seizures of U.S. Citizens’ Digital Property

The government’s ongoing efforts to pervasively monitor citizens’ digital property intrude on individual liberty and property, and violate the Constitution’s due process, property, privacy, expression and associational rights.

September 30, 2013

Policy

Calling on Congress to End Mass Surveillance

Mass surveillance is poisonous to our democracy. The government’s mass surveillance practices are virtually limitless, as well as unnecessary, counterproductive, and costly

April 20, 2015

Policy

Canada’s C-59 Bill Looks to Expand Spying Laws

Bill C-59 would grant security agencies additional spying powers beyond the gathering of information.

February 12, 2018

Policy

Coalition Groups Call for End to FISA Section 702

The FISA amendments expire in December of 2017 – but for many coalition groups behind a new website, it’s not too early to start thinking about what will happen next.

June 9, 2016

Censorship

The Inextricable Connection Between Surveillance and Censorship

We’ve been writing about extreme censorship in China for quite some time now. But something we’ve talked less about is how censorship is coupled with another, equally concerning, rights issue – surveillance.

February 11, 2018

In the News

Countries Crack Encryption - Reignite Privacy Fears

Over a year after the infamous Apple v. FBI case, the encryption debate has resumed, with recent global events leading to renewed conversations about whether or not unbreakable encryption should be accessible for all people at all times.

June 20, 2017

Debate Over FISA 702 Continues as Senate Holds Open Hearing

United States Senate Intelligence Committee held an open hearing on FISA section 702, which is set to sunset at the end of 2017. 702 enables widespread surveillance, and we’ve been expressing concerns about it for quite some time now.

June 12, 2017

In the News

EU Court of Human Rights: Mass Surveillance Requires Judicial Oversight

Hungarian law allowed the Minister of Government to approve police requests for searches, including of electronic communications, to “protect national security.” The process lacked judicial oversight, allowed surveillance to go on for long periods and did not require deletion of information gathered during searches.

January 20, 2016

Policy

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With all that’s going in the news lately, some big surveillance news that may have been overlooked in recent weeks are updates to the rules governing how the CIA can spy on Americans. These rules, referred to as Executive Order 12333 (EO 12333) were updated recently offering slightly more protections than they did previously.

February 8, 2014

Policy

FISA 702: We Need Reform Before It’s Too Late

FISA stands for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and the 702 amendments allow for law enforcement to collect data on foreign targets.

October 31, 2017

Policy

FISA 702 Amendments Renewed, Mass Surveillance in United States Continues

Under the law, the FISA 702 amendments allow for US law enforcement to collect data foreign targets of criminal investigations.

January 21, 2018

Policy

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Imagine a world of constant, ubiquitous surveillance where your every move may be monitored by the government at any time: every email you send, every picture you take, every book you read, every website you visit, and every political rally you participate in.

July 6, 2016

In the News

“Five Eyes” Alliance Meets to Discuss Future of Encryption

The Five Eyes, an intelligence (or surveillance, depending on your viewpoint) alliance among five countries (Australia, United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada), met this past week to discuss the future of encryption and the different options available...

July 5, 2017

In the News

The Surveillance Continues: France Ratifies Its Own Surveillance Law

It allows France to conduct mass surveillance on an international scale. The bill, called the “Proposition de loi relative aux mesures de surveillance des communications électroniques internationals,” was ratified last week and also includes provisions for data retention.

November 1, 2015