Tag: privacy

Advocacy groups like Public Citizen have condemned the rollout as an egregious invasion of privacy, criticizing Meta for quietly defaulting users into the system without explicit, affirmative consent.

A $46 billion border build out is adding steel, sensors, AI towers, roads, and cameras as West Texas communities warn that federal plans could endanger homes, farms, privacy, and public land.

A whistleblower complaint now under federal investigation alleges that a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer attempted to remove and share highly sensitive Social Security data, raising serious questions about government data security and oversight.

The bill would ban TikTok in the U.S. unless the social media platform's parent company, ByteDance, divests its holdings.

"The research shows that prematurely deploying the technology without understanding its implications would be unethical and dangerous."

While fighting for and focusing on reducing child exploitation is something of great importance, the EARN IT Act is an undeniable attack on encryption and will affect how companies operate and potentially your privacy.

The FBI is very good at finding reasons to spy on people.

"No one should trust Facebook until they change their business model."

A private investigator on living in a surveillance culture.

If democracy is to survive in this brave new world, mass movements of people will need to organize together to restrain these corporate behemoths and protect our digital commons.