TSA Punishes Boy Who Left a Laptop in His Backpack With a Prolonged Pat-Down
The agency says "all approved procedures were followed."
Privacy
Anti-Abortion Activists Face Dubious Eavesdropping Charges in California
Attorney General Xavier Becerra uses privacy as a pretext for a political vendetta against critics of Planned Parenthood.
Another Terror Attack Leads to Yet Another Government Assault on Your Right to Tech Privacy
The British government uses its own intel failures to demand weakening of encryption.
Banks Flagging Frequent Pharmacy Trips, Bulk DVD Rentals, and Other Ordinary Activity to Turn Over Tips to Government Snoops
All sorts of normal behavior are now triggering financial surveillance as banks try to comply with confused government policies on human trafficking.
Reason at SXSW: What Can Americans Do About Government Snooping? (Podcast)
Listen to our panel at this year's festival in Austin, Texas.
Will the Prospect of Taking Trump Down Ruin Chances for Surveillance Reform?
Privacy concerns that are worth debating get sucked into White House fight.
Neil Gorsuch to Senate Judiciary Committee: 'Yes, the Constitution Definitely Contains Privacy Rights'
The SCOTUS nominee talks unenumerated rights.
Vault 7 Versus Snowden: Why Was One Such a Bigger Story?
Vault 7 serves as another reminder of the inherent folly in building government-mandated backdoors into secure systems.
First Amendment Lawyers Ask New Calif. Attorney General to Drop 'Abusive' Crusade Against Backpage and User-Info Dragnet
A subpoena calls for copies of all Backpage ads posted over several years, all billing records, and the identities of all of the website's users.
'Right to Be Forgotten' Legislation Attempts Foothold in New York
Is it about privacy or about government censorship? Maybe that's a false choice.
Tech Privacy a Top Concern in Early SXSW Government Panels
Surveillance, data collection and biometrics all topic of debate.
'No Such Thing as Absolute Privacy in America,' Warns FBI Director Comey
Government can "invade our private spaces" if it has a "good reason."
CIA Leak Shows How We're Losing Both Privacy and Security with Tech Data
Agency hoards infiltration tools and puts our information at risk of exposure.
Trump Wiretapping Circus Turns Real Surveillance Issues into Crazy Sideshow
Fight over government control ignores issue of snooping on all the rest of us.
Leaks Aside, the Trump Administration Still Wants to Snoop on You
White House does not want federal surveillance authorities reformed.
Sen. Wyden Calls for Warrants for Tech Searches on the Border
Court decisions have decimated Fourth Amendment protections for people on the edges of the country.
Umbrellas: The iPhones of the Victorian Age
New technologies help create a sense of personal privacy in public.
Big Brother in the U.K.
The Snooper's Charter becomes law, allowing even more domestic surveillance.
Will Your Old Emails Finally Get Fourth Amendment Protections?
The 'Email Privacy Act' is back, but the Senate is still a barrier.
Lavabit, Snowden's Favorite Encrypted Email Service, Returns from the Dead
Working on even stronger tech to protect from snooping.
How the IRS Could Cripple Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency startup Coinbase has been scrupulously compliant with government demands, until the IRS asked for millions of innocent customers' records.
Domestic Surveillance Fan Pompeo Confirmed as CIA Head
Sen. Rand Paul the sole GOP opposition.
Giuliani as a Cybersecurity Advisor for Donald Trump Does Not Bode Well
He talks about data protection, but does he understand it at all?
One Final Expansion of the Surveillance State as Obama Heads for the Door
More federal employees will have access to raw intel data gathered without warrants.
5 Things Libertarians Should Be Nervous About in 2017
Say goodbye to 2016. But don't let your guard down.
New York's Cashless Toll Road Program a Recipe for Surveillance Abuse
License plate readers, facial recognition software, and registration suspensions-a dangerous combination.
Should the Government Track Your Movements?
A battle over license-plate readers is brewing in Virginia.
Federal Appeals Court Nixes Blanket Drug Screening of State College Students
The decision is a welcome departure from a tendency to sacrifice privacy on the altar of a drug-free society.
House Report: 'Any measure that weakens encryption works against the national interest'
A call for strong data protection even in the face of law enforcement demands.
Are 'Russian Hacks' the New 'WMDs'?
No matter what faceless spooks assure us, it's far from clear the Russian government directed the leaks of the DNC or John Podesta emails.
Thank Snowden? U.S. to Reveal Numbers of Americans Affected by Surveillance
Report may be out by next month.
Google Releases Very Small Batch of National Security Letters to the Public
Secret snooping gets slightly less so.
Facial Recognition? There's an App for That, and U.S. Law Enforcement Has Been Helping Private Companies Use It
Soon shopping malls and theaters can run surveillance images through an app to access state, federal, and international law enforcement watch-lists.
You Don't Have to Be British to Be Extremely Worried About U.K.'s New Surveillance Law
Nestled deep in the Investigatory Powers Bill is the authority to mandate encryption "back doors."
The United Kingdom Authorizes Broad Mass Surveillance on Its Citizens
A level of snooping every autocrat in the world will admire.
King County, Washington, Caught Digging Through Residents' Trash
Officials' goal is to encourage people to put their food waste in the compost bin.
The FBI May Have Run Not Just One But 24 Dark Web Child-Porn Websites
The sites are thought to have accounted for roughly half of all child porn websites on the dark web.
Snowden on Trump: Privacy Bigger than a Single Election or Government
Whistleblower doesn't worry about whether there will be a deal for his return.
Seattle Animal Control Accessing Grocery Purchase Data Looking for Evidence of Unlicensed Pets
This is going to end up in some very bad places.
Model Dani Mathers Faces Criminal Charge Over Fat-Shaming Snapchat Photo
The 2015 Playboy "Playmate of the Year" was charged with misdemeanor invasion of privacy.
When AT&T Profits Off Government Snooping, Shouldn't We Be Blaming the Government?
If we're not willing to rein in law enforcement, why should a telecom company?
DOJ Uses Vague Court Request to Try to Demand People Unlock Any Fingerprint-Locked Phones
Amid debate over encryption access, feds try to just sneak right through.
Clinton Is Not the Tech Privacy Candidate. Not Your Privacy Anyway.
Podesta leak acknowledges her 'instincts' are to accept law enforcement's claims on encryption access and surveillance.
Outrage Over Police Social Media Surveillance Falls on the Wrong Parties
Hold law enforcement responsible for snooping, not the tech platforms.
Say 'Hi' to the NSA in Your Next Email
Sources say Yahoo let government malware scan the contents of all emails sent to Yahoo accounts. And why would the feds stop with Yahoo?
Yahoo Allegedly Scanned Incoming Emails on Behalf of NSA, FBI
This all happened last year, even after Snowden's revelations and government reforms.
