News & Commentary about Internet Privacy

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A man uses his phone to scan restaurant QR code on table

Jul 27, 2021

Diners Beware: That Meal May Cost You Your Privacy and Security

Jul 13, 2021

How Artificial Intelligence Can Deepen Racial and Economic Inequities

Woman helps to dismantle a large alarm clock display that reads "Net Neutrality Wake Up Call" from the stage after a protest in front of the FCC in Washington, DC.

Jul 9, 2021

Why Net Neutrality Can’t Wait

he northern facade of the Department of Justice building in the Nation's capital .

Jun 11, 2021

No More Spying on Journalists

E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse information sign at the entrance to the Federal courthouse in Washington, D.C.

Apr 20, 2021

The Public Should Have Access to the Surveillance Court’s Opinions

An electronic ad inside DC's Metro Station for the the DC Department of Health's mobile Covid-19 contact tracing app.

Apr 16, 2021

COVID-19 May Fade, But Will the Tracking Tools Built to Fight It?

Mar 15, 2021

Major Hack of Camera Company Offers Four Key Lessons on Surveillance

Demonstrators hold banner that reads "#NoTech4Ice"outside Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, Manhattan apartment to protest Amazon technology being used by the Department of Homeland Security.

Sep 9, 2020

ACLU Calls On Tech Companies to End Their Alliance with ICE and CBP

May 29, 2020

Maine’s ISP Privacy Law Does Not Violate the First Amendment, Much as ISPs Would Like for It To

A sign on a school bus displays "FREE WIFI BUS"

May 14, 2020

In Fear of Falling Behind and Privacy Invasions, Students Demand Action on Remote Learning