News & Commentary about Internet Privacy

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A woman wearing a mask looks at her smartphone.

Apr 16, 2020

Apple and Google Announced a Coronavirus Tracking System. How Worried Should We Be?

A young child works at home remotely on an online class assignment.

Mar 27, 2020

Those “Free” Remote Learning Apps Have a High Cost: Your Student’s Privacy

Demonstrators display iPads with the messages "FBI: Please don't make us less secure" and "FBI, don't break our phones!"

Jan 23, 2020

In Latest Encryption Battle with Apple, Justice Department Still Wrong

Dec 18, 2019

A Little-Known Privacy Battle Is Being Waged Over Encrypting the Nuts and Bolts of the Internet

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

Jul 23, 2019

The Recent Ploy to Break Encryption Is An Old Idea Proven Wrong

Feb 21, 2019

The Government Cannot Force E-mail Companies to Copy and Save Your Account ‘Just in Case’

Feb 19, 2019

If the Government Had Its Way, Everything Could be Wiretapped

Jan 17, 2019

The FBI ‘Can Neither Confirm nor Deny’ That It Monitors Your Social Media Posts