FLOCK CAMERAS: This Isn’t Public Safety. It’s Mass Surveillance—And It’s Already Reshaping America palsreport.substack.com/publish/post...

An EFF analysis reveals a troubling pattern of mission creep with ALPRs. Without a warrant requirement, law enforcement agencies are shifting from using the technology for specific criminal investigations to using these surveillance networks for minor personal whims. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Food is a basic human right. Food is a basic human right. Food is a basic human right. Food is a basic human right.

A new amendment could ban anyone who accepts federal highway funds from using automated license plate readers like Flock cameras for any purpose other than tolling. All members of Congress must support this needed privacy protection. Learn more from @dell.bsky.social at @wired.com

Think that the internet has gotten worse? You're not crazy—and it didn't happen by accident. Cory Doctorow and Wendy Liu break it all down and discuss how we can fight back against Enshittification on our latest EFFecting Change livestream. See the full conversation at eff.org/effectingch...

The government is forcing tech companies to hand over journalists' data so it can spy on them. Fortunately, there are tools that can help, including @signal.org and @securedrop.org . Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social to find out how to stay one step ahead.

Thomas Massie: “Today is the six month anniversary of the Epstein Transparency Act. We’ve taken out two dozen CEOs, an ambassador, a prince, a prime minister, a minister of culture, that was just six months. I’ve got seven months left in Congress.” video courtesy @acyn.bsky.social

#IceOUT #PERSIST Power Mapping to Fight Data Centers Virtual event Join from anywhere Wednesday, May 20 8 – 9pm EDT www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Thomas Massie. has lost.His loss is a loss for the country. 😢 youtu.be/lSc1hQ9PUqI

Did you know EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense has dozens of guides on how to keep yourself secure online? Privacy and security are important for everyone. Support our work today: eff.org/spring

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CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling said: “Bad history continues to repeat itself. Once again, the Espionage Act is being used to retaliate against a whistleblower for allegedly leaking classified information to a journalist." www.rightsanddissent.org/news/rights-...

This gave me chills. Watch.

#Justicefortarareade palsreport.substack.com/p/tara-reade...

Black Democratic Women Shape Elections - But Do They Shape Outcomes? palsreport.substack.com/p/black-demo...

According to 404 Media, ICE officials have admitted that Palantir has helped build a database of 20 million people for the agency to use for raids and arrests. Yet another reason why Palantir is America's most dangerous corporation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_VwyhErd88

Residents in Fayette County, Georgia noticed their water pressure was unusually low. Turns out that a data center 20 miles away had been drawing 30 million gallons of water in secret through connections the county didn't know existed. Is it any wonder why so many are opposed to data centers?

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I tried to warn everyone what the Roberts Court was about almost ten years ago www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

VOTERS BETRAYED: Kristen McDonald Rivet Aligns with Trump and Republicans palsreport.substack.com/p/voters-bet...

SHAME: 42 Democrats Back Warrantless Surveillance Renewal, Drawing Fire Over Privacy Violations palsreport.substack.com/p/42-democra...

URGENT. palsreport.substack.com/p/urgent

URGENT: FISA Extended 45 Days—Warrantless Surveillance Continues, Contact Your Representative. palsreport.substack.com/p/urgent-fis...

A Warrant in Question: Lessons from the Carter Page FISA Controversy. palsreport.substack.com/p/a-warrant-...

New from 404 Media: Skyrocketing hard drive and storage costs caused by the AI data center boom are making it more expensive and more difficult for digital archivists, academics, Wikipedia, and hobby data hoarders to save data and archive the internet www.404media.co/the-ai-hard-...

Everyone, including leaders in Congress, agrees that the U.S. needs a federal privacy law. But a bad privacy law would be worse than no law at all. Unfortunately, the GOP's recently released SECURE Data Act is worse than any privacy law we've evaluated.

Congress is long overdue to enact a strong comprehensive consumer data privacy law. But the SECURE Data Act is not it. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Just 9 more days to urge your Congressmembers to say NO to warrantless surveillance by voting against a "clean" reauthorization of FISA section 702 Take action here: actionnetwork.org/letters/bloc...

SHAME! 42 House Democrats just voted to give Donald Trump the unreformed surveillance power that he asked for. Now we move to the Senate where bipartisan reformers are fighting for real privacy reforms for FISA.

The surveillance state isn’t slowing down, but neither are we. EPIC is tracking government surveillance, advancing new legal challenges, and pushing for stronger federal protections every day. But to keep doing this critical work, we need your help. Will you join us?

Join one of the longest-running newsletters on the internet by subscribing to EPIC Alert! We share the highlights of our work on key issues of privacy & surveillance. No paywall, ads or corporate sponsors. Just privacy news made possible by the support of readers like you. epic.org/alert/

Anita Hill: Power, Silence, and the Battle That Redefined Whistleblowing in America This article is part of “The Cost of Speaking Up”—a series examining survivors, whistleblowers, and individuals. palsreport.substack.com/p/anita-hill...

JUST NOW: Sen. Tom Cotton threatens @wyden.senate.gov for trying to declassify a secret court opinion on systemic FISA abuses before any long-term extension.  “One of these days there are going to be some consequences, and it may be while I’m the chairman of this committee”

Congress just passed a short-term FISA extension. This means efforts to pass a long-term extension w/o privacy reforms failed again. This is a win for bipartisan privacy champions & a warning to Congress: Next time, come to the table w/ actual privacy reforms or this all happens again.

Las leyes de registros públicos han sido clave para exponer cómo la policía usa los lectores de placas automáticos (ALPR) en tu contra. Ahora, varios estados quieren bloquearte ese acceso. Si pierdes el derecho a saber, pierdes el derecho a fiscalizar. No lo permitas. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

With Rayhunter, we can find out how cell site simulators are being used, and protect ourselves and our communities from this form of surveillance. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Your push notifications can betray your privacy. Here are the settings you can enable to do something about that: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

Police are using the surveillance state to stalk "love interests" because there really is no difference between the part of my job where I fight state surveillance and the part where I fight domestic abuse: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...