How to Fight Coronavirus and Protect Civil Liberties
Our laws have not caught up with the scope and digital-age intrusiveness of COVID-19 contact tracing.
Privacy
On Spying, Washington Is United in Hypocrisy
There is bipartisan consensus in Washington that you don’t have any privacy.
Hawley Urges AG Barr to Launch Antitrust Probe into Amazon over ‘Predatory and Exclusionary Data Practices’
The senator said that "Amazon’s capacity for data collection is like a brick-and-mortar retailer attaching a camera to every customer’s forehead.”
U.S. Officials Warn that Huawei Can Secretly Access Cell Networks
A senior Huawei official argued that such access is "extremely implausible and would be discovered immediately."
The IRS Should Go Ahead with Privacy Reform
Public comments support this commonsense change.
Apple Is Right to Refuse to Help the FBI Hack into iPhones
The federal government can’t be trusted with additional surveillance powers.
Apple Reiterates Stance on Privacy in Response to AG Barr Request to Unlock Pensacola Shooter’s Phone
"We have always maintained there is no such thing as a backdoor just for the good guys," the company said in a statement.
China Requires Citizens to Complete Facial Recognition Scans to Obtain Mobile Phone Service
China implemented a policy that requires citizens to complete facial recognition scans in order to obtain new mobile phone services
Hawley Urges Apple to Offer ‘Do Not Track’ Option to Customers
Hawley sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook urging him to allow customers to opt out of having their personal data recorded by third-party developers.
How to Protect Your Kids from Google Predators
Google's predation starts early, often with the most vulnerable members of society: our children.