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Meta Launches Incognito AI Chat Days After Removing Instagram Encryption

Meta launched Incognito Chat with Meta AI on May 13, 2026, five days after quietly removing end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages — a sequence that digital-rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation called a broken promise.

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Controversial Geofence Warrants Face Supreme Court Challenge

Technological innovations allow the authorities to see who has visited whole geographic areas.

'A spectacularly bad idea' — Digital rights advocates call on Wisconsin lawmakers to reject VPN ban bill

'A spectacularly bad idea' — Digital rights advocates call on Wisconsin lawmakers to reject VPN ban bill

Wisconsin's controversial age verification proposal is expected to be discussed today (February 18). The Electronic Frontier Foundation warns that provisions to block VPN users are "unworkable."

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'There's no reason for Discord to comply in advance' with social media age verification laws instead of 'fighting for their users' says EFF expert

Discord's plan to require face scans or ID verification is capitulation to overbearing legislation that's still far from universal.

AI soulmate and AI fridge take gold in annual ’Worst in Show’ award at CES gadget show

An array of new features for Amazon's Ring doorbell camera system won the ‘Worst in Show’ for privacy

The Independent UK

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency hit by another privacy lawsuit with millions impacted

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) joined the wave of lawsuits against the new government agency over supposedly illegal data access.

Los Angeles Sheriff Misused Confidential Database Thousands of Times To Run Concealed Carry Background Checks

Public records obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation show how sensitive police databases are used and abused.

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I attended the 2024 Encryption Summit - here are my 5 takeaways

I attended the 2024 Encryption Summit - here are my 5 takeaways

I attended the second edition of the virtual event to shed light on the need for encryption and the challenges this tech faces. Here's what I learned.

Texas State Police Gear Up for Massive Expansion of Surveillance Tech

Texas State Police Gear Up for Massive Expansion of Surveillance Tech

DPS plans to spend millions in taxpayer dollars on a controversial software, used first as part of Governor Abbott’s border crackdown, to “disrupt potential domestic terrorism.”

Fubo-Led Ragtag Coalition Asks Congress to Conduct Hearings on Spulu

Fubo-Led Ragtag Coalition Asks Congress to Conduct Hearings on Spulu

With DirecTV and Dish already in its tent, Fubo’s oddball mix of sports-streaming resisters now also includes The Sports Fans Coalition, the Open Markets Institute, the Electronic Frontier Foundation ... and Newsmax

Broadcasting & Cable

The job applicants shut out by AI: ‘The interviewer sounded like Siri’

The job applicants shut out by AI: ‘The interviewer sounded like Siri’

Employers are letting artificial intelligence conduct job interviews. Candidates are trying to beat the system

The Guardian - US

The Cops Are Watching You

New online database details the shocking extent of intrusive surveillance tech used by American police.

Here are the 'Worst in Show' CES products, according to consumer and privacy advocates

Here are the 'Worst in Show' CES products, according to consumer and privacy advocates

The best CES products pierce through the haze of marketing hype at the Las Vegas gadget show to reveal innovations that could improve lives

The Independent UK

Congress looks to block US agencies from buying Americans’ data - Roll Call

Congress looks to block US agencies from buying Americans’ data - Roll Call

Amid a broader effort to curb the electronic surveillance, a group of lawmakers is aiming to end the government buying Americans’ data.

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Lawmakers look at data privacy in post-Dobbs world - Roll Call

Advocates worry there are limited guardrails protecting data from law enforcement during abortion investigations.

E.U. Law Threatens Free Speech, Online Groups Say

The E.U.’s Digital Services Act will encourage censorship around the world and even in the U.S.

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