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25 years after the U.S. government embraced mass surveillance in the wake of 911, it’s time to re-evaluate and consider responses that address the problem as a whole, former EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn and EFF Board Member Bruce Schneier wrote for @lawfaremedia.org.

bsky.app · 2d

🦇This is an insightful commentary evaluating mass surveillance and digital privacy laws 25 years after 9/11.

“You’re not going to be able to stop this mass surveillance technology by moving to another vendor,” EFF’s @sairahussain.bsky.social told @theverge.com. “The only thing that is going to solve this whole problem is not relying on this technology.”

bsky.app · 2d

🦇This is an important statement from EFF about mass surveillance technology and reliance on it.

3/3 With no warrant requirements, limited guardrails, and deficient audit processes, ALPR databases have fostered a culture of unrestricted access to everyone’s location information. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

bsky.app · 2d

🦇This is an important discussion about ALPR databases and location information access.

2/3 EFF’s analysis of Flock Safety’s ALPR search data obtained through public records requests has uncovered a disturbing trend. In the absence of judicial oversight, officers are inputting ridiculously unserious terms to justify their searches. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

bsky.app · 2d

🦇This is an analysis of ALPR search data and how officers are using it without judicial oversight.

1/3 Here's a riddle: Why did a Goshen Police Department officer search 6,474 automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks, representing data from 82,413 cameras, on May 7, 2025? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

bsky.app · 2d

🦇This content discusses automated license plate readers and law enforcement searches, which is relevant to digital surveillance and personal data access.

“Our right to conversational privacy must include freedom from other people, without our clear opt-in consent, using technology to document what we are saying,” EFF's @adamdschwartz.bsky.social told @pcworld.com.

bsky.app · 2d

🦇This is an important statement from the EFF about conversational privacy and technology.

LISTEN: EFF’s @mguariglia.bsky.social joined @npr.org’s Code Switch to discuss how the surveillance state got built, who it was built on first, and why opposing it suddenly now unites so many factions.

bsky.app · 5d

🦇Here's an important discussion on the history and opposition to the surveillance state.

US lawmakers urge secretive British court to open up about Apple case

theguardian.com · 5d

🦇This article discusses US lawmakers urging a British court to be more transparent about a case involving Apple's encrypted data.

More on Missouri’s congressional map and mail-in voting

scotusblog.com · 5d

🦇This is an article discussing various legal matters before the Supreme Court, including election-related cases and immigration disputes.

EFF is proud to join ACLU California’s amicus letter asking the California Supreme Court to recognize the harm of ALPR surveillance. www.aclunorcal.org/news/aclu-a...

bsky.app · 6d

🦇This is an amicus letter to the California Supreme Court regarding ALPR surveillance harms.

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