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German studies eight years ago show that surveillance brings horrible self-censorship. Why is this news to the US now?

Updated on Aug 5, 2021 by Rick Falkvinge

Yesterday, a big study broke in the Washington Post about how a mass surveillance regime is dangerous to society, and shows it silences minority opinions when people know they're being…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Surveillance

Brussels attacks: The predictable and despicable powergrab aftermath

Updated on Aug 6, 2020 by Rick Falkvinge

The aftermath of the Brussels attacks is as predictable as it is despicable: politicians trying to make a career out of the situation by reducing liberty and increasing surveillance, even…

Categories: General Privacy News

Surveillance is Power: The Information Advantage


Updated on Jan 25, 2024 by rasengan

The following statements are opinions of my own. "Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight.  Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom…

Categories: Cryptocurrency, General Privacy News, Surveillance

European Supreme Court advisor: “Strike down Germany’s open-wi-fi-liability laws”

Updated on Aug 5, 2021 by Rick Falkvinge

This week, the top advisor to the European Court of Justice advised the Court to rule against Germany's liability for open wi-fi hotspots. While the case isn't finished yet, most…

Categories: Copyright, General Privacy News

The Gawker case is the thin edge of a two-ton concrete repression wedge

Updated on Aug 5, 2021 by Rick Falkvinge

The media outlet Gawker has been sentenced by a Florida jury to 115 million dollars in damages for publishing a sex tape of "Hulk Hogan" and not taking it down…

Categories: General Privacy News

Obama repeats 500-year-old argument against printing press at SXSW, only directed at the Internet

Updated on Aug 3, 2021 by Rick Falkvinge

There's a thread in the Technology section of Reddit right now quoting a part of Obama's opening speech at SXSW, and in the thread, the discussion makes the point that…

Categories: General Privacy News

In one single image, establishment and mainstream media show their utter ignorance of security

Updated on Mar 11, 2016 by Rick Falkvinge

The various branches of the establishment are frequently criticized for not understanding, or even caring about, the critically important fields of privacy and security. In just one image, the New…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News

Do children have human rights? Specifically, a right to privacy? France says yes.

Updated on Mar 4, 2016 by Rick Falkvinge

French parents could be sued or jailed for posting photos of their kids, once the kids grow up and achieve adulthood, according to an article in The Telegraph. This is…

Categories: General Privacy News

Facebook exec arrested in Brazil highlights troublesome language barrier on civil rights

Updated on Aug 26, 2020 by Rick Falkvinge

A Facebook executive was arrested (and subsequently released) in Brazil for refusing to hand over Whatsapp metadata to authorities. This story highlights how reality sometimes hits you in the face…

Categories: General Privacy News, Social Media

Using legacy phonecall wiretapping laws to justify Internet wiretapping is obscene: immense expansion of surveillance

Updated on Jan 30, 2024 by Rick Falkvinge

The FBI vs. Apple case, where the FBI demands that Apple should write new code to the FBI to decrypt a locked iPhone in the San Bernadino case, is starting…

Categories: General Privacy News, Surveillance
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