Without privacy, you lose the ability to form your identity
There's much more to privacy than just a random individual luxury: if you don't have privacy growing up, you can't even form your identity. Growing up and forming an identity…
General Privacy News
President Trump makes big splash in swamp – signs away Americans’ internet privacy
President Trump has signed into law the end of a basic internet privacy right, as well as an end to the ability for the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to make…
Montana set to require authorities to obtain a search warrant before reading your emails, texts, and other electronic communications
Montana will soon require law enforcement to obtain a search warrant before looking through your electronic communications such as emails, text messages, and chats. Montana Governor Steve Bullock is holding off on…
Would U.S. Congress find it acceptable that their phonecalls were recorded, sold, and published?
Congress has decided that Internet Service Providers shall be Common Carriers but without the obligations of a Common Carrier. Specifically, which was the shocker last week - telephone secrets don't…
We always had the real trump card: Encryption
Encryption saves lives. The largest users of encryption have been military forces - secret messages have helped win wars, laying the foundation for the United States today. It was the…
Thanks to repeal of FCC online privacy rules, Android phones on Verizon will soon come with pre-installed spyware called Appflash
Soon, every Verizon user on Android will have a new online privacy concern that they need to be aware of - pre-installed spyware called Appflash. This week, Verizon announced their…
Minnesota Senate votes 58-9 to pass Internet privacy protections in response to repeal of FCC privacy rules
In stark contrast to Congress's recent vote against the Internet privacy rights of American constituents, Minnesota's state Senators have voted to add broadband privacy protections at the state level. The protections were…
Dear Mr. President, you must veto S.J.Res.34, protect #BroadbandPrivacy, and #KeepOurNetFree
President Donald Trump could and should veto a newly passed resolution which strips away Americans' broadband privacy protections. In response to the 215-205 vote by the House of Representatives to pass…
House of Representatives votes 215-205 to do away with Broadband Privacy, allow ISPs to sell your private internet history
“The ayes have it.” Broadband Privacy has been dealt a blow in Congress with the recent repeal of online privacy protections by the FCC with a 215-205 vote. Since the…
Today is Congress’s final vote to get rid of Internet privacy protections on your web browsing history
Internet privacy in America faces a crossroads today on Capitol Hill. S.J. Res 34, the Senate joint resolution to do away with FCC #BroadbandPrivacy rules, passed with a 50-48 vote late…