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Apple To Scan US iPhones For Child Abuse Images
Slippery slope? Apple accused of creating encryption backdoor as it becomes first tech firm to scan for child abuses images on-device
Police Ask Residents To Link Smart Doorbells To Surveillance Hub
Privacy nightmare? Police ask residents in US city to link their smart doorbells to surveillance hub to reduce local crime
US Border Phone, Laptop Searches Need Warrant, Say Campaigners
Travellers to the US are being increasingly ordered to unlock their smartphones and laptops for searches
Researchers Uncover ‘Dark Caracal’ Global Espionage Ring
The group, based in government premises in Beiruit, apparently compromises governments and individuals on a contract basis
Google Secretly Tracks School Children’s Web History, Claims Digital Rights Group
Electronic Frontier Foundation files complaint against Google after group claims it has uncovered evidence the search giant collects student personal data
Concern Raised At JPEG Copyright Clampdown
Proposals to make JPEG pictures harder to copy, prompts objection from digital rights group EFF
EFF Beefs Up ‘Do Not Track’ Standard
Electronic Frontier Foundation and co create stronger “Do Not Track” (DNT) standard, but will advertisers care?
Anti-RSA Brigade Set Up Rival TrustyCon Conference
TrustyCon will take place just down the road from RSA Conference
Anonymous Hits MIT Site On Anniversary Of Aaron Swartz’ Death
A year on from Aaron Swartz's suicide, hacktivist group hits MIT again
EFF, Gun Groups And Others Sue NSA Over Surveillance
First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles and the Calguns Foundation join EFF and others in fight against snoops
Electronic Frontier Foundation Sues The FBI
The non-profit organisation demands information about FBI’s Next Generation Identification biometrics database
US House Of Representatives Passes CISPA Cybersecurity Bill
Controversial measures will face scrutiny at the US Senate after House votes 248 to 168 in favour
Gnip And DataSift Begin Selling Archived And Analysed Tweets
Two research companies, partnered with Twitter, launch archived public data Tweet packages for sale to marketeers
EFF Demands Legal Protection For Jailbreaks
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is asking for legal loopholes to protect users who jailbreak smartphones or video game consoles
EFF Demands Better Search Privacy In Europe
The Electronic Frontier Foundation wants better EU protection for 'intimate' search records