The New Senate USA FREEDOM Act: A Step Towards Surveillance Reform?
Yesterday, Senator Patrick Leahy introduced a revised version of his USA FREEDOM legislation, the USA FREEDOM Act of 2014, which focuses on telephone record collection and FISA Court reform. While this bill is not a comprehensive solution to overbroad and unconstitutional surveillance, it is a strong first step. EFF urges Congress to support passage of…
Ed Snowden: Sharing Porn Selfies Is All in a Day’s Work at the NSA
Notorious security campaigner Edward Snowden has given an interview about his times working for the NSA, claiming that employees enjoy poking through people’s private files—and sharing their best finds with their colleagues. Snowden explained that jock culture is alive and well in the macho ranks of the security world, pointing out that: “During the course…
Your Android May Be Broadcasting Your Location (and How to Stop It)
Do you own an Android device? Is it less than three years old? If so, then when your phone’s screen is off and it’s not connected to a Wi-Fi network, there’s a high risk that it is broadcasting your location history to anyone within Wi-Fi range that wants to listen. This location history comes in…
7 Things You Need to Know About Tor
We posted last week about the Tor Challenge and why everyone should use Tor. Since we started our Tor Challenge two weeks ago we have signed up over 1000 new Tor relays. But it appears that there are still some popular misconceptions about Tor. We would like to take this opportunity to dispel some of…