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October 14, 2015

Learn the basics about all that creepy spy tech that police around the US are now using

The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s new Law Enforcement Technology Primer for Civilian Oversight Bodies is a short, easy-to-understand guide […]
October 10, 2015

The Snowden effect: new privacy wins await after data transfer ruling

Many politicians held their nose and voted for the USA Freedom Act in June, hoping that the Snowden revelations would […]
October 6, 2015

A planned new law will criminalize Social Media and its users

A planned new law will criminalize Social Media and its users, Says Unwanted Witness Uganda. Kampala, […]
October 6, 2015

UW News Brief: A new Law to Control Social Media usage in Uganda

The Unwanted Witness (UW) News Brief: Uganda government is planning to introduce a new law to […]
October 5, 2015

Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg Regarding Internet.org, Net Neutrality, Privacy, and Security

Dear Mark Zuckerberg, We, the undersigned, share a common concern about the launch and expansion of […]
September 22, 2015

Emails Reveal Uganda Government Role In Mass Surveillance

SAN FRANCISCO — On the afternoon of April 22, Dotan Peltz, the head of sales at […]
September 14, 2015

European Parliament Condemns Mass Surveillance, Shames Complicity With NSA, And Demands Encryption, Net Neutrality, Free/Open Software In New Report

The European Parliament just adopted a report that goes way further in the right direction than […]
August 25, 2015

Troubling rise of tracking headers worldwide

Do you trust your carrier when you sign up for a new mobile phone? You may […]
August 24, 2015

Special report: Encryption, anonymity as safeguards for press freedom

UN special rapporteur says tools ‘create a zone of privacy to protect opinion and belief’ The […]
August 12, 2015

Will the internet of things result in predictable people?

We’re told that eventually sensors will be everywhere. Not just in phones, tablets, and laptops. Not […]
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