Privacy - Global

• Facebook beats privacy lawsuit in U.S. over user tracking July 3, 2017
• Global civil society groups call for suspension of the EU-US Privacy Shield March 3, 2017
• New U.S. CLOUD Act is a threat to global privacy February 7, 2018
• House of Representatives passes the Email Privacy Act April 27, 2016
• Amnesty International: Encryption is a Human Rights Issue April 1, 2016
• Activating the EU-US Privacy Shield: To protect privacy, we need reform, not rebranding February 5, 2016
• Insights about the first three years of the Right To Be Forgotten requests at Google February 27, 2018
• EPIC joins call for increased oversight of intelligence agencies February 9, 2018
• GDPR and Google Analytics January 29, 2018
• Europe's GDPR meets WHOIS privacy: which way forward? January 26, 2018
• Artificial intelligence is going to supercharge surveillance January 23, 2018
• US Senate passes bill renewing internet surveillance program January 18, 2018
• EU-Japan trade agreement not compatible with EU data protection January 10, 2018
• FBI chief calls unbreakable encryption 'urgent public safety issue' January 9, 2018
• New US policy wants to demand passwords of travelers’ electronic devices January 5, 2018
• New York city algorithmic accountability bill to be analysed December 20, 2017
• Facebook’s new facial recognition feature finds you in untagged photos December 19, 2017
• Facebook reveals rise in official data requests December 19, 2017
• HP laptops found to have hidden keylogger December 11, 2017
• Chinese man sentenced to prison for selling VPN software September 5, 2017
• How ICANN is manipulating its GDPR discussions June 23, 2017
• Ten simple ways to improve worldwide privacy protection June 13, 2017
• Minnesota judge signs a search warrant for personal information on anyone who Googled someone's name March 17, 2017
• Microsoft allowed to sue U.S. government over e-mail surveillance February 13, 2017
• US House of Representatives to pass Email Privacy Act February 7, 2017
• Federal Trade Commission explains privacy intrusive practices of top TV selling company February 7, 2017
• Facebook tries to revamp password recovery by supplanting email January 30, 2017
• Trump signs 'no privacy for non-Americans' order – what does that mean for rest of us? • The Register January 27, 2017
• Court ruling stands: US has no right to seize data from world’s servers January 25, 2017
• White House publishes privacy report, data breaches continue to rise, as Obama leaves office January 22, 2017
• Indian privacy case against WhatsApp gains momentum January 17, 2017
• Obama expands surveillance powers on his way out January 13, 2017
• Swiss-US “Privacy Shield” Agreement January 11, 2017
• Legal case against data retention proceeds to Switzerland's highest court December 12, 2016
• China ends anonymity on its Internet November 12, 2016
• The FCC’s new privacy rules are toothless October 31, 2016
• FCC vote means Internet providers need permission to share your data October 29, 2016
• European privacy officials pursue investigation of WhatsApp and Yahoo October 28, 2016
• American illegally wiretapped at home by Ethiopian government October 25, 2016
• EPIC urges Massachusetts High Court to protect e-mail privacy October 25, 2016
• TISA proposes new global rules on data flows and safe harbors October 25, 2016
• U.S. calls on automakers to make cyber security a priority October 25, 2016
• UN meeting looks at legally binding instrument on corporations and human rights October 24, 2016
• Advanced facial recognition technologies used by US law enforcement October 21, 2016
• ACLU exposes Facebook, Twitter for feeding surveillance company user data October 12, 2016
• Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails for US October 5, 2016
• Intelligence service law passes referendum vote September 25, 2016
• The Post and Courier investigation on police practices in U.S. September 14, 2016
• EPIC publishes "Privacy and Human Rights" survey September 12, 2016
• Data Protection Experts Recommend New Protections for Internet Communications August 3, 2016
• EU-US data pact launched August 1, 2016
• European Data Protection Supervisor calls for stronger protections for electronic communications July 27, 2016
• EU privacy watchdogs leave the new U.S. data pact on a one year trial run July 26, 2016
• Trade Agreements Undermine Data Protection, New Study Shows July 14, 2016
• US court: No expectation of privacy if using computers connected to the Internet July 4, 2016
• China tightens rules for mobile app developers June 28, 2016
• US Customs wants to collect social media account names at the border June 28, 2016
• NSA internal newsletter released by The Intercept May 23, 2016
• Community Groups Come Together Across the U.S. to Promote Digital Rights May 1, 2016
• Supreme Court approves rule change that expands FBI computer search powers April 29, 2016
• EPIC urges FCC to fully enforce cable privacy April 25, 2016
• Secret court ruling on NSA warantless spying April 22, 2016
• U.S. reluctant to change data pact April 20, 2016
• What every Browser knows about you April 4, 2016
• EU and US release details on Trans-Atlantic Data Transfer Deal March 29, 2016
• US new bill introducing mandatory warrant for online information February 11, 2016
• EPIC seeks release of Privacy Shield February 4, 2016
• EU-US data transfer pact agreed February 4, 2016
• Access Now welcomes human rights partnership between telcos and GNI February 2, 2016
• Police using planes equipped with DirtBox to spy on your cell phones January 29, 2016
• HTTPS provides more than just privacy January 27, 2016
• Internet of Things search engine and security vulnerabilities January 25, 2016
• Falque-Pierrotin - new digital privacy watchdog January 25, 2016
• Announcing a global coalition demanding security for all January 13, 2016
• SilverPush - new tracking technology January 12, 2016
• ProPublica launches world's first major news site for dark web January 8, 2016
• If you’re launching a tech startup in 2016, focus on privacy and fast data December 24, 2015
• Vuvuzela, a next-generation anonymity tool that protects users by adding noise December 18, 2015
• EFF Panopticlick version 2.0 launched December 17, 2015
• EFF privacy protection test tool December 17, 2015
• EFF, Access Now, and the White House discussion on encryption December 16, 2015
• EFF on cell-site simulators December 11, 2015
• EFF complaint against Google student data collection December 2, 2015
• GPEN Alert - new global consumer privacy protection initiative October 30, 2015
• California adopts digital privacy law October 22, 2015
• EU data chiefs failed to report privacy complaints to US October 22, 2015
• Snowden Treaty for ending surveillance September 25, 2015
• Second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the US human rights record in Geneva September 23, 2015
• EPIC request on EU-US Agreement on data transfers September 11, 2015
• EFF comments to ICANN WHOIS proposal September 9, 2015
• US justice department requires search warrant for mobile phone surveillance September 4, 2015
• Tenth Meeting of the Council Working Group on Child Online Protection August 24, 2015
• Brief overview on trade secret claims and social media privacy legislation August 20, 2015
• U.N. Human Rights Committee review on Five Eyes surveillance practices August 4, 2015
• New OECD report finds increased privacy concern and lagging national policies July 28, 2015
• Almost all "right to be forgotten" requests came from private individuals July 16, 2015
• UN appoints special rapporteur on right to privacy July 3, 2015
• Join the global privacy campaign: no personal information in the publicly searchable WHOIS directory June 26, 2015
• EFF annual report on government data requests June 19, 2015
• Russian Internet privacy bill gets initial approval June 17, 2015
• US wants to collect bulk call records for six more months June 9, 2015
• US Senate special session on Patriot Act renewal May 31, 2015
• UN report: encryption and anonymity online are necessary to advance human rights May 29, 2015
• UN expert launches robust defence of online anonymity and encryption May 28, 2015
• Google makes Street View additions in Switzerland despite court ruling restrictions May 19, 2015
• Human Rights organisations call on UN to establish a special rapporteur on the right to privacy May 15, 2015
• Warrantless airport seizure of laptop is an invasion of privacy May 12, 2015
• More companies share information about requests for user data May 12, 2015
• NSA domestic phone spying program illegal by appeals court May 7, 2015
• EFF comments on the new USA Freedom Act May 1, 2015
• Data retention update: the global battle to stop data stockpiling continues April 14, 2015
• Massive AT&T consumer privacy violation results in $25 million FCC penalty April 8, 2015
• Human Rights Watch files suit over bulk collection of telephone records April 8, 2015
• Facebook tracking said to breach EU law April 1, 2015
• UN to appoint a special rapporteur on the right to privacy in the digital age March 26, 2015
• Australia on verge of passing new data retention bill March 22, 2015
• Amazon delivery drone wins FAA approval for testing in rural Washington March 20, 2015
• Canadian fights charges for not giving up phone password at airport March 17, 2015
• Coalition of companies and NGOs renew push for cloud and email privacy protections March 11, 2015
• Wikimedia v. NSA: Wikimedia Foundation files suit against NSA March 10, 2015
• Lawmakers target data brokers in privacy bill March 5, 2015
• EFF comments the new data retention bill in Paraguay March 5, 2015
• China says new cybersurveillance proposal follows US security practices March 4, 2015
• EFF to UN: you need a privacy watchdog March 4, 2015
• Pakistan has ordered mobile phone users to get fingerprinted for a national database against terrorism March 3, 2015
• EPIC: the new consumer privacy bill is not helpful and unworkable March 2, 2015
• NSA authorization to collect bulk phone data extended to June 1 March 2, 2015
• White House privacy proposal aims to give consumers control over data February 28, 2015
• Australia: Internet pirates won't be pursued using proposed metadata scheme February 27, 2015
• EFF supports early push in Congress to update online privacy law February 26, 2015
• Facebook rolls out new suicide prevention and support tools February 26, 2015
• The last 100 days to pass surveillance reform February 26, 2015
• Brazil: Marco Civil Da Internet or Internet Constitution February 26, 2015
• No evidence of NSA and GCHQ Sim card hack, says allegedly compromised firm February 25, 2015
• International campaign to find out whether GCHQ illegally spied on you February 25, 2015
• EPIC files FTC complaint on SMart TVs February 25, 2015
• Australia: Internet pirates won't be pursued under data retention scheme February 24, 2015
• NSA director defends plan to maintain 'backdoors' into technology companies February 23, 2015
• Google-backed genetic test approved February 20, 2015
• EFF warns about the threats of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) February 20, 2015
• American and British spies stole encryption keys from largest SIM card manufacturer February 20, 2015
• Access delivers petition to U.S. agencies to investigate use of zombie cookies by mobile carriers February 19, 2015
• EFF to Supreme Court: the fourth amendment covers DNA collection February 19, 2015
• AT&T gives you faster Internet but asks you to pay for privacy February 18, 2015
• How Google determined our right to be forgotten February 18, 2015
• Microsoft adopts first international cloud privacy standard February 17, 2015
• Judge rules for NSA in warrantless search case February 16, 2015
• Obama holds cybersecurity summit February 13, 2015
• US lawmakers introduce two bills to protect email privacy February 13, 2015
• US Senator quizzes Samsung, LG on Smart TV privacy February 12, 2015
• EFF filles comments on anonymity and encryption to Human Rights Council rapporteur February 12, 2015
• Senators to push privacy, security legislation for IoT February 11, 2015
• Digital Rights organizations call on world leaders to uphold human rights February 11, 2015
• Obama announces new privacy rules for non-US citizens February 11, 2015
• Russia unsatisfied with Twitter response to requests February 10, 2015
• Twitter reports huge increase in gov't data requests February 9, 2015
• EFF supports comprehensive reform to California Electronic Privacy Law February 9, 2015
• Lawmakers call for investigation of Verizon supercookies February 6, 2015
• Google should not apply 'right to be forgotten' on .com domain, advisory council says February 6, 2015
• Australia's prime minister puts pressure to pass mandatory data retention laws February 5, 2015
• US new proposal to stop warrantless reading of emails February 5, 2015
• Why is bulk collection of telephone records still happening? February 5, 2015
• With new policy changes, Facebook tracks users across the web February 4, 2015
• Obama discusses surveillance reform February 4, 2015
• US senators challenge Verizon's secret mobile tracking program January 31, 2015
• Verizon to allow opt-out from mobile 'supercookies' January 31, 2015
• China to force authors to provide real names when publishing online January 30, 2015
• Journalists should be shielded from phone and web snooping, union says January 30, 2015
• New NIST crypto guidance draft January 29, 2015
• EFF wins battle over secret legal opinions on government spying January 29, 2015
• Section 215 of the Patriot Act expires in June January 29, 2015
• Canadian government continues to expand state powers January 29, 2015
• Charlie Hebdo tragedy must not be used by governments to expand surveillance January 29, 2015
• Unclear data retention scheme in Australia January 29, 2015
• Cyberthreat sharing must include strong privacy protections, advocates say January 29, 2015
• Obama must finally end NSA phone record collection, says privacy board January 29, 2015
• Mexico City signs anti surveillance principles January 28, 2015
• Data retention in Kosovo and Switzerland January 28, 2015
• Canadian agency reported to be monitoring millions of downloads January 28, 2015
• National Security Agency violates defense department privacy rules January 28, 2015
• US data breach notification law under scrutiny January 28, 2015
• New Chinese measures define consumer personal information January 26, 2015
• UN needs agency for data protection, European commissioner tells Davos January 22, 2015
• US government healthcare website passes personal data to outside firms January 20, 2015
• Access urges Congress to reject CISPA January 18, 2015
• Secret US cybersecurity report: encryption vital to protect private data January 15, 2015
• PEN report reveals concerns about the impact of mass surveillance January 14, 2015
• Access comments on Obama’s new cybersecurity proposals January 13, 2015
• EFF's call to stop TPP and TTIP from fast track ratification January 13, 2015
• Obama outlines new cybersecurity initiatives to protect consumers January 12, 2015
• Should consumer drones be better regulated? January 12, 2015
• Obama will unveil new cybersecurity initiatives this week January 10, 2015
• EPIC urges privacy assessment of FBI Next Generation Identification program January 10, 2015
• UN approves privacy resolution January 9, 2015
• New leaked document on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) exposes threats to privacy, data protection, and net neutrality. January 9, 2015
• CISPA will be re-introduced after Sony hack January 9, 2015
• EFF is advocating against "cybersecurity" information sharing bills January 9, 2015
• FTC chair warns about risks of connected devices January 7, 2015
• TISA trade agreement threatens net neutrality, data protection and consumer rights January 6, 2015
• Samsung pledges to make an open Internet of Things January 6, 2015
• Internet freedom & China, Russia and US policies January 4, 2015
• Facebook Modifies User Privacy Policy January 2, 2015
• Snowden revelations make IETF rethink security December 31, 2014
• How Google is enforcing the 'right to be forgotten' CJUE decision December 24, 2014
• New whistleblowing tool December 22, 2014
• EFF argues in court against NSA data collection December 16, 2014
• Tech and media companies join Microsoft in privacy case against US government December 16, 2014
• Internet users care more about online privacy and security December 15, 2014
• EFF statement on the Intelligence Authorization Bill December 15, 2014
• Sony Pictures was hacked December 15, 2014
• Microsoft's fight for privacy December 14, 2014
• Our own online behaviour is the cause for state surveillance December 13, 2014
• Sir Tim Berners-Lee: Recognise the Internet as a human right December 13, 2014
• US federal court says video surveillance without a warrant is illegal December 13, 2014
• NSA revelations forced Google to lock down data December 12, 2014
• Access supports the efforts of Congress to pass cybersecurity legislation December 12, 2014
• First smartphone driver’s license December 11, 2014
• Data theft at HSBC private bank in Geneva: indictment December 11, 2014
• Civil society groups call for Trans-Pacific Partnership secret text to be revealed December 11, 2014
• EFF amicus curiae on using an authorized user’s credentials with their permission December 11, 2014
• App for selling anything to anyone in complete privacy December 11, 2014
• Facebook is developing artificial intelligence December 10, 2014
• Amazon threatens to take drone testing abroad US December 9, 2014
• US: Secure Data Act starts to address the problem of backdoors December 9, 2014
• US Department of Justice thinks companies need to trust gov't on cybersecurity December 9, 2014
• US Report: Most companies have no control over sensitive data December 9, 2014
• US demands seizure from Irish server December 9, 2014
• Privacy app store December 9, 2014
• NSA surveillance rules extended December 9, 2014
• US proposal for police body cameras December 9, 2014
• EPIC's brief on aerial surveillance December 8, 2014
• New Facebook post search December 8, 2014
• Appeals court to hear oral arguments in Idaho Woman's case against NSA spying December 4, 2014
• US bill prohibits government mandating backdoors in technolgy December 4, 2014
• Paraguayans Rise Up Against Mandatory Data Retention December 4, 2014
• YouTube and Google search may get specific versions for kids December 4, 2014
• 'Big Brother' surveillance in elite sport December 4, 2014
• US federal judges order companies to unlock seized phones December 4, 2014
• Hackers using complex crimeware to drain money from online bank accounts December 4, 2014
• Can’t Get Public Approval to Buy a Drone? Do it in Private! December 4, 2014
• FTC: Online billing service deceptively collected medical records December 3, 2014
• Privacy advocates unmask Twitter troll December 3, 2014
• Google pushes for US Privacy Act extended to EU citizens November 13, 2014
• Public Perceptions of Privacy and Security in the Post-Snowden Era November 13, 2014
• Twitter teams up with advocacy group to end 'unprecedented' harassment of women November 8, 2014
• Samaritans pulls suicide watch Radar app over privacy concerns November 8, 2014
• Chinese Supreme Court's interpretation on the publication of personal information on the Internet October 15, 2014
• Balance between freedom of speech and privacy October 6, 2014
• Cookies and web anonymity October 5, 2014
• Facebook knows who your friends are. Soon it could know about your health October 3, 2014
• Facebook secret psychological experiment on users October 3, 2014
• Facebook tracking - no choice for users October 2, 2014
• Facebook real name policy October 2, 2014
• Death, drones and driverless cars: how Google wants to control our lives September 22, 2014
• Public Oversight and The Rule of Law September 17, 2014
• The Principles Week of Action: A world without mass surveillance September 10, 2014
• Private sector data mining in education May 17, 2014