Privacy
DOGE-Linked Studio Installs Trackers on Federal .Gov Sites
If you have visited a federal government website recently to check on benefits, look up healthcare information, or research your legal rights, your visit may have been tracked. The National Design Stu...
Vermont Data Privacy and Surveillance Act: What It Means in 2028
Vermont's Governor signed S.71, the Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act, into law on June 16, 2026, making Vermont one of the strictest states in the country on consumer data protection. ...
FSB Claims Western Malware Targeted Russian Officials' Phones
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced it had uncovered a large-scale cyber operation it attributes to Western intelligence agencies and global technology companies. According to the FSB, s...
Senate June 12 Vote on FISA 702 Puts VPN Users at Surveillance Risk
A Senate vote scheduled for June 12 on renewing FISA Section 702 is drawing renewed scrutiny from privacy advocates, and for reasons that extend well beyond the usual civil liberties debate. At the ce...
South Korea NIS Gains Power to Probe Corporate Hacks on Suspicion
South Korea's National Intelligence Service is about to get significantly broader reach into the private sector. New legislation passed through the South Korean legislative committee authorizes the NI...
NordVPN Threatens Canada Exit Over Bill C-22 Surveillance Law
Canada's proposed Bill C-22, known as the Lawful Access Act, is drawing sharp criticism from technology companies, civil liberties organizations, and now at least one major VPN provider. The legislati...
Italy's Garante Fines Banking Apps €12.5M for Forced Device Surveillance
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, has issued fines totaling €12.5 million against two banking app providers found to have embedded invasive device-monitoring tools inside their applicati...
Rogue Wi-Fi Found Near Philippine Senate: What It Means for You
The Philippine Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is currently investigating reports of unauthorized Wi-Fi access points detected in the vicinity of the Senate complex in M...
AP's Pulitzer-Winning Surveillance Investigation: What It Reveals
The Associated Press has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for its landmark investigative series, 'Made in America, Watched Worldwide.' The investigation revealed two deeply uncomfortable truths: that Ame...
Congress Passes 45-Day FISA Section 702 Extension, Punts Warrant Debate
For the latest time in a long string of last-minute reprieves, the U.S. Congress passed a 45-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), doing so just hours befor...