The Supreme Court will consider whether accredited journalists, freelancers, and influencers require distinct legal protections when covering protests, in response to reports of police detentions and device seizures. The post Should freelancers and YouTubers get the same protection as accredited journalists? SC to decide appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

Barry Steinhardt, a lifelong privacy champion and an early leader in the battle for digital civil liberties who served as EFF’s president in 1998-99, died last week at age 73.  A Connecticut native, Steinhardt led the Vermont and Pennsylvania affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union before becoming associate director...

The incident, which involved a government contractor, has halted all production of bankruptcy notices.

No one should have to choose between speaking freely and protecting their immigration status. Yet that’s precisely the choice the Trump administration’s mass surveillance of online speech forces on noncitizens living in the U.S.    Last fall, we sued on behalf of three major labor unions to stop this surveillance program. And just this...

Powerful zero-click spyware is infected devices worldwide through targeted ads, new research shows — an alarming development in the spread of surveillance technology.

The Kerala HC has reportedly given the Govt four weeks to respond to a petition challenging the blocking of Bitchat in India which alleges a violation of free speech and a violation of procedural fairness. The post BitChat blocking challenge: Kerala HC gives Govt. 4 weeks to respond appeared first...