As part of their jobs, journalists routinely dig through government websites to find newsworthy documents and share them with the broader public. Journalists and Internet users understand that publicly available information on government websites is not secret and that, if government officials want to protect information from being disclosed online,...

La llegada de robots policiales autónomos operados por el gobierno no se parece a las predicciones de las películas de ciencia ficción. Un ejército de robots con armas de fuego no va a derribar tu puerta para arrestarte. En su lugar, un robot fisgón que parece un cubo de basura...

Location tracking apps. Spyware to enforce quarantine. Immunity passports. Throughout 2020, governments around the world deployed invasive surveillance technologies to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.But heavy-handed tactics like these undercut public trust in government, precisely when trust is needed most. They also invade our privacy and...

Today, EFF submitted comments to the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) opposing the agency’s proposal for new regulations of cryptocurrency transactions. As we explain in our comments, financial records can be deeply personal and revealing, containing a trove of sensitive information about people’s personal lives,...