The FBI recently opened beta testing of eFOIA, a new online system for filing and tracking requests for records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). On first glance, the project seems like a noble effort to streamline transparency in an agency that is notoriously slow and resistant to...

Many media reports on (as well as at least one response to) the FTC complaint we submitted yesterday about Google’s violation of the Student Privacy Pledge have focused heavily on one issue—Google’s use of Chrome Sync data for non-educational purposes. This is an important part of our complaint,...

Following the Senate’s September hearing, the House Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on reforming the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the federal law that regulates government access to private communications records stored by online service providers.
Congress is considering a pair of identical bills that would create...

A Case Study of a California Father Fighting His Daughter’s School District Over Digital Privacy
Katherine W. was seven years old, in the third grade, when her teacher first issued Google Chromebooks to the class.
Katherine’s father, Jeff, was concerned. It wasn’t because he had a problem...

Coders have never been more important to the security of the Internet. By identifying and disclosing vulnerabilities, coders are able to improve security for every person who depends on information systems for their daily life and work. Yet this week, the South African's Department of Justice and Constitutional Development...