Federal judge rules in favor of privacy for a change

By Sophia Cope

Forget milk and eggs: Supermarkets are having a fire sale on data about you

By Jon Keegan

Instead of banning TikTok, the U.S. should pass comprehensive data privacy laws

By Adam Schwartz

Online data could be used against people seeking abortions now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned

By Nora McDonald

As Republican states move to criminalize abortion, women considering it must protect their privacy

Clarence Thomas says Supreme Court should roll back all privacy rights

By Julia Conley

‘In future cases, we should reconsider all of the Court’s substantive due process precedents,’ right-wing justice wrote

After massive public outcry, IRS ditches plans for facial recognition

By Jessica Corbett

Federal lawmakers joined with advocacy groups that argued requiring biometric information to access records online is a “creepy and disturbing strike” at privacy and security

U.S. forces reportedly left behind biometric data that could endanger former Afghan allies

By Margaret Hu

Abandoned biometric data could allow the Taliban to easily identify Afghans who helped American forces, was collecting it worth it?

Big technology companies have too much power over society, but fixing the problem is possible

By Cory Doctorow

Tech giants took advantage of a regulatory environment that centralized power and allowed monopoly

If you build it, they will come: Apple is creating a surveillance framework that governments everywhere will abuse

By Kurt Opsahl

Apple says its new child safety content scanners won’t be abused by governments, but history shows that promise is unlikely to prove true

I used to think facial recognition in policing was no big deal — until I was wrongfully arrested because of it

By Robert Williams

Facial recognition software isn’t reliable and often enables racism