Yale Privacy Lab
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December 8, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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Sometimes, the safest option is installing APKs directly from trusted developers.
These methods can avoid ad trackers, #surveillance code, and unwanted data sharing. To cut off these options is to put many activists, journalists, whistleblowers, and ordinary users at risk.
These methods can avoid ad trackers, #surveillance code, and unwanted data sharing. To cut off these options is to put many activists, journalists, whistleblowers, and ordinary users at risk.
November 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Sometimes, the safest option is installing APKs directly from trusted developers.
These methods can avoid ad trackers, #surveillance code, and unwanted data sharing. To cut off these options is to put many activists, journalists, whistleblowers, and ordinary users at risk.
These methods can avoid ad trackers, #surveillance code, and unwanted data sharing. To cut off these options is to put many activists, journalists, whistleblowers, and ordinary users at risk.
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Independent audits have consistently revealed these issues inside of Google Play, even *after* #Google claims to have scrubbed.
For example, the X-mode SDK persisted long after it was banned in the USA by the FTC enforcement action, and was still present in many #Google Play apps...
For example, the X-mode SDK persisted long after it was banned in the USA by the FTC enforcement action, and was still present in many #Google Play apps...
November 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Android is based upon free and #opensource software ( #FOSS) and that has always been defined by user choice. Blocking the capability to install apps directly from trusted sources outside #Google Play is not a small tweak. It removes a core freedom.
November 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Android is based upon free and #opensource software ( #FOSS) and that has always been defined by user choice. Blocking the capability to install apps directly from trusted sources outside #Google Play is not a small tweak. It removes a core freedom.
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And while we’re pillorying Google for flagrant privacy invasions bsky.app/profile/yale...
Our @profdiggity.com on #Google Nest #privacy:
"Proximity signals alone can reveal when someone is home, when they leave and when they sleep... Over time, you get a very clear picture of household routine.”
by @mikaelthalen.bsky.social
san.com/cc/google-is...
"Proximity signals alone can reveal when someone is home, when they leave and when they sleep... Over time, you get a very clear picture of household routine.”
by @mikaelthalen.bsky.social
san.com/cc/google-is...
Google is still collecting data from your old Nest thermostat.
A security researcher discovered that Google is still collecting data from discontinued Nest thermostat models in millions of American homes.
san.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
And while we’re pillorying Google for flagrant privacy invasions bsky.app/profile/yale...
🫶 As the #Thanksgiving holiday weekend continues, we want to thank all the tech projects, legal initiatives, information activists, and educators out there.
THANK YOU for defending #privacy & preserving #security of our digital commons!
THANK YOU for defending #privacy & preserving #security of our digital commons!
November 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🫶 As the #Thanksgiving holiday weekend continues, we want to thank all the tech projects, legal initiatives, information activists, and educators out there.
THANK YOU for defending #privacy & preserving #security of our digital commons!
THANK YOU for defending #privacy & preserving #security of our digital commons!
great reporting by @zackwhittaker.com on #Oura ring #privacy and #healthcare data, as well as US gov't data requests 👇https://privacysafe.social/@[email protected]/115627975719141861
November 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
great reporting by @zackwhittaker.com on #Oura ring #privacy and #healthcare data, as well as US gov't data requests 👇https://privacysafe.social/@[email protected]/115627975719141861
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When the Trump administration demanded ICEBlock’s removal, Apple complied—no rival app stores, just one gatekeeper’s decision, explains Meher Sethi. The takedown exposed how easily government pressure can travel through Apple and Google’s app-store duopoly and the risk it poses to democracy.
No Kings, No Monopolies: How App Store Gatekeepers Enable Authoritarianism | TechPolicy.Press
Meher Sethi discusses how the app-store duopoly enables government pressure, including censorship of apps like ICEBlock, and poses growing risks to democracy.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
When the Trump administration demanded ICEBlock’s removal, Apple complied—no rival app stores, just one gatekeeper’s decision, explains Meher Sethi. The takedown exposed how easily government pressure can travel through Apple and Google’s app-store duopoly and the risk it poses to democracy.
Our @profdiggity.com on #Google Nest #privacy:
"Proximity signals alone can reveal when someone is home, when they leave and when they sleep... Over time, you get a very clear picture of household routine.”
by @mikaelthalen.bsky.social
san.com/cc/google-is...
"Proximity signals alone can reveal when someone is home, when they leave and when they sleep... Over time, you get a very clear picture of household routine.”
by @mikaelthalen.bsky.social
san.com/cc/google-is...
Google is still collecting data from your old Nest thermostat.
A security researcher discovered that Google is still collecting data from discontinued Nest thermostat models in millions of American homes.
san.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Our @profdiggity.com on #Google Nest #privacy:
"Proximity signals alone can reveal when someone is home, when they leave and when they sleep... Over time, you get a very clear picture of household routine.”
by @mikaelthalen.bsky.social
san.com/cc/google-is...
"Proximity signals alone can reveal when someone is home, when they leave and when they sleep... Over time, you get a very clear picture of household routine.”
by @mikaelthalen.bsky.social
san.com/cc/google-is...
#FreedomOfSpeech discussions all day at the @mfia-clinic.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social #AAC2025 conference: 🧐👉 law.yale.edu/isp/initiati...
#speech #1A
#speech #1A
Access & Accountability 2025
Access & Accountability 2025 Preserving the Architecture of AccountabilityFriday, October 318:00 REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN Room 122 Coffee and light breakfast9:00 WELCOME Room 127by David ...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
#FreedomOfSpeech discussions all day at the @mfia-clinic.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social #AAC2025 conference: 🧐👉 law.yale.edu/isp/initiati...
#speech #1A
#speech #1A
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Kicking off the @mfia-clinic.bsky.social @yaleisp.bsky.social #aac2025 conference on this lovely fall day in #NewHaven
October 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Kicking off the @mfia-clinic.bsky.social @yaleisp.bsky.social #aac2025 conference on this lovely fall day in #NewHaven
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My new piece with @sonjawest.bsky.social is live in the Journal of Tort Law!
Our original 50-state survey of 466 deepfake laws reveals a complex landscape in which lawmakers are experimenting with novel criminal, civil & administrative tools to address deepfakes. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Our original 50-state survey of 466 deepfake laws reveals a complex landscape in which lawmakers are experimenting with novel criminal, civil & administrative tools to address deepfakes. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
October 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
My new piece with @sonjawest.bsky.social is live in the Journal of Tort Law!
Our original 50-state survey of 466 deepfake laws reveals a complex landscape in which lawmakers are experimenting with novel criminal, civil & administrative tools to address deepfakes. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Our original 50-state survey of 466 deepfake laws reveals a complex landscape in which lawmakers are experimenting with novel criminal, civil & administrative tools to address deepfakes. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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🤓 Register to contribute to the #FSF40 #hackathon. The energy since the event in #Boston a few weeks back has been great, and I really see a bright future (with your help!) 👇
www.fsf.org/events/fsf40...
www.fsf.org/events/fsf40...
October 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🤓 Register to contribute to the #FSF40 #hackathon. The energy since the event in #Boston a few weeks back has been great, and I really see a bright future (with your help!) 👇
www.fsf.org/events/fsf40...
www.fsf.org/events/fsf40...
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Tomorrow! Join us for Prof. Hannah Bloch-Wehba's (Texas A&M University School of Law) talk about: "How Tech Took Over"
📅 Thu., Oct. 16, 2025
⏰12:00-1:30 PM
📍Baker Hall 405
DM for Zoom details (ISP fellows only)
📅 Thu., Oct. 16, 2025
⏰12:00-1:30 PM
📍Baker Hall 405
DM for Zoom details (ISP fellows only)
October 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Tomorrow! Join us for Prof. Hannah Bloch-Wehba's (Texas A&M University School of Law) talk about: "How Tech Took Over"
📅 Thu., Oct. 16, 2025
⏰12:00-1:30 PM
📍Baker Hall 405
DM for Zoom details (ISP fellows only)
📅 Thu., Oct. 16, 2025
⏰12:00-1:30 PM
📍Baker Hall 405
DM for Zoom details (ISP fellows only)
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On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @klonick.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social talked through the week’s big national security news stories, including the Trump administration’s peace plan for Gaza, the government shutdown, and more.
Rational Security: The “Don’t Upset the Masks” Edition
YouTube video by Lawfare
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @klonick.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social talked through the week’s big national security news stories, including the Trump administration’s peace plan for Gaza, the government shutdown, and more.
I recently spoke with @zdnet.bsky.social about the release of #OpenAI’s #Sora2, a tool that can generate lifelike videos from text prompts.
October 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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I recently spoke with @zdnet.bsky.social about the release of #OpenAI’s #Sora2, a tool that can generate lifelike videos from text prompts.
October 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I recently spoke with @zdnet.bsky.social about the release of #OpenAI’s #Sora2, a tool that can generate lifelike videos from text prompts.
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At this week’s Ideas Lunch, we had the pleasure of hosting @ariezra.bsky.social’s enlightening presentation on “Challenging Technology Expertise!”
April 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
At this week’s Ideas Lunch, we had the pleasure of hosting @ariezra.bsky.social’s enlightening presentation on “Challenging Technology Expertise!”
Face verification is a serious threat to #privacy. There is a lot to watch these days, but please take this campaign by @fightforthefuture.org seriously! www.stoponlineidchecks.org
April 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Face verification is a serious threat to #privacy. There is a lot to watch these days, but please take this campaign by @fightforthefuture.org seriously! www.stoponlineidchecks.org
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"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense
April 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense
Starting off #Monday with a fresh new look 🤩 privacylab.yale.edu
We are updating all of our #ssd training materials to better approach the creeping #surveillance over our #privacy landscape. Stay Tuned! 📺
We are updating all of our #ssd training materials to better approach the creeping #surveillance over our #privacy landscape. Stay Tuned! 📺
March 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Starting off #Monday with a fresh new look 🤩 privacylab.yale.edu
We are updating all of our #ssd training materials to better approach the creeping #surveillance over our #privacy landscape. Stay Tuned! 📺
We are updating all of our #ssd training materials to better approach the creeping #surveillance over our #privacy landscape. Stay Tuned! 📺
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I wrote a post about how AI will interface with end-to-end encryption. TL;DR maybe not so well! blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2025/01/17/l...
Let’s talk about AI and end-to-end encryption
Recently, I came across a fantastic new paper by a group of NYU and Cornell researchers entitled “How to think about end-to-end encryption and AI.” I’m extremely grateful to see t…
blog.cryptographyengineering.com
January 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I wrote a post about how AI will interface with end-to-end encryption. TL;DR maybe not so well! blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2025/01/17/l...
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Timing attacks on @signal.org have always been a possibility re: media attachments because of the use of a CDN. This does not mean #Signal E2EE is "broken" but is something users should be aware of. I'm glad we have a demo to point to. Super important for many apps. gist.github.com/hackermondev...
Unique 0-click deanonymization attack targeting Signal, Discord and hundreds of platform
Unique 0-click deanonymization attack targeting Signal, Discord and hundreds of platform - research.md
gist.github.com
January 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Timing attacks on @signal.org have always been a possibility re: media attachments because of the use of a CDN. This does not mean #Signal E2EE is "broken" but is something users should be aware of. I'm glad we have a demo to point to. Super important for many apps. gist.github.com/hackermondev...
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It's pretty damning that @Apple broke multiple wiretap laws and the settlement is *tiny* for a multi-trillion-dollar company. Hey #Siri, what does #privacy mean to you? psafe.ly/NKFkS2
psafe.ly
January 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It's pretty damning that @Apple broke multiple wiretap laws and the settlement is *tiny* for a multi-trillion-dollar company. Hey #Siri, what does #privacy mean to you? psafe.ly/NKFkS2
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You may remember that I have to teach con law this spring after a 2-year long break, and I've been planning to go full crit, and also close reading of full texts (mostly but not exclusively cases) on core themes of our conflicts past and present. In case you're curious about the final readings:
January 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
You may remember that I have to teach con law this spring after a 2-year long break, and I've been planning to go full crit, and also close reading of full texts (mostly but not exclusively cases) on core themes of our conflicts past and present. In case you're curious about the final readings: