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“It’s a reminder to people that email should be treated almost not quite public,” EFF’s Thorin Klosowski told The New York Times. Consider the company that runs it and law enforcement's access to it: "The more you put it in it, the more they’ll have access to.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/...
A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know.
Google’s A.I. assistant, Gemini, can create a to-do list based on recent emails, among other new tricks. There are implications for your privacy.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM
“It’s a reminder to people that email should be treated almost not quite public,” EFF’s Thorin Klosowski told The New York Times. Consider the company that runs it and law enforcement's access to it: "The more you put it in it, the more they’ll have access to.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/...
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The press practice of relying on the govt to set the narrative is routine enough in the US to normally escape notice, but in an insurrection it looks unmistakably absurd alongside citizen reporting. Running in clown shoes to the cops & the White House to uncritically report back whatever they say.
January 15, 2026 at 6:24 AM
The press practice of relying on the govt to set the narrative is routine enough in the US to normally escape notice, but in an insurrection it looks unmistakably absurd alongside citizen reporting. Running in clown shoes to the cops & the White House to uncritically report back whatever they say.
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Imagine your job consisting of the angriest people you've ever seen in your entire life yelling at you 24/7 and throwing bottles of piss in your car while you battle the subzero elements they don't even bat an eyelash about.
Imagine the toll that takes on your psyche. May they never find peace.
Imagine the toll that takes on your psyche. May they never find peace.
January 15, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Imagine your job consisting of the angriest people you've ever seen in your entire life yelling at you 24/7 and throwing bottles of piss in your car while you battle the subzero elements they don't even bat an eyelash about.
Imagine the toll that takes on your psyche. May they never find peace.
Imagine the toll that takes on your psyche. May they never find peace.
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“There’s this veneer of respect for privacy that is painted over all of this data aggregation and consolidation,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @TexasObserver. www.texasobserver.org/texas-polic...
Texas Police Invested Millions in a Shadowy Phone-Tracking Software. They Won’t Say How They’ve Used It.
One sheriff who leads an anti-smuggling task force says the software helps “develop leads to eventually obtain probable cause.” Civil liberties experts say its use violates constitutional rights.
www.texasobserver.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:04 AM
“There’s this veneer of respect for privacy that is painted over all of this data aggregation and consolidation,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @TexasObserver. www.texasobserver.org/texas-polic...
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NEW: Completely unredacted Flock audit logs have been released to the public by numerous police departments and in some cases include details on millions of Flock license plate searches made by thousands of police departments from around the country.
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
Flock is going after a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com that has collated public records files released by police.
www.404media.co
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
NEW: Completely unredacted Flock audit logs have been released to the public by numerous police departments and in some cases include details on millions of Flock license plate searches made by thousands of police departments from around the country.
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Under Trump's watch, a DHS agent shot a protestor in the face with a non-lethal round at close range, fractured his skull, and then dragged him around as he choked and bled. He is now permanently blind in his left eye.
Anti-ICE protester blinded by federal agent during demonstration in Santa Ana, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week...
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Under Trump's watch, a DHS agent shot a protestor in the face with a non-lethal round at close range, fractured his skull, and then dragged him around as he choked and bled. He is now permanently blind in his left eye.
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NEW: Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
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How about we just go ahead and release the rest od the Epstein files as required by law
January 12, 2026 at 10:55 PM
How about we just go ahead and release the rest od the Epstein files as required by law
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DOJ official Todd Blanche promised to dump his crypto holdings no later than 90 days after his Senate confirmation in March.
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social and @shaw.al
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social and @shaw.al
Top DOJ Official Todd Blanche Shut Down Crypto Enforcement While Holding Crypto Assets
The second-highest official at the DOJ, Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement, exper...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
DOJ official Todd Blanche promised to dump his crypto holdings no later than 90 days after his Senate confirmation in March.
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social and @shaw.al
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social and @shaw.al
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ICE just indiscriminately stopped a citizen at a bus stop in front of the co-op. If this is how they treat the President of the Minneapolis City Council who is legally observing, just think of what they’re doing to everyone else in our City.
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 AM
ICE just indiscriminately stopped a citizen at a bus stop in front of the co-op. If this is how they treat the President of the Minneapolis City Council who is legally observing, just think of what they’re doing to everyone else in our City.
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Frey: "You cannot drag pregnant women through the snow. You're not allowed to take teenagers out of their car and detain them when they are in fact American citizens. That is against the law in every state. That is against our US Constitution."
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Frey: "You cannot drag pregnant women through the snow. You're not allowed to take teenagers out of their car and detain them when they are in fact American citizens. That is against the law in every state. That is against our US Constitution."
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We stand to lose a lot as governments push to age-gate the web. That's why EFF is pushing back. You can learn more about these age-gating laws and even ask us questions during our livestream on Thursday at 12 PM PT: eff.org/livestream-age
EFFecting Change: The Human Cost of Online Age Verification
Age verification mandates are spreading fast, and they’re ushering in a new age of online surveillance, censorship, and exclusion for everyone—not just young people. Age-gating laws generally require
www.eff.org
January 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
We stand to lose a lot as governments push to age-gate the web. That's why EFF is pushing back. You can learn more about these age-gating laws and even ask us questions during our livestream on Thursday at 12 PM PT: eff.org/livestream-age
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Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet. The exposure was initially discovered by YouTuber and technologist @bennjordan.bsky.social. We talk about it.
Listen now: youtu.be/tSd0nXolnIs?...
Listen now: youtu.be/tSd0nXolnIs?...
January 12, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet. The exposure was initially discovered by YouTuber and technologist @bennjordan.bsky.social. We talk about it.
Listen now: youtu.be/tSd0nXolnIs?...
Listen now: youtu.be/tSd0nXolnIs?...
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It can be hard to imagine how to defend oneself against an overwhelming force like ICE. But a few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter-surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE
A few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology.
www.eff.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM
It can be hard to imagine how to defend oneself against an overwhelming force like ICE. But a few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter-surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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I spoke to GirlsTalkCyber podcast about understanding and being aware of threats against critical infrastructure. We talked about things you should think about as geopolitical, economic, and climate instability increase, and how that relates to cyber threats. girlstalkcyber.com/24-what-happ...
24. What Happens If Hackers Poison the Water? Interview with Lesley Carhart - Girls Talk Cyber
We’ve seen the latest AFR headlines: “Spy chief warns hackers could cut power, poison water, crash banks.” But who do you call when those headlines become
girlstalkcyber.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I spoke to GirlsTalkCyber podcast about understanding and being aware of threats against critical infrastructure. We talked about things you should think about as geopolitical, economic, and climate instability increase, and how that relates to cyber threats. girlstalkcyber.com/24-what-happ...
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ICE has spent hundreds of millions on surveillance. Some technologists are building tools to find it, map it, and push back. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE
A few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology.
www.eff.org
January 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
ICE has spent hundreds of millions on surveillance. Some technologists are building tools to find it, map it, and push back. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Solar-panel-covered canals have their day in the sun in California
California realizing an idea to save billions of gallons of water each year and produce enough clean energy to power a city the size of Los Angeles for nine months annually ..
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/solar-p...
California realizing an idea to save billions of gallons of water each year and produce enough clean energy to power a city the size of Los Angeles for nine months annually ..
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/solar-p...
Solar-panel-covered canals have their day in the sun in California
California’s first solar-over-canal project goes online with the commissioning of the narrow and wide span arrays in the Turlock Irrigation District, bringing to life the ultimate “why didn’t I think ...
www.universityofcalifornia.edu
January 2, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Solar-panel-covered canals have their day in the sun in California
California realizing an idea to save billions of gallons of water each year and produce enough clean energy to power a city the size of Los Angeles for nine months annually ..
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/solar-p...
California realizing an idea to save billions of gallons of water each year and produce enough clean energy to power a city the size of Los Angeles for nine months annually ..
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/solar-p...
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The fun thing about watching the movie 2001 in 2025 is you realize HAL is just an LLM and so *obviously* it’s going to murder its crewmembers every few flights due to malformed JSON.
January 2, 2026 at 1:27 AM
The fun thing about watching the movie 2001 in 2025 is you realize HAL is just an LLM and so *obviously* it’s going to murder its crewmembers every few flights due to malformed JSON.
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There’s never been a better time to learn what’s at stake and how to protect yourself from invasive age verification mandates. Head over to EFF.org/Age to explore our explainers, user-friendly guides, technical breakdowns, and advocacy tools. The fight to protect the internet begins with you.
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious
www.eff.org
January 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
There’s never been a better time to learn what’s at stake and how to protect yourself from invasive age verification mandates. Head over to EFF.org/Age to explore our explainers, user-friendly guides, technical breakdowns, and advocacy tools. The fight to protect the internet begins with you.
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Age verification mandates are spreading rapidly, despite clear evidence that they do not work and actively harm the people they claim to protect. 2026 will be the year we push back harder. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
January 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Age verification mandates are spreading rapidly, despite clear evidence that they do not work and actively harm the people they claim to protect. 2026 will be the year we push back harder. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Our new age verification resource hub will answer all your questions about the dangerous new age-gating mandates sweeping the US and the world. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Age Verification Is Coming For the Internet. We Built You a Resource
Age verification laws are proliferating fast across the United States and around the world, creating a dangerous and confusing tangle of rules about what we’re all allowed to see and do online.
www.eff.org
December 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Our new age verification resource hub will answer all your questions about the dangerous new age-gating mandates sweeping the US and the world. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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A Kapwing study of the 15,000 top YouTube channels finds 278 of them have only posted AI-generated "slop" videos, amassing 63B+ views and 221M+ subscribers (Aisha Down/The Guardian)
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December 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
A Kapwing study of the 15,000 top YouTube channels finds 278 of them have only posted AI-generated "slop" videos, amassing 63B+ views and 221M+ subscribers (Aisha Down/The Guardian)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Real-time bidding, which powers nearly every ad you see online, might be the most privacy-invasive surveillance system that you’ve never heard of. Learn how it works and how to protect yourself. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Online Behavioral Ads Fuel the Surveillance Industry—Here’s How
Each time you see a targeted ad, your personal information is exposed to thousands of advertisers and data brokers through a process called “real-time bidding” (RTB). This process does more than
www.eff.org
December 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Real-time bidding, which powers nearly every ad you see online, might be the most privacy-invasive surveillance system that you’ve never heard of. Learn how it works and how to protect yourself. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “Big tech has made their choice.”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable…
www.404media.co
December 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “Big tech has made their choice.”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
www.404media.co/google-has-c...