Surveillance

How states and companies monitor people at scale, and the laws that allow or limit it.

SignalTrace: Europe Exports the Surveillance It Will Not Allow Itself

SignalTrace: Europe Exports the Surveillance It Will Not Allow Itself

A grey saloon passes under a motorway gantry at 110 kph. The camera on the mast reads the plate, timestamps …

5G, Location Data and the Law's Targeting Error

5G, Location Data and the Law's Targeting Error

In 2011, Detroit police asked a mobile operator for the cell site records of Timothy Carpenter’s phone. …

Permanent geolocation: how your phone tracks you even when you think you have stopped it

Permanent geolocation: how your phone tracks you even when you think you have stopped it

In 2024, two researchers at the University of Maryland repeatedly queried Apple’s Wi-Fi positioning …

The Philippines Bans Monero and Zcash on Regulated Platforms: The Signal of a Global Trend

The Philippines Bans Monero and Zcash on Regulated Platforms: The Signal of a Global Trend

The central bank of the Philippines has just dealt a severe blow to privacy-enhanced cryptocurrencies. Under …

The End of Privacy? Backdoors, the Online Safety Act, and the Response of Sovereign Ecosystems

The End of Privacy? Backdoors, the Online Safety Act, and the Response of Sovereign Ecosystems

London has become the epicenter of a global battle for the future of digital privacy. With the adoption of the …

The Shouting Silence: What is a Warrant Canary and Why Its Disappearance Should Worry You

The Shouting Silence: What is a Warrant Canary and Why Its Disappearance Should Worry You

Deep in the coal mines of the 19th century, miners carried caged canaries with them. These small birds, …

Utiq: The new telecom 'Super-Cookie' threatening your privacy

Utiq: The new telecom 'Super-Cookie' threatening your privacy

The scheduled end of third-party cookies on web browsers has triggered a true arms race in the targeted …

The Illusion of Sovereignty: The Olvid Case and the CLOUD Act Trap

The Illusion of Sovereignty: The Olvid Case and the CLOUD Act Trap

The announcement sounded like a true “cry of independence” in the corridors of Paris: the Prime …