Tag: Communications Privacy
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When Courts Reach The Merits, Spyware Loses
May 8, 2025
On April 28, 8 jurors were empaneled to decide how much NSO Group, the notorious mercenary spyware company, would be fined for hacking WhatsApp servers in order to spy on millions of Americans. On May 6, jurors gave their decision: NSO Group’s flagrant violation of the law would cost them $444,719 in statutory damages and $167.25 million in punitive damages, striking a major blow to the infamous company.
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Fourth Amendment
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Privacy Laws
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Surveillance Oversight
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Analysis
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FCC Initiates Rulemaking to Secure Government Wiretap System in Response to Salt Typhoon Breach
January 17, 2025
On January 16, 2025, FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel released a Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) "Protecting the Nation’s Communications Systems from Cybersecurity Threats",
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Cybersecurity
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Data Security
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Surveillance Oversight
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Wiretapping
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Updates
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“Free” Prison Tablets: In Promise and In Practice
August 29, 2024
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Access to Information
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Analysis
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EPIC Seeks CISA Report on Threat of SS7 Surveillance
March 13, 2024
Following up on a letter from Sen. Wyden to Pres. Biden, on March 12 EPIC submitted a FOIA request to DHS for an unclassified, unpublished 2022 CISA report on the threat of SS7 surveillance and securing America's communications networks.
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Cybersecurity
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Data Security
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Updates
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Sen. Wyden Reveals Government Surveillance of Smartphone “Push” Notifications
December 6, 2023
Sen. Wyden published a letter revealing that the government can compel Apple and Google to turn over contents and metadata from push communications.
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Surveillance Oversight
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Wiretapping
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Updates
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What the FCC’s Safe Connections Rule Must Get Right to Support Survivors of Domestic Violence
March 16, 2023
The FCC's Safe Connections Rule must prioritize maximizing survivor self-determination, maximizing program utilization, and protecting privacy through data minimization.
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Analysis
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Greater Legal Protections Needed for Phone Geolocation Data
November 28, 2022
Mobile carriers' responses to FCC inquiry further underscore the urgent need for Congress to enact laws that safeguard the privacy of Americans’ location data.
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Data Protection
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Location Tracking
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Analysis
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