House Democrats: DOGE is building a ‘master database’ of Americans’ sensitive information
Elon Musk with DOGE eyes. In a letter to the Social Security Administration’s Inspector General’s office requesting an investigation into
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Cops can’t do cell tower mass surveillance ‘dumps,’ court rules
A federal judge in Nevada has ruled that it’s unconstitutional to obtain swaths of cellular records through “tower dumps” —
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DOGE staffer ‘Big Balls’ has access to immigration agency’s data
Four Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers have access to the governmentâs data on an untold number of immigrants, FedScoop
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Universities are giving up the fight for free speech — students aren’t
As the US government launches investigations and threatens to pull federal funding, some elite universities have decided to take the
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The FAA hiding private jet details might not stop celebrity jet trackers
Yesterday, we wrote that a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) process would help private jet owners keep their registration details
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A beginner’s guide to using Signal
Keep your private messages private. If you hadnât heard of Signal before this week, chances are youâre well aware of
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Google confirms it deleted Maps Timeline data for some
Google Maps users have recently been complaining on places like Reddit that their Timeline data — the app’s historical record
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Fired FTC commissioner warns of the ‘corrupting influence of billionaires’
Alvaro Bedoya, commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on
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DuckDuckGo is amping up its AI search tool — but will still let you leave it behind
DuckDuckGo has big plans for embedding AI into its search engine. The privacy-focused company just announced that its AI-generated answers,
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How to secure your phone before attending a protest
Back in June of 2020, when this article was first written, people were taking to the streets to organize for
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