“How to Self-Evaluate Privacy Services” by Stephen Gielda, founder of Cotse.net and CodaMail privacy services, was originally published at CodaMail and is republished here with permission. Trust Nothing But Your Own Analysis Nowadays, nearly all privacy service recommendations are compromised. Influencers get paid to promote, review sites earn commissions from services they recommend, “independent” audits…
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DOGE says it needs to know the government’s most sensitive data, but can’t say why
Stephen Fowler and Jenna McLaughlin report: Fewer than 50 people have access to Social Security Administration databases containing hundreds of millions of people’s private financial and personal information. But only one also has access to the government’s human resources and student loan files. Akash Bobba is one of many Department of Government Efficiency staffers who have embedded…
Federal judge blocks DOGE representatives from accessing sensitive data of 2 million plaintiffs
Jackson Healy reports: A federal judge in Maryland on Monday indefinitely blocked the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the sensitive personal data of about 2 million union members, student loan recipients and veterans. U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman ordered that the Department of Education, Department of the Treasury and Office of Personnel Management cease in…
In Memoriam: Mark Klein, AT&T Whistleblower Who Revealed NSA Mass Spying
Cindy Cohn and Corynne McSherry write: EFF is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mark Klein, a bona fide hero who risked civil liability and criminal prosecution to help expose a massive spying program that violated the rights of millions of Americans. Mark didn’t set out to change the world. For 22 years,…