An EFF press release: San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is honored to announce that Kade Crockford, Director of the Technology for Liberty Program at the ACLU of Massachusetts, Pam Dixon, executive director and founder of World Privacy Forum, and Matt Mitchell, founder of CryptoHarlem, are recipients of the 2021 Pioneer Award for their work, in the U.S. and…
Category: Announcements
FTC to Host Virtual PrivacyCon 2021 on July 27
FTC to Host Virtual PrivacyCon 2021 on July 27 The Federal Trade Commission will host PrivacyCon 2021 to examine the latest research and trends related to consumer privacy and data security. WHEN: Tuesday, July 27, 2021, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET WHERE: The event will be held online. A link to view PrivacyCon will…
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency to collaborate on issues of mutual interest
Announcement from the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s Office: July 19, 2021 The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) have committed to coordinate their activities to maximize expertise and ensure productive engagements with national security institutions on privacy matters of mutual relevance. The two organizations…
Israeli Spyware Company Begs Ninth Circuit for Immunity From WhatsApp Suit
Maria Dinzeo reports: Three Ninth Circuit judges signaled Monday that they are unlikely to upend centuries of legal precedent by granting sovereign immunity to an Israeli software firm whose cybersurveillance tool was used by foreign governments to spy on some 1,400 journalists and activists. NSO Group Technologies is probably best known for Pegasus, a piece…