Zack Whittaker reports: Folks in America: Your senators only have a few weeks left to pass the PRESS Act, a federal “shield” bill that the House passed with unanimous, bipartisan support in January but has been waiting in the Senate for a final vote ever since. The PRESS Act, if passed into law, would enshrine nationwide protections for journalists across…
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Police Freak Out at iPhones Mysteriously Rebooting Themselves, Locking Cops Out
Joseph Cox reports: Law enforcement officers are warning other officials and forensic experts that iPhones which have been stored securely for forensic examination are somehow rebooting themselves, returning the devices to a state that makes them much harder to unlock, according to a law enforcement document obtained by 404 Media. The exact reason for the…
The 2024 U.S. Election is Over. EFF is Ready for What’s Next.
When I woke up yesterday morning, I found myself humming, “There’s got to be a morning after if we can hold on through the night,” the theme from the Poseidon Adventure. I was not feeling particularly optimistic, and I made a point of not watching the news yesterda so I could avoid all the finger-pointing…
EFF Lawsuit Discloses Documents Detailing Government’s Social Media Surveillance of Immigrants
Aaron Mackey of EFF writes: Despite rebranding a federal program that surveils the social media activities of immigrants and foreign visitors to a more benign name, the government agreed to spend more than $100 million to continue monitoring people’s online activities, records disclosed to EFF show. Thousands of pages of government procurement records and related…