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EFF says warrants for phone location data should be mandatory

Sep

2015

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday over the need for police to obtain a search warrant before receiving Americans’ cell phone location data. The brief pertains to Davis v. U.S., a federal criminal case from Florida that involved police getting 67 days’ worth of phone […]

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WhatsApp Among Worst Apps for User Privacy Protection, Study Says

Jun

2015

Facebook’s WhatsApp mobile messaging app has received the poorest rating regarding user privacy protection, according to the “Who Has Your Back” report, issued by Electric Frontier Foundation. WhatsApp has earned only one star from a possible five. The company had a year to prepare for its inclusion in the report, but it has adopted none […]

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Google and EFF propose improvements to HTTPS as GlobalSign releases CA breach report

Dec

2011

Certificate authority GlobalSign, who was implicated as having suffered a security breach by the infamous “ComodoHacker”, have released their final report on the incident. **APPLAUSE** Not only is the report thorough and convincing, but it appears that GlobalSign took every action, exactly as they should have, both during and after the incident. The report’s conclusion? […]

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