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Szoka Testimony at House Hearing on White House Privacy Proposal
TechFreedom President Berin Szoka testified at today’s hearing on the White House Privacy Report . The following statement can be attributed to Szoka: As valuable...
White House Ignores Real Bill of Rights in Call for Privacy Regulation of Internet Businesses
The White House’s “Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World” report outlines a revised framework for consumer privacy, proposes a “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights,”...
TechFreedom Comments on FTC Facial Recognition & Privacy Inquiry
TechFreedom filed the following comments ( PDF ) in the FTC’s inquiry about the privacy implications of facial recognition technology. The Federal Trade Commission plays...
Supremes to Congress: Bring Privacy Law into 21st Century
Last week’s unanimous decision of the Supreme Court in U.S. v. Jones ( PDF ) marks a major victory for constitutional rights. While the justices...
Jones a Victory for Privacy but Only Beginning of Fixing Fourth Amendment Doctrine
Today, the Supreme Court issued its decision in U.S. v. Jones , unanimously holding that law enforcement violated the Fourth Amendment by affixing a GPS...
The new politics of Silicon Valley: Revenge of the nerds
It was a dangerous year for innovation. Governments around the world became increasingly aware that digital technology could disrupt the political and economic status quo....