Giuseppe Pignataro

Now Is The Time: Tell Congress to Ban Federal Use of Face Recognition

Cities and states across the country have banned government use of face surveillance technology, and many more are weighing proposals to do so. From Boston to San Francisco, New Orleans to

Victory! Fourth Circuit Rules Baltimore’s Warrantless Aerial

This blog post was cowritten by EFF intern Lauren Yu.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled last week that Baltimore’s use of aerial surveillance that could track the movements of the

Activists Mobilize to Fight Censorship and Save Open Science

Major publishers want to censor research-sharing resource Sci-Hub from the internet, but archivists quickly respond to make that impossible. More than half of academic publishing is controlled by

Algorithmic Justice League - Unmasking AI harms and biases

Artificial intelligence can amplify racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination. We deserve more accountable and equitable AI.

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Lawsuit Against Snapchat Rightfully Goes Forward Based on “Speed

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has allowed a civil lawsuit to move forward against Snapchat, a smartphone social media app, brought by the parents of three teenage boys who died

EFF tells California Court that Forensic Software Source Code Must Be

Last week, EFF filed an amicus brief in People v. Alvin Davis in California, in support of Mr. Davis's right to inspect the source code of STRMix, the forensic DNA software used at his trial. This is

We Found Joe Biden On Venmo. Here’s Why That’s A Privacy Nightmare For Everyone.

The peer-to-peer payments app leaves everyone from ordinary people to the most powerful person in the world exposed.

Victory! California City Drops Lawsuit Accusing Journalists of

The City of Fullerton, California has abandoned a lawsuit against two bloggers and a local website. The suit dangerously sought to expand California’s computer crime law in a way that threatened

President Biden Revokes Unconstitutional Executive Order Retaliating

President Joe Biden on Friday rescinded a dangerous and unconstitutional Executive Order issued by President Trump that threatened internet users’ ability to obtain truthful information online and

After EPIC-Led Coalition Letter, DC Area Facial Recognition System Will Shut Down