With its New IP plan, China is trying to create a new internet in its own image
China wants a shiny new internet -- and you may like what the country has in mind. Its plan promises a network fast enough to show you as a live…
Here’s a Map of the Surveillance Tech Police Are Using to Track You
An abundance of reporting has confirmed that you’re not paranoid, Minority Report was nonfiction, and face paint isn’t just an art project. We hear about how law enforcement can match…
Should you delete TikTok from your phone?
It’s a tough time to be a TikToker. The video-sharing platform owned by the Chinese technology giant ByteDance has been censured in India, accused of “spying” by the president of…
The FBI Is Abusing The All Writs Act To Gain Access To Millions Of Travel Records
When the Fourth Amendment limits your surveillance plans, just go private. That seems to be the standard operating procedure for law enforcement agencies. When cops aren't willing to canvas neighborhoods…
Tech Policy In The 21st Century: Mid-2020 Review
We're not partisan here at Techdirt. We have our personal preferences, certainly, but technology policy tends to transcend normal political divisions. We have been just as likely to see good…
The Fundamentals of GDPR and Data Protection
The Fundamentals of GDPR and Data Protection One aim of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into effect on May 25, 2018, was to harmonize data protection laws…
State-of-the-art crypto goes post-quantum
Secrecy is one of the most important functions of computer science. Should electronic secrecy suddenly collapse into total transparency, we could not engage in electronic commerce, we would be unable…
Apple’s new security program puts special iPhone hardware into researchers’ hands
Apple unveiled a new kind of iPhone on Wednesday, but it's not one that just anybody can get ahold of. The new batch of modified iPhones are tweaked specifically for…
Appeals Court Decision Fails to Protect Privacy of Cryptocurrency Exchange Users
Financial records - including cryptocurrency - contain a trove of sensitive information about people’s personal lives, beliefs, and affiliations. That is why law enforcement should be required to get a…
Work-at-home AI surveillance
While we have all been focused on facial recognition as the poster child for AI ethics, another concerning form of AI has quietly emerged and rapidly advanced during COVID-19: AI-enabled…