People think ChatControl is about specific crimes. No, that’s not what’s at stake. What’s being made is an architecture decision for how private messaging systems work : if it passes, by law these systems will be wired for mass surveillance. This can be used for any purpose.

EU apparatchiks aim to sneak a terrifying mass surveillance measure into law despite UNIVERSAL public opposition (no thinking person wants this) by INVENTING A NEW WORD for it—"upload moderation"—and hoping no one learns what it means until it's too late. Stop them, Europe!

Issue 88 of PrivacyTests.org is out today!

For a browser and organization which has built its reputation entirely on protecting user privacy, Mozilla's latest moves are really eroding the trust of its core user base. Jonah Aragon on how Mozilla disappoints us yet again blog.privacyguides.org/2024/07/14/moz…

Issue 89 of privacytests.org is out today!

People shouldn't need to be computer scientists, software engineers or lawyers simply to use the web.

Google announced yesterday that they no longer intend to deprecate third-party cookies in Chrome: privacysandbox.com/news/privacy-s… In my opinion, this decision is a disaster for online privacy. Third-party cookies are a key method that advertisers and other tracking companies use to

Issue 90 of PrivacyTests.org is out today!

Issue 91 of PrivacyTests.org is out today!

Issue 92 of PrivacyTests.org is out today!

Privacy is necessary for a free and open society.

Issue 93 of PrivacyTests.org is out today!

Issue 94 of PrivacyTests.org is out today!

We're very pleased to introduce Project Timestamper, an open-source initiative to protect humanity's cultural and scientific heritage from AI forgery. projecttimestamper.org