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Privacy Shield: the American Lobbying Invasion
It is difficult to know the true extent to which American corporate interests and the US government continue to lobby the European Union and its member states on the US-EU Privacy Shield agreement. In March of this year, public records…
About Rachael Tackett
Originally part of the Occupy protests, Rachael is an advocate for transparency in government and digital civil liberties.
NSA Contractors Join Privacy Shield
Did you really think that the European Union would protect your privacy? Don’t be so naive. The US-EU Privacy Shield program is supposed to give EU citizens greater data protections. As I wrote previously, the Privacy Shield program has several…
About Rachael Tackett
Originally part of the Occupy protests, Rachael is an advocate for transparency in government and digital civil liberties.
Privacy Shield: More Holes than Swiss Cheese
What if your most intimate and private information was for sale to anyone in the world? What if anyone could find out your political beliefs, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, or even your medical history? In the US, it is legal…
About Rachael Tackett
Originally part of the Occupy protests, Rachael is an advocate for transparency in government and digital civil liberties.
Governments Covertly Fund Internet Freedom Activists
In September of 2012, a nonprofit from the Netherlands, Hivos, announced that it was launching a new fund called the Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP). The governments of the Netherlands, US, and UK created this new fund to “promote, secure, and advance…
About Rachael Tackett
Originally part of the Occupy protests, Rachael is an advocate for transparency in government and digital civil liberties.
New Snowden Documentary Censored Online
In January, a leaked copy of the film Citizenfour was posted online. Citizenfour details how Edward Snowden leaked NSA documents, which revealed a massive government surveillance program. Soon after the film appeared online, copies of the film started to disappear…
About Rachael Tackett
Originally part of the Occupy protests, Rachael is an advocate for transparency in government and digital civil liberties.
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