Whitney Merrill

Flock’s Gunshot Detection Microphones Will Start Listening for Human Flock Safety, the police technology company most notable for their extensive network of automated license plate readers spread throughout the United States, is rolling out a new and troubling product

Flock is preparing to roll out a new feature: Its gunshot detection devices will begin listening for voices in “distress.” www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and

A sheriff told the media that his team searched a license plate reader database because they were worried about a woman's safety. Records show it was an abortion investigation. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

WOOOOOWWW! I love this! nice work

Is there ever any good news anymore?

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
www.404media.co/the-discord-...

That and many others. The most recent is a kid in PA who does cybersecurity for the city of Pittsburgh selling 150 designs that aren’t his.

Which of my IP attorney friends is bored and wants to help some hackers take down someone stealing their sticker designs?

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

They just filed a counter notice with a bunch of of fake info and a fake website. So it will be back up in a few days.

They just filed a counter notice with a bunch of of fake info and a fake website. So it will be back up in a few days.

A bunny catches a flight by holding both legs of a bat, who is flying across a starry night sky. Another bat follows closely behind them, and they are currently going over a small body of water.

Daily bunny no.3101 flying by night

If you want to start taking steps to enhance your digital security, it can be hard to know where to start. Here are some simple concepts and tips. ssd.eff.org/en/playlist...

If you want to buy the originals, you can do so here:

www.etsy.com/shop/TheGarb...

Below that is an @eff.org sticker (the ATT Spying sticker). They've ripped everyone off.

<3 thank you!

If you want to buy the originals, you can do so here:

www.etsy.com/shop/TheGarb...

Oh look someone has ripped off most of my designs. They have also copied dozens of other sticker makers in the hacker community. I've reported them, but if they've stolen from you, you may want to report them too:

www.etsy.com/listing/4357...

Flock’s Gunshot Detection Microphones Will Start Listening for Human Flock Safety, the police technology company most notable for their extensive network of automated license plate readers spread throughout the United States, is rolling out a new and troubling product

Flock is preparing to roll out a new feature: Its gunshot detection devices will begin listening for voices in “distress.” www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Name and shame!

When the tech nihilism sets in, it’s time for bed.

Just a reminder, you can build tech for good and to do good.

I’ve been thinking… I think the concept of “notifications” might be one of the worst things to happen in technology.

It’s overused by every piece of tech and software. Incessant engagement bait with so much noise and so little signal.

Me: Dear privacy team at large multinational corporation. Your current practices violate federal consumer protection law.

Them: No. Look our privacy policy says its OK.

Me: Here's a recent FTC case with your exact fact scenario.

You know what I want companies to care about? Good UX/UI design for security and privacy.

Some of it is just so so bad.

I must have missed the "collateral" exception in the Fourth Amendment.

Hey, San Francisco, There Should be Consequences When Police Spy A San Francisco supervisor has proposed that police and other city agencies should have no financial consequences for breaking a landmark surveillance oversight law. In 2019, organizations from

A San Francisco Supervisor wants to amend a landmark surveillance law so it is harder to sue police when they spy on you illegally. Police are not above the law and this policy change will result in one thing: more illegal surveillance. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

404 Media and Freedom of the Press Foundation Sue DHS Both organizations are seeking a copy of a data sharing agreement that is giving the personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid patients to ICE.

Alongside @404media.co, we sued DHS demanding they hand over a copy of an agreement that shares the personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid patients with ICE.

We believe it’s important for the public to see this unprecedented data sharing agreement.

Hacker stickers.

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Best package I received in a while 😊 🫶

If you've been following my six-month quest to unseal the search warrants for XiaoFeng Wang's homes, huge news:

I won.

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