Latest from Benjamin Powers
Zoom Has Privacy Issues, Here Are Some Alternatives
Worried about getting Zoombombed? Here are some privacy-facing services to check out while you're WFH.
Privacy Advocates Are Sounding Alarms Over Coronavirus Surveillance
Crises provide opportunities for surveillance architecture to move forward, say privacy advocates. This time is no different.
In Fight Against Coronavirus, Governments Face Trade-Offs on Privacy
Safeguarding privacy rights is tricky during a time of pandemic and panic.
Mass Surveillance Threatens Personal Privacy Amid Coronavirus
The extreme surveillance measures taken to address COVID-19 are not normal or inevitable.
Privacy Laws Are Only as Effective as the Companies Implementing Them
Sometimes the very laws meant to enforce privacy can result in companies sharing it.
When Corporations Violate Privacy, They Do Concrete Harm
There are tangible safety implications to consumer privacy violations, says Lindsey Barrett of Georgetown Law.
MIT Wasn't Only One Auditing Voatz – Homeland Security Did Too, With Fewer Concerns
A newly declassified DHS cyber audit complicates Thursday’s reports of major security vulnerabilities in the Voatz mobile voting app.
Could a Digital Dollar Compete on Privacy? Fed Chairman Powell Hints It Might
Fed Chairman Powell has given financial privacy advocates a glimmer of hope – and hinted at how the U.S. might competitively position a digitized dollar.
Why We Need a Federal Privacy Law
Mutale Nkonde, a Harvard researcher, argues the U.S. should pass a privacy law modeled on California's new CCPA.
Iowa Caucus App Fiasco Shows Need for Open Source Transparency
Iowa's election mess shows the risks of relying on centralized, digital systems and software that lacks transparency.
