UPDATE: On 30 June 2020, the Brazilian Senate passed “PLS 2630/2020” (the fake news law) with some key amendments that made government identity verification for accounts optional, excluded social media … Read more
The current insecure DNS system leaves billions of people around the world vulnerable because the data about where they go on the internet is unencrypted. We’ve set out to change … Read more
This evening lawmakers in the European Parliament voted to adopt the institution’s negotiating position on the EU Terrorist Content regulation. Here is a statement from Owen Bennett, Internet Policy Manager, … Read more
We’ve argued for many years that governments should implement transparent processes to review and disclose the software vulnerabilities that they learn about. Such processes are essential for the cybersecurity of … Read more
Lawmakers in the European Union are today focused on regulating online content, and compelling online services to make greater efforts to reduce the illegal and harmful activity on their services. … Read more
The Aadhaar judgment holds important lessons (and warnings) for how courts and the polity should respond to the technological vision of the state. The task before the Supreme Court was … Read more
The US Supreme Court recently released a landmark ruling in Carpenter vs. United States, which held that law enforcement authorities must secure a warrant in order to access citizens’ cell-site … Read more
Lawmakers in the EU have proposed a new legal framework that will make it easier for police in one country to get access to user data in another country (so-called … Read more
After nearly a decade of debate, the Brazilian Congress has just passed the Brazilian Data Protection Bill (PLC 53/2018). As a company that has fought for strong data protection around … Read more
We’ve argued for many years that governments should implement transparent processes to review and disclose the vulnerabilities that they learn about. Such processeses are essential for the cybersecurity of citizens, … Read more
Update: “We’re pleased to see California passed a sweeping privacy law to protect your data and right to choose how it’s used. It’s still not perfect, but we’re not letting … Read more
Mozilla is deeply concerned by news reports that India’s first data protection law may include data localization requirements. Recent leaks suggest that the Justice Srikrishna Committee, the group charged by … Read more