July 22, 2022 by Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams Critics on Friday took aim at a proposed South Carolina law that would criminalize the online sharing of information about obtaining abortions and, according to some journalists, could even be used to silence stories related to reproductive rights. S.B. 1373—which one prominent Read more…
January 18, 2022 by Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams Digital privacy advocates were alarmed but not surprised Tuesday by a report alleging that police in Israel used NSO’s Pegasus spyware against Israeli citizens, including opponents of former right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to Calcalist, the special operations cyber unit of Israel’s Read more…
July 26, 2021 by Ethics in Tech board member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams Over two dozen advocacy groups on Monday sent a letter urging members of Congress to back a measure that, if enacted, would close the so-called “backdoor search” loophole that allows warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens’ data by Read more…
November 30, 2020 by Ethics In Tech Board Member Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams Silicon Valley tech giants Facebook and YouTube have allowed themselves to become complicit in Vietnamese government repression, including censorship, harassment, and more, according to a report published Monday evening by Amnesty International. The report, entitled Let Us Read more…
By Brett Wilkins In times of great crisis, it is often necessary for governments to curtail civil liberties for the sake of security. This is especially true when the crisis at hand is a global pandemic in which swiftly identifying and isolating disease carriers saves countless lives. Conversely, failure to Read more…