Breaking: FBI Admits its Claims of 鈥淕oing Dark鈥 Were Overblown, Based on Bad Math
The Washington Post reported that the FBI has been overstating the number of encrypted mobile devices that it could not unlock in 2017.
Data Privacy
Ready for RightsCon!
Join us at the OTI and RDR sessions at RightsCon!
The Secure Data Act is the Right Answer to the Encryption Backdoor Debate
OTI supports a new bill that would be a “win” for stronger encryption.
The Feeling of Being Watched
Assia Boundaoui follows the painful uncovering of one of the largest counterterrorism investigations ever conducted in the U.S. before 9/11.
OTI’s 2017 in Review
What Mark Zuckerberg Didn鈥檛 Tell Congress
Facebook is one of the least transparent social media companies when it comes to personal data and privacy issues.
Facebook has been too casual about data for too long
One lesson is that transparency with the public about all policies affecting users鈥 rights to privacy & expression is essential.
We need to wake up to the existential threat surveillance capitalism poses to democracy
Privacy, and individual control over one鈥檚 data and content, must be baked into the design of the platforms & services people depend upon.
Raising the Standard
We鈥檙e excited to announce the launch of our new 鈥淩aising the Standard鈥 project.