Privacy & Digital Freedom News — 2026-07-23

The daily reading list for people who care about digital privacy — curated headlines with links to the original reporting. Why we track this: every new SIM-registration law, data-broker leak, and surveillance expansion is a reason anonymous connectivity exists.

EFF Deeplinks

• The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required — <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p><em>Legal intern </em><em>Suzanne Castillo was the principal author of this…
• New EU Court of Justice Ruling on Platform Liability Could Cause Collateral Damage to Freedom of Expression — <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p><span data-contrast="auto">Intermediary liability laws </span><a href=" dat…
• Protect Your Privacy with California's DROP Tool — <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p><span>Are you a California resident? Then we've got exciting news for you: …
• An Explosion of Surveillance Towers is Coming to U.S. Borders, Costing Over $1 Billion — <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p><span><a href=" new report</a></span> from the Government Accounting Office…

Schneier on Security

• First-Person Identity Theft Story — Harrowing story of an identity theft victim. Yes, the person made a mistake&#8212;they gave the scammer a two-factor authentication code that allowed the scammer to take over their email address. But the real story here …
• MIT to Become Hotbed of AI Video Surveillance — It&#8217;s a lot : According to information obtained by The Tech , MIT is spending over $3 million on more than 500 AI surveillance cameras in academic buildings, residence halls, and outdoor areas along Memorial Drive. …
• On Flock License Plate Tracking Cameras — A recent story of a writer who was mistakenly identified, tracked, and arrested using data from Flock cameras has gone viral. The New Jersey plates that were allegedly stolen from the LA dealer were 34 03 DTM , not 34 10…
• Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Washing Up on Cape Cod Beach — Lots of articles about this . As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven&#8217;t covered. Blog moderation policy.…

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