Privacy & Digital Freedom News — 2026-09-30
September 30, 20262 min readnews · privacy · roundup · auto
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
- While the Country Rejects ALPR Mass Surveillance, SF Settles for Weak Safeguards — <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>San Francisco's <a href=" to retain its use of Automated License Plat…
- Privacy’s Defenders Podcast: Cowboys, Cypherpunks and Visionaries — <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">People are increasingly concerned about the ways…
- EFF to San Francisco Police: Drones are Powerful Surveillance Tools That Require a Robust Policy — <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>The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) began regularly deploying …
- EFF to Court: Trump's Use of Truth Social's Pay-To-See-Posts-First Scheme Violates Americans' 1st Amendment Equal Access Rights — <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>EFF legal intern Simar Kaur also contributed to this article.</em></p> …
Schneier on Security
- I Want Better Reporting on AI Genie Behavior — AI systems are regularly completing tasks in ways that their prompters don’t want or intend. Some of them are disturbing, and some of them are dangerous. This is something I’ve been calling “ genie beha…
- Using Device Linking to Eavesdrop on WhatsApp and Signal — Modern messaging apps allow users to link their phone accounts to their computer desktop. Eavesdroppers are taking advantage of this capability: Apps such as WhatsApp Web and Signal Desktop allow people to use their acco…
- New Attack Against RSA — ArsTechnica is reporting on a “new” attack against RSA, one that bypasses factoring. First, this attack isn’t new. The original research is from 2007 . What is new is the implementation. Second, it is a…
- Friday Squid Blogging: Participatory Squid Dissection in October in Tennessee — I feel like someone who reads this blog will want to go to this : Families are invited to dive into the fascinating world of marine biology during an exciting, hands-on Family Squid Dissection at the Hands-On Science Cen…
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