Press Freedom Digital Crackdowns: Civil Society Pressures EU to Plug Surveillance Export Loopholes October 26, 2026 Jia Lissa In a coordinated move to stem the tide of digital authoritarianism, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and a coalition of prominent human rights organizations have issued a formal demand…
Digital Security for Journalists Twenty-Five Years of the Panopticon: Why the Era of Mass Surveillance Must End September 22, 2026 Lina Hope By Investigative Staff Co-authored with Cindy Cohn; originally adapted from Lawfare. A quarter of a century has passed since the devastating terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, fundamentally altered the…
Digital Security for Journalists Inside the Flawed Firmware: How Hackers Unlocked Flock’s Surveillance Software and Exposed the Mechanics of Mass Tracking September 21, 2026 Azzam Bilal Chamdy In an era defined by ubiquitous digital surveillance, automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) have quietly woven themselves into the physical infrastructure of modern cities. Deployed across suburban intersections, highway off-ramps,…
Digital Security for Journalists The Architecture of Total Observation: 25 Years of Mass Surveillance in America September 15, 2026 Ammar Sabilarrohman Main Facts A quarter-century after the catastrophic events of September 11, 2001, the architecture of American security has undergone a fundamental, irreversible mutation. What began as emergency counterterrorism measures—framed as…
Press Freedom A Nation Under Surveillance: International Coalition Demands Urgent Reversal of Pakistan’s Press Freedom Crackdown September 12, 2026 Jia Lissa ISLAMABAD — In an unprecedented display of international solidarity, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has joined forces with eight prominent human rights and press freedom organizations to issue a…
Digital Security for Journalists The Panopticon on the Charles: MIT’s Multi-Million Dollar AI Surveillance Overhaul July 21, 2026 Neng Nana In a move that has sparked intense debate regarding the intersection of campus safety, academic freedom, and digital privacy, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is currently in the midst…
Digital Security for Journalists The Surveillance Dragnet: How Automated Plate Readers Are Redefining Policing and Privacy July 20, 2026 Evan Lee Salim In the modern era of law enforcement, the "eyes on the street" have shifted from human patrol officers to an omnipresent, interconnected network of automated license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras.…
Digital Security for Journalists The Surveillance Singularity: How ETH Zurich’s ‘Fourier Pixel’ Could Blur the Line Between Screen and Lens July 19, 2026 Neng Nana In a development that signals a radical shift in human-computer interaction, researchers at ETH Zurich have unveiled a breakthrough that could fundamentally alter the architecture of modern electronics. Published this…
