Regular readers may recall that this site recently noted The Data Broker Directory: Who has your data, where they got it, and who they sell it to by Codamail’s Stephen K. Gielda of Packetderm. Instead of taking a well-deserved break after all the work he did to compile that resource, Steve went down the rabbit...

On February 19, 2026, from 12 pm – 1 pm PST, you can watch this event online at EFF.  Add this to your calendar now. An announcement from EFF: February 19, 2026 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm PST Online   Flock contracts have quietly spread to cities across the country. But Flock ALPR (Automated License Plate Readers) erode civil liberties...

Landmark Enforcement Program for Substance Use Disorder Records Begins February 16, 2026 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced a new program to implement and enforce statutory and regulatory requirements that protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) patient records. This program marks the first time civil...

Cindy Cohn of EFF has announced a book that every privacy advocate and fan of EFF is going to want to read. Her post on LinkedIn: I’ve been writing a professional memoir called Privacy’s Defender about my work defending privacy online with EFF for the past 30 years. Welp, it’s finally ready for publication by...

Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law recently posted the following announcement on LinkedIn: We are thrilled to announce the publication of the open access anthology “Conceptions of Data Protection and Privacy Legal and Philosophical Perspectives”, edited by Elisa Orrù and Ralf Poscher and published by Hart Publishing. The volume is...