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CCDBR Ally Lucy Parsons Labs Wins Major Battle for Police Transparency

According to a new report in The Guardian, a judge ruled in favor of plaintiffs suing to force the Atlanta Police Foundation to disclose records in its possession. The resultant disclosure numbered some 300 pages, and pertains to … Read more »

CCDBR Ally EFF Releases Browser Tracking Detection Tool

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an ally of CCDBR through the Electronic Frontier Alliance (EFA), has released a free tool for detecting your browser’s susceptibility to various user tracking techniques. Known as Cover Your Tracks, the EFF’s latest web-based … Read more »

Analysis: As Large Language Model AI Hogs the Spotlight, Purpose-Built Surveillance AI Toils in Its Shadow

A new profile published in El Pais on Palantir, a US-based AI surveillance analytics company, raises urgent questions on the effect that AI will have on digital surveillance. The tech company has seen an explosion in its stock valuation … Read more »

Restore the Fourth Underscores Threat to Digital Rights in Feature Appearance on Cybersecurity Podcast

In the most recent episode of the Open Source Security Podcast, Chris Weiland of Restore the Fourth Minnesota makes a compelling case for the need for civil liberties organizations to take the fight for Americans’ constitutional freedoms to digital … Read more »

Press: Workshopping with FOIA Experts Exposes the Secrets for Compelling Governments to Expose Theirs

Braving the third straight day of the weekend’s blizzard, attendees flocked to the completely booked training workshop hosted by the Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights.

Community members of different backgrounds and experience levels from across the city … Read more »