The US renews FISA bill with a major expansion of warrantless surveillance of non-US citizens.

This makes US cloud services incompatible with GDPR, and underlines the importance of #sovereigncloud solutions like Nextcloud.

Dubbed “one of the most dramatic and terrifying expansions of government surveillance authority in history.” as reported by the @eff

#datasovereignty #dataprivacy #WhoOwnsYourData

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/us-senate-and-biden-administration-shamefully-renew-and-expand-fisa-section-702-0

U.S. Senate and Biden Administration Shamefully Renew and Expand FISA Section 702, Ushering in a Two Year Expansion of Unconstitutional Mass Surveillance

One week after it was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate has passed what Senator Ron Wyden has called, “one of the most dramatic and terrifying expansions of government surveillance authority in history.

^{Electronic Frontier Foundation}

Stalking your ex using phone location services isn’t cool. Neither is the way that governments and companies use your phone's data to determine where you've been. Learn more about protecting your privacy, and how EFF helps:
* https://www.eff.org/issues/location-privacy
* https://ssd.eff.org/module/mobile-phones-location-tracking

#TaylorSwift #blackdog #locationprivacy #dataprivacy #digitalrights

Locational Privacy

Modern communications mean most individuals today walk around with a beacon that transmits their location.

^{Electronic Frontier Foundation}