Emory Roane
@emoryro.bsky.social
Dad, privacy advocate, Assoc. Director of Policy at Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. Also: Forever GM, friend of dogs, once called an “Anti-advertising extremist”, trying to push back against the cyberpunk dystopia by posting as rarely as possible.
May the sandwiches blot out the sun
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
May the sandwiches blot out the sun
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great day for the legal theory of "not guilty if it's funny enough"
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
great day for the legal theory of "not guilty if it's funny enough"
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“When people understand that Flock data can be used to track them exercising reproductive freedom or to facilitate federal immigration enforcement, the calculus around ‘public safety’ technology changes entirely,” EFF’s @tsnvaa.bsky.social told @ArsTechnica.com. arstechnica.com/tech-policy...
Flock haters cross political divides to remove error-prone cameras
Lawmakers’ calls for Flock probe may help kill local contracts, expert says.
arstechnica.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“When people understand that Flock data can be used to track them exercising reproductive freedom or to facilitate federal immigration enforcement, the calculus around ‘public safety’ technology changes entirely,” EFF’s @tsnvaa.bsky.social told @ArsTechnica.com. arstechnica.com/tech-policy...
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“Do the same thing, but with a dirty word thrown in for good measure” seems to be a popular Dem communications strategy right now and I don’t think it’s going to resonate as well as they’d like.
November 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
“Do the same thing, but with a dirty word thrown in for good measure” seems to be a popular Dem communications strategy right now and I don’t think it’s going to resonate as well as they’d like.
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Happy Internet Archive Day to all who celebrate.
The Internet Archive is hitting its trillionth webpage archived, and - as a long time collaborator and historian of both web archiving more generally as well as the Internet Archive specifically - am happy to join them for this milestone.
The Internet Archive is hitting its trillionth webpage archived, and - as a long time collaborator and historian of both web archiving more generally as well as the Internet Archive specifically - am happy to join them for this milestone.
October 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Happy Internet Archive Day to all who celebrate.
The Internet Archive is hitting its trillionth webpage archived, and - as a long time collaborator and historian of both web archiving more generally as well as the Internet Archive specifically - am happy to join them for this milestone.
The Internet Archive is hitting its trillionth webpage archived, and - as a long time collaborator and historian of both web archiving more generally as well as the Internet Archive specifically - am happy to join them for this milestone.
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There is so much unknown about how ICE intends to use Paragon's terrifying no-click surveillance spyware. We appreciate members of the House Oversight Committee for sending this letter and trying to find out how this spyware will be used.
oversightdemocrats.house.gov
October 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
There is so much unknown about how ICE intends to use Paragon's terrifying no-click surveillance spyware. We appreciate members of the House Oversight Committee for sending this letter and trying to find out how this spyware will be used.
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These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.
October 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.
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BREAKING: California Attorney General sues the El Cajon Police Department over illegal sharing of data from Flock Safety automated license plate readers. oag.ca.gov/news/press-...
Attorney General Bonta Sues El Cajon for Illegally Sharing License
SAN DIEGO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit against the City of El Cajon over its refusal to comply with state law prohibiting the sharing of license plate data with
oag.ca.gov
October 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
BREAKING: California Attorney General sues the El Cajon Police Department over illegal sharing of data from Flock Safety automated license plate readers. oag.ca.gov/news/press-...
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"just upload a scanned image of your drivers license no big deal"
Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs
Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs
An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.
buff.ly
October 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"just upload a scanned image of your drivers license no big deal"
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We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
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ICE is buying a location tracking tool that harvests data from hundreds of millions of phones a day. Protect your location data by updating a few settings on your phone 🧵 (1/4): www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-...
ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day
Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.
www.404media.co
October 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
ICE is buying a location tracking tool that harvests data from hundreds of millions of phones a day. Protect your location data by updating a few settings on your phone 🧵 (1/4): www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-...
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oh mainly just @hypervisible.blacksky.app's surveillance beat
like every day there seems to be a dozen new startups that are like "our business plan is to create a surveillance platform monopoly primarily as an attractive acquisition target for some even bigger surveillance platform monopoly"
like every day there seems to be a dozen new startups that are like "our business plan is to create a surveillance platform monopoly primarily as an attractive acquisition target for some even bigger surveillance platform monopoly"
October 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
oh mainly just @hypervisible.blacksky.app's surveillance beat
like every day there seems to be a dozen new startups that are like "our business plan is to create a surveillance platform monopoly primarily as an attractive acquisition target for some even bigger surveillance platform monopoly"
like every day there seems to be a dozen new startups that are like "our business plan is to create a surveillance platform monopoly primarily as an attractive acquisition target for some even bigger surveillance platform monopoly"
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SESTA/FOSTA backfired miserably.
The UK's age verification law backfired miserably.
The TikTok ban is backfiring miserably.
So of course @blumenthal.senate.gov has decided now is a great time to revive the terribly written Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) which will ... spoiler... backfire miserably
The UK's age verification law backfired miserably.
The TikTok ban is backfiring miserably.
So of course @blumenthal.senate.gov has decided now is a great time to revive the terribly written Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) which will ... spoiler... backfire miserably
September 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
SESTA/FOSTA backfired miserably.
The UK's age verification law backfired miserably.
The TikTok ban is backfiring miserably.
So of course @blumenthal.senate.gov has decided now is a great time to revive the terribly written Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) which will ... spoiler... backfire miserably
The UK's age verification law backfired miserably.
The TikTok ban is backfiring miserably.
So of course @blumenthal.senate.gov has decided now is a great time to revive the terribly written Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) which will ... spoiler... backfire miserably
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New: ICE has bought a tool that tracks the locations of hundreds of millions of phones globally, updates every single day. Usually harvested from apps and advertising
www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...
www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...
ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day
Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.
www.404media.co
September 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
New: ICE has bought a tool that tracks the locations of hundreds of millions of phones globally, updates every single day. Usually harvested from apps and advertising
www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...
www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...
Fucking grim. Jesus.
September 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Fucking grim. Jesus.
And through sheer force of will, Electronic Arts manages to become even worse.
September 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
And through sheer force of will, Electronic Arts manages to become even worse.
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I hear the President has decreed that it is possibly a crime to refer to Americans as "fascists," but "fascism" is a word that has a relatively clear meaning that's worth understanding. Here's how an official publication of the US Army defined "fascism" in 1945.
The central point is that when fascism came to America it wouldn't call itself that, nor would it be wearing a swastika. It would call itself "patriotic" and "100% American."
September 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I hear the President has decreed that it is possibly a crime to refer to Americans as "fascists," but "fascism" is a word that has a relatively clear meaning that's worth understanding. Here's how an official publication of the US Army defined "fascism" in 1945.
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California’s S.B. 524, which puts important guardrails on police using AI to write police reports, has passed through the statehouse. Now it’s time for us to tell Governor Newsom to sign it into law. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
California, Tell Governor Newsom: Regulate AI Police Reports and Sign
Californians should urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign S.B. 524: a common-sense bill that takes important first-step reforms to regulate police reports written by generative AI. This is crucial, as
www.eff.org
September 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
California’s S.B. 524, which puts important guardrails on police using AI to write police reports, has passed through the statehouse. Now it’s time for us to tell Governor Newsom to sign it into law. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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The lack of regulation is allowing untransparent and potentially harmful technologies, like AI-written police reports, to flourish. California, tell Governor Newsom he must sign S.B. 524. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
California, Tell Governor Newsom: Regulate AI Police Reports and Sign
Californians should urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign S.B. 524: a common-sense bill that takes important first-step reforms to regulate police reports written by generative AI. This is crucial, as
www.eff.org
September 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The lack of regulation is allowing untransparent and potentially harmful technologies, like AI-written police reports, to flourish. California, tell Governor Newsom he must sign S.B. 524. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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To know more about Real Time Bidding and mass surveillance, see: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
September 18, 2025 at 6:43 AM
To know more about Real Time Bidding and mass surveillance, see: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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More excellent coverage of @eff.org's Stop Censoring Abortion project! www.jezebel.com/crucial-info...
Crucial Information About Abortion Access Is Getting Censored on Social Media
A new report reveals nearly 100 instances of anti-abortion censorship across TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and LinkedIn.
www.jezebel.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
More excellent coverage of @eff.org's Stop Censoring Abortion project! www.jezebel.com/crucial-info...
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as someone whose been through several visa / green card / citizenship processes in this country, there are so many questions that are designed to get you to commit perjury for a quick exile, that I am not at all surprised.
the fascist are in charge, and the law bends in their direction. whose next.
the fascist are in charge, and the law bends in their direction. whose next.
BREAKING: Judge orders Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria, alleging he omitted information from his green card application.
Immigration judge orders Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria
“It is no surprise that the Trump administration continues to retaliate against me for my exercise of free speech," Khalil, a former Columbia University grad student, said in a statement.
nbcnews.to
September 18, 2025 at 7:23 AM
as someone whose been through several visa / green card / citizenship processes in this country, there are so many questions that are designed to get you to commit perjury for a quick exile, that I am not at all surprised.
the fascist are in charge, and the law bends in their direction. whose next.
the fascist are in charge, and the law bends in their direction. whose next.