Mario Trujillo
@mariotrujillo.bsky.social
staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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Ring’s face recognition feature appears to be a billion dollar lawsuit waiting to happen. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
The Legal Case Against Ring’s Face Recognition Feature
Many biometric privacy laws across the country are clear: Companies need your affirmative consent before running face recognition on you.
www.eff.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Ring’s face recognition feature appears to be a billion dollar lawsuit waiting to happen. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Today’s feature to recognize your friend at your front door can easily be repurposed tomorrow for mass surveillance www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
The Legal Case Against Ring’s Face Recognition Feature
Many biometric privacy laws across the country are clear: Companies need your affirmative consent before running face recognition on you.
www.eff.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Today’s feature to recognize your friend at your front door can easily be repurposed tomorrow for mass surveillance www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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I meant it!
“We should have banned government use of face recognition when we had the chance because it is dangerous, invasive, and an inherent threat to civil liberties,” EFF’s @MGuariglia.bsky.social told @404Media.co. www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I meant it!
“The advertising industry has created a massive surveillance machine that can be co-opted by law enforcement, bad actors and anyone willing to pay,” Cohen said.
“I’m just flabbergasted. I for sure don’t want anybody surveilling me on the basis of being in the city of Tucson, in my district, just going about my personal business.”
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
story via @jerodmacevoy.com
TPD used border security money for controversial surveillance software
Tucson police Cobwebs surveillance tool funded by border security raises privacy concerns among Arizona lawmakers
azmirror.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“The advertising industry has created a massive surveillance machine that can be co-opted by law enforcement, bad actors and anyone willing to pay,” Cohen said.
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Last night ACLU NorCal and ACLU PA filed a motion to quash another Homeland Security Investigations administrative subpoena aimed at unmasking online accounts: this time it's a "customs summons" for the "MontCo Community Watch” Facebook and Instagram accounts www.courtlistener.com/docket/71672...
v. United States Department of Homeland Security, 3:25-mc-80325 - CourtListener.com
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October 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Last night ACLU NorCal and ACLU PA filed a motion to quash another Homeland Security Investigations administrative subpoena aimed at unmasking online accounts: this time it's a "customs summons" for the "MontCo Community Watch” Facebook and Instagram accounts www.courtlistener.com/docket/71672...
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📢 BREAKING NEWS 📢
EFF and co-counsel have filed a lawsuit against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of First Amendment-protected speech online. (1/5)
EFF and co-counsel have filed a lawsuit against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of First Amendment-protected speech online. (1/5)
October 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
📢 BREAKING NEWS 📢
EFF and co-counsel have filed a lawsuit against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of First Amendment-protected speech online. (1/5)
EFF and co-counsel have filed a lawsuit against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their viewpoint-based surveillance and suppression of First Amendment-protected speech online. (1/5)
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!!!! EFF is teaming up with large labor unions to sue the federal government over their social media surveillance of people for their political beliefs. !!!!
Labor Unions, EFF Sue Trump Administration to Stop Ideological Surveillance of Free Speech Online
NEW YORK—The United Automobile Workers (UAW), Communications Workers of America (CWA), and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) filed a lawsuit today against the Departments of State and Homeland Sec...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
!!!! EFF is teaming up with large labor unions to sue the federal government over their social media surveillance of people for their political beliefs. !!!!
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Citing, in part, Telegram’s general refusal to respond to most law enforcement requests, a U.S. Attorney’s Office sought and received remote access to Telegram’s servers.
www.courtwatch.news/p/145-biking...
www.courtwatch.news/p/145-biking...
#145: Biking Across America to Murder a Governor
Man arrested heading to Charlie Kirk memorial. Plus: Comey indicted, airline employees smuggling, DOJ legally hacking Telegram, Meta barred from narc'ing.
www.courtwatch.news
September 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Citing, in part, Telegram’s general refusal to respond to most law enforcement requests, a U.S. Attorney’s Office sought and received remote access to Telegram’s servers.
www.courtwatch.news/p/145-biking...
www.courtwatch.news/p/145-biking...
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Last night a third activist whose Instagram account was targeted by DHS filed a motion to quash the subpoena sent to Meta. That makes three of the six accounts tagged as "collaborators" in a video post about a particular Border Patrol agent. www.courtlistener.com/docket/71398...
v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, 3:25-mc-80288 - CourtListener.com
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September 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Last night a third activist whose Instagram account was targeted by DHS filed a motion to quash the subpoena sent to Meta. That makes three of the six accounts tagged as "collaborators" in a video post about a particular Border Patrol agent. www.courtlistener.com/docket/71398...
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Scoop: DHS is trying to unmask Instagram accounts that named and shamed federal agents. One activist just filed a motion to quash the subpoena which was sent to Meta in early Sept. theintercept.com/2025/09/18/d...
The Feds Want to Unmask Instagram Accounts That Identified Immigration Agents
StopICE.net filed a motion to quash a subpoena about an Instagram video that identified a Border Patrol agent.
theintercept.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Scoop: DHS is trying to unmask Instagram accounts that named and shamed federal agents. One activist just filed a motion to quash the subpoena which was sent to Meta in early Sept. theintercept.com/2025/09/18/d...
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It was an honor to share messages like this from John Doe government tech workers fighting back against data abuses. Thank you, @eff.org!
@Erie.bsky.social accepting the EFF Award: “Speaking up is hard and it's scary. But it will only get harder and scarier from here. The best time to do it was yesterday. The second-best time is today. These are not choices we will always have.”
September 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It was an honor to share messages like this from John Doe government tech workers fighting back against data abuses. Thank you, @eff.org!
You should be skeptical of any government tool that relies on secrecy to operate www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Victory! Pen-Link's Police Tools Are Not Secret
The records disclosed in the settlement show that in late 2023, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office paid $180,000 for a two-year subscription to the Tangles “Web Intelligence Platform,” which is a...
www.eff.org
August 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
You should be skeptical of any government tool that relies on secrecy to operate www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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This is a story EFF was made for.
Read about two security researchers' long road to disclose security vulnerabilities in popular digital locks: www.wired.com/story/secur...
Read about two security researchers' long road to disclose security vulnerabilities in popular digital locks: www.wired.com/story/secur...
August 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is a story EFF was made for.
Read about two security researchers' long road to disclose security vulnerabilities in popular digital locks: www.wired.com/story/secur...
Read about two security researchers' long road to disclose security vulnerabilities in popular digital locks: www.wired.com/story/secur...
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Cert petition filed at the Supreme Court from the 4th Circuit's geofence warrant case, United States v. Chatrie.
. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
August 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Cert petition filed at the Supreme Court from the 4th Circuit's geofence warrant case, United States v. Chatrie.
. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
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NEW: After massive contract terminations for consulting giants like Accenture, Booz Allen, and Deloitte, Palantir has emerged ahead. Now the data analytics firm is partnering with those companies—offering them a lifeline while consolidating its own power.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir Is Extending Its Reach Even Further Into Government
Palantir has become one of the few winners in the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts, offering other contractors a lifeline while consolidating its own reach and power.
www.wired.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
NEW: After massive contract terminations for consulting giants like Accenture, Booz Allen, and Deloitte, Palantir has emerged ahead. Now the data analytics firm is partnering with those companies—offering them a lifeline while consolidating its own power.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Is it a “lifetime subscription” or a contract that auto renews every 100 years for a penny?
July 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Is it a “lifetime subscription” or a contract that auto renews every 100 years for a penny?
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In 2021, I made a slideshow based on 50+ incidents of police misconduct toward journalists. It covered all California over a 12 month period. The legislature responded with new laws to protect press.
I just made a new one. It's bigger. It's worse. And it's just one week in Los Angeles.
I just made a new one. It's bigger. It's worse. And it's just one week in Los Angeles.
Police Treatment Of Journalists In LA, June 2025
WARNING: DISTURBING IMAGES AND VIDEO Photo of LAPD skirmish line brandishing “less lethal” munitions. Courtesy Ringo Chiu.
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June 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
In 2021, I made a slideshow based on 50+ incidents of police misconduct toward journalists. It covered all California over a 12 month period. The legislature responded with new laws to protect press.
I just made a new one. It's bigger. It's worse. And it's just one week in Los Angeles.
I just made a new one. It's bigger. It's worse. And it's just one week in Los Angeles.
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But I came to this assessment because of the hard and tireless work of others, people who continue to engage in this system I have judged to be broken, and I suspect they will still be working tirelessly when the final hour comes. That deserves appreciation, not cynical disrespect.
July 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
But I came to this assessment because of the hard and tireless work of others, people who continue to engage in this system I have judged to be broken, and I suspect they will still be working tirelessly when the final hour comes. That deserves appreciation, not cynical disrespect.
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In April we scraped the five data broker registries and spent some time normalizing and cross-identifying the registered brokers. Today @privacyrights.bsky.social and @eff.org are sending letters to CA, OR, TX, and VT calling out 100s of missing brokers from each.
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Why Are Hundreds of Data Brokers not Registering with States? | Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
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June 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
In April we scraped the five data broker registries and spent some time normalizing and cross-identifying the registered brokers. Today @privacyrights.bsky.social and @eff.org are sending letters to CA, OR, TX, and VT calling out 100s of missing brokers from each.
privacyrights.org/resources-to...
privacyrights.org/resources-to...
Why Aren't Hundreds of Data Brokers Registering with States?
A new analysis of 750 data brokers reveals that many data brokers that registered in one state aren’t registered in others
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A new analysis of 750 data brokers reveals that many data brokers that registered in one state aren’t registered in others
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Why Are Hundreds of Data Brokers Not Registering with States?
Hundreds of data brokers have not registered with state consumer protection agencies. A new analysis by Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reveals that man...
www.eff.org
June 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Why Aren't Hundreds of Data Brokers Registering with States?
A new analysis of 750 data brokers reveals that many data brokers that registered in one state aren’t registered in others
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
A new analysis of 750 data brokers reveals that many data brokers that registered in one state aren’t registered in others
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
After finding OPM illegally disclosed personal records of millions of Americans to DOGE agents, a judge today ordered OPM to create detailed report about every disclosure it already made and describe measures to mitigate security concerns from those illegal disclosures. www.eff.org/files/2025/0...
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June 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
After finding OPM illegally disclosed personal records of millions of Americans to DOGE agents, a judge today ordered OPM to create detailed report about every disclosure it already made and describe measures to mitigate security concerns from those illegal disclosures. www.eff.org/files/2025/0...
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New: led by Senator @wyden.senate.gov and Rep. @aoc.bsky.social, members of Congress are demanding Palantir answer questions about their federal contracts following our NYT story last month: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/t...
Lawmakers Demand Palantir Provide Information About U.S. Contracts
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June 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
New: led by Senator @wyden.senate.gov and Rep. @aoc.bsky.social, members of Congress are demanding Palantir answer questions about their federal contracts following our NYT story last month: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/t...
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📣A VICTORY FOR PERSONAL PRIVACY!📣
In our case against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and DOGE, A NY federal district court judge has granted a preliminary injunction. (1/6)
In our case against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and DOGE, A NY federal district court judge has granted a preliminary injunction. (1/6)
Privacy Victory! Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in OPM/DOGE Lawsuit
NEW YORK–In a victory for personal privacy, a New York federal district court judge today granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) disc...
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June 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
📣A VICTORY FOR PERSONAL PRIVACY!📣
In our case against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and DOGE, A NY federal district court judge has granted a preliminary injunction. (1/6)
In our case against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and DOGE, A NY federal district court judge has granted a preliminary injunction. (1/6)
A federal judge in NY granted a preliminary injunction in our OPM/DOGE lawsuit. The court found OPM violated the law and bypassed its established cybersecurity practices. The scope of the injunction will be decided later this week www.eff.org/files/2025/0...
June 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A federal judge in NY granted a preliminary injunction in our OPM/DOGE lawsuit. The court found OPM violated the law and bypassed its established cybersecurity practices. The scope of the injunction will be decided later this week www.eff.org/files/2025/0...
The Supreme Court in effect just allowed DOGE teams unfettered access to Social Security Administration data while a lawsuit to block that access goes forward.
It stayed a lower court's preliminary injunction.
It stayed a lower court's preliminary injunction.
June 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Supreme Court in effect just allowed DOGE teams unfettered access to Social Security Administration data while a lawsuit to block that access goes forward.
It stayed a lower court's preliminary injunction.
It stayed a lower court's preliminary injunction.