Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
by Thorin Klosowksi & Matthew Guariglia
“The privacy of messages and the relationship between companies and the government have real-world consequences. That is why a new era of symbiosis between big tech companies and the U.S. government bodes poorly for both, our hopes that companies will be critical of requests for data, and any chance of tech regulations and consumer privacy legislation. But, this chumminess should also come with a heightened awareness for users: as companies and the government become more entwined through CEO friendships, bureaucratic entanglements, and ideological harmony, we should all be asking what online data is private and what is sitting on a company’s servers and accessible to corporate leadership at the drop of hat.” (02/12/25)