privacy EFF tells Big Tech to stop helping DHS unmask ICE critics Ellsworth Toohey

politics DHS sent hundreds of subpoenas to Google, Meta, and Reddit demanding names of people who criticize ICE Ellsworth Toohey

texas University of North Texas lifts drag ban Rob Beschizza

News Your eroding rights at the border under Trump: "Everybody is vulnerable" Carla Sinclair

News 'The fear is real': How to protect your devices and digital life from U.S. border agents Carla Sinclair

News A guide to protecting your privacy at U.S. borders Boing Boing

politics Shut the F*** up! Funny but helpful PSA explains how to talk to the cops Jennifer Sandlin

supreme court Democracy-hating Missouri attorney general loses bid to keep legalized abortion amendment off ballot Mark Frauenfelder

makers Instagram makers launch Creators Say Gay, project to raise funds for LGBTQ+ youth Gareth Branwyn

Republicans Homophobic Arizona sex ed law so poorly-written they accidentally banned telling kids about heterosexual marriage Jess Sabine

georgia Arkansas joins Georgia in passing voting restrictions Jess Sabine

aclu Arkansas Republicans override governor's veto of anti-trans bill Jess Sabine

lawsuits ACLU sues FBI after it put man on the No Fly List for refusing to become an informant Rob Beschizza

News Portland, Maine votes to ban face recognition technology use by government Xeni Jardin

law EFF and ACLU triumph as federal judge rules that warrantless, suspicionless device searches at the border are illegal Cory Doctorow

law Virginia judge rules automated license plate data collection by police is illegal Xeni Jardin

picks Intelligence officials sue to end pre-publication government review of writings Xeni Jardin

class war American towns survive by fining poor people, and use debtors' prisons to make them pay Cory Doctorow

surveillance The ACLU made the Border Patrol reveal its terrifying legal theories Cory Doctorow