Press Releases: June, 2006
Online Message Board Fights for Anonymity in Oklahoma
EFF Defends Web Host and 'John Doe' Critic of School Superintendent
Tulsa, Oklahoma - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) yesterday filed to block an Oklahoma school superintendent's attempt to unmask the identities of a local website's operator and all registered users.
The superintendent has sued Internet users who criticized him on the website's message board. In its motion to quash, EFF argues that the plaintiff's overbroad subpoena seeking to identify the site's operator and users violates First Amendment protections for anonymous speech and association.
EFF Battles Government's Motion to Dismiss AT&T Surveillance Case
Judge Hears Arguments on 'State Secrets Privilege' and Customer Privacy
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) told a federal judge today that the government should not be allowed to use the "state secrets privilege" to preempt the class-action lawsuit against AT&T.
Copyright Battle Threatens Right to Surf and Email Anonymously
EFF Argues Against Broad Subpoena for User Identities
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) argued Tuesday that a battle between Internet real estate services over copyrighted images should not threaten the rights of users to surf web pages and send emails anonymously.
EFF and Government Face Off Over 'State Secrets' in San Francisco Courtroom
Friday Hearing Over Motions to Dismiss AT&T Surveillance Case
San Francisco - On Friday, June 23, at 9:30 a.m., a federal judge in San Francisco will hear oral arguments on the U.S. government's motion to dismiss the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF's) class-action lawsuit against AT&T.
EFF's suit accuses the telecom giant of collaborating with the National Security Agency (NSA) in illegal spying on millions of ordinary Americans. The government contends that even if the NSA program is illegal, the lawsuit should not go forward because it might expose state secrets.
Appeals Court Corrects Dangerous Web Privacy Ruling
Judges Agree with EFF Brief in DirecTV Case
San Francisco - The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has corrected a dangerous lower court ruling that threatened Internet privacy. In doing so, it preserved the privacy of password-protected websites as well as the right to read public sites. The decision followed the arguments made in an amicus brief filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
