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During the week of March 25, the European Parliament will hold the final vote on the Copyright Directive, the first update to EU copyright rules since 2001; normally this would be a technical affair watched only by a handful of copyright wonks and industry figures, but the Directive has become the most controversial issue in EU history, literally, with the petition opposing it attracting more signatures than any other petition in change.org’s history. How did we get here? European regulations...
Emails Prove ICE Could Access Data from Orange County Shopping Malls, Despite the Companies' Denials In response to an ACLU report on how law enforcement agencies share information collected by automated license plate readers (ALPRs) with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials have been quick to deny and obfuscate despite documentary evidence obtained directly from ICE itself through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit Let’s be clear: you can’t trust what ALPR company Vigilant Solutions and its clients say. It’s time...
EFF is deeply saddened and disturbed by the massacre in New Zealand. We offer our condolences to the survivors and families of victims. This horrific event had an online component; one gunman livestreamed the event, and it appears that he had an active and hateful online presence. Enforcing their terms of use, most web platforms appear to have removed the horrendous video and related content. Incidents involving extreme violence invite hard questions about how platforms can enforce their policies without...
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