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Event | November 20, 2014

Ethical Hacking: A Panel Discussion

EFF at WIPO SCCR 29

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) holds the 29th meeting of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights this month, where EFF will be advocating for user rights in relation to a proposed new Broadcasting Treaty, and possible new instruments on copyright limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives,...

Deeplinks Blog by Mark Jaycox | November 18, 2014

EFF Statement on the Senate Failing to Advance the USA Freedom Act

We are disappointed that the Senate has failed to advance the USA Freedom Act, a good start for bipartisan surveillance reform that should have passed the Senate.
The Senate still has the remainder of the current legislative session to pass the USA Freedom Act. We continue to urge the...

Deeplinks Blog by Dia Kayyali | November 18, 2014

ACLU of California’s Smart About Surveillance Report: A Smart Way to Fight Local Spying

Think you know how your local cops are spying on you? The ACLU of California’s “Making Smart Decisions About Surveillance: A Guide for Communities” is a new resource that can help you figure out what surveillance technology is being deployed in your community—and what you can do about it....

Deeplinks Blog by Hanni Fakhoury, Jennifer Lynch | November 18, 2014

EFF Fights Government's Effort to Get Cell Location Records Without a Warrant

Once again, a federal court will decide whether police can track your movements over an extended period of time without a search warrant. Federal and state courts have divided over whether the Fourth Amendment requires police seek a search warrant to obtain historical cell site location information (CSLI)—the records of...

Press Release | November 18, 2014

Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Anonymous Speech in California Prop. 35 Case

San Francisco - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that Proposition 35, a 2012 California ballot initiative that would have restricted the rights of registered sex offenders to communicate on the Internet, is likely unconstitutional. The opinion affirms an earlier district court ruling in Doe v....

Deeplinks Blog by Lee Tien | November 18, 2014

The USA Freedom Act: What's to Come and What You Need to Know

Update, Nov 18: The USA Freedom Act does not renew the entirety of the Patriot Act, which consisted of over 100 sections changing numerous electronic surveillance laws. The USA Freedom Act does extend three provisions of the Patriot Act: the "lone wolf" provision, the "roving wire tap"...

Press Release | November 18, 2014

New, Free Certificate Authority to Dramatically Increase Encrypted Internet Traffic

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is helping to launch a new non-profit organization that aims to dramatically increase secure Internet browsing. Let's Encrypt is scheduled to offer free server certificates beginning in summer 2015.
"This project should boost everyday data protection for almost everyone who uses...

Deeplinks Blog by Peter Eckersley | November 18, 2014

Launching in 2015: A Certificate Authority to Encrypt the Entire Web

Today EFF is pleased to announce Let’s Encrypt, a new certificate authority (CA) initiative that we have put together with Mozilla, Cisco, Akamai, IdenTrust, and researchers at the University of Michigan that aims to clear the remaining roadblocks to transition the Web from HTTP to HTTPS.Although the HTTP...

Press Release | November 17, 2014

November 20 Rally and Forum on Net Neutrality at San Francisco City Hall

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is joining a broad coalition of local and national public interest groups for a rally and forum in support of strong net neutrality rules at San Francisco City Hall on Thursday, November 20, at 5:30 pm.
"Bay Area Speaks: A People's...

Event | November 17, 2014

Techno Activism Third Mondays -- November

This month, Kim Zetter, author of "Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon," will be here to talk about the secret history of the virus aimed at Iran's nuclear development program: what it illustrates about government offensive capabilities in malware, and...

Deeplinks Blog by Daniel Nazer | November 14, 2014

Victory! Court Finally Throws Out Ultramercial’s Infamous Patent on Advertising on the Internet

On September 9, 2009, a patent troll called Ultramercial sued a bunch of Internet companies alleging infringement of U.S. Patent 7,346,545. This patent claims a method for allowing Internet users to view copyrighted material free of charge in exchange for watching certain advertisements. Yes, you read that correctly. Ultramercial...

Event | November 19, 2014

Fight Secret Copyright Deals: A Global TPP Teach-In

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A lot has happened on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) front these past couple months. There was another major leak of a recent draft of the TPP’s Intellectual Property chapter that confirmed that many of the most extreme copyright provisions are still there, and in some cases, have even...

Deeplinks Blog by Jacob Hoffman-Andrews | November 14, 2014

AT&T Ditches Tracking Header Program; Verizon Still Refuses

Julia Angwin reported late Thursday that AT&T is dropping their tracking supercookie program. This comes in the wake of massive customer pressure over the discovery that AT&T and Verizon were quietly inserting unique tracking identifiers in their customers' web browsing and app data, by means of an HTTP...

Deeplinks Blog by Dia Kayyali | November 14, 2014

Quality, Not Quantity (Unless You’re a Fusion Center, Spending Taxpayer Money)

Who pays for government surveillance? Taxpayers. And we should all heed the age-old message: buyer beware. Fusion centers are an excellent example of why. The point of fusion centers is to enable intelligence sharing between local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal agencies. But because they involve actors from various...

Deeplinks Blog

Deeplinks Blog

Ethical Hacking: A Panel Discussion

EFF at WIPO SCCR 29

EFF Statement on the Senate Failing to Advance the USA Freedom Act

ACLU of California’s Smart About Surveillance Report: A Smart Way to Fight Local Spying

EFF Fights Government's Effort to Get Cell Location Records Without a Warrant

Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Anonymous Speech in California Prop. 35 Case

The USA Freedom Act: What's to Come and What You Need to Know

New, Free Certificate Authority to Dramatically Increase Encrypted Internet Traffic

Launching in 2015: A Certificate Authority to Encrypt the Entire Web

November 20 Rally and Forum on Net Neutrality at San Francisco City Hall

Techno Activism Third Mondays -- November

Victory! Court Finally Throws Out Ultramercial’s Infamous Patent on Advertising on the Internet

Fight Secret Copyright Deals: A Global TPP Teach-In

AT&T Ditches Tracking Header Program; Verizon Still Refuses

Quality, Not Quantity (Unless You’re a Fusion Center, Spending Taxpayer Money)

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