global minilinks for 2008-09-04

Europe's Privacy Czar Attacks Telecom Amendments in EU
Says that they could allow over-reaching controls over Internet technology.
Kremlin Web Critic Shot by Police in Ingushetia
Magomed Yevloyev, owner of the ingushetiya.ru site, and vocal critic of Ingushetia regional administration, was shot by a police officer, and died from his injuries, after being detained.
NZ Judge bans Net Naming of Defendants Online
Worries about "viral nature" of reporting, censors website.
Wiretapping Comes to Uganda
New "privacy" bill is slammed by Amnesty International.
Malaysia Clamping Down on Internet Free Speech
Rumors of portal site blocked, and a cabinet decision to sue critics of the new government for defamation.
India's Info-Activism Camp
Want to use digital advocacy in the developing world? Come to Tactical Tech's Info-Activism Camp - Feb 2009, India.
Stop Software Patents Petition
Activists in Europe take the initiative to stop software patents permanently.
Egyptian Blogger Mohamed Refaat is Arrested
He had already been detained for a month before being charged under Egypt's emergency laws.
Britain Plans Mandatory ISP Logging of Internet
Data retention will enter into British law after consultation, but without parliamentary debate.

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Deeplinks Blog by Katharine Trendacosta | March 27, 2020

Members of Congress Once Again Urge ICANN to Save Dot Org

As the proposed sale of the .ORG domain registry to private equity firm Ethos Capital plays out, we see more and more why this sale was rushed through: the longer we have to look at it, the more questions we all have, and the fewer answers we get. For the...

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | March 25, 2020

The Right to Anonymity is Vital to Free Expression: Now and Always

“There are myriad reasons why individuals may wish to use a name other than the one they were born with. They may be concerned about threats to their lives or livelihoods, or they may risk political or economic retribution. They may wish to prevent discrimination or they may use a...

Deeplinks Blog by Elliot Harmon, Mitch Stoltz | March 9, 2020

NGO Community Urges ICANN to Scrutinize the .ORG Sale

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is reviewing the proposed sale of the .ORG domain registry to private equity firm Ethos Capital, and ICANN has the power to stop the sale. EFF and several other organizations joined a public forum today as part of ICANN’s winter...

Deeplinks Blog by Veridiana Alimonti | March 4, 2020

Argentinian Companies Still Have a Long Way to Go in Defense of Their Users’ Privacy, Second “Who Defends Your Data” Report Shows

Argentinian civil rights group Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC) has just launched its second edition of the ¿Quien Defiende Tus Datos? (Who Defends Your Data?) report, rating nine companies’ commitments to transparency and user privacy. Argentinian companies are off to a good start but still have a long...

Deeplinks Blog by Elliot Harmon, Mitch Stoltz | February 26, 2020

Empty Promises Won’t Save the .ORG Takeover

The Internet Society’s (ISOC) November announcement that it intended to sell the Public Interest Registry (PIR, the organization that oversees the .ORG domain name registry) to a private equity firm sent shockwaves through the global NGO sector. The announcement came just after a change to the .ORG registry agreement—the...

Deeplinks Blog by Mona Wang | February 24, 2020

Apple, Tell Us More About Your App Store Takedowns

EFF and 10 human rights organizations called out Apple for enabling China's censorship and surveillance regime through overly broad content restrictions on the App Store in China, and for its decision to move iCloud backups and encryption keys to within China. In a letter to Philip Schiller, Apple...

Press Release | February 21, 2020

EFF Calls For Disclosure of Secret Financing Details Behind $1.1 Billion .ORG Sale, Asks FTC To Scrutinize Deal

San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) Education Fund today called on ICANN and private equity firm Ethos Capital to make public secret details—hidden costs, loan servicing fees, and inducements to insiders—about financing the $1.1 billion sale of the .ORG domain registry.EFF and...

Deeplinks Blog by Veridiana Alimonti, Danny O'Brien | February 11, 2020

Uruguay Steps Too Quickly into the Right to be Forgotten Quagmire

The further the "Right to be Forgotten" (RTBF) online progresses from its original creation by Europe's Court of Justice, the broader and more damaging its ramifications seem to be. The latest attempt to insert it is a rushed proposal in Uruguay. The complaints of multiple digital rights groups across...

Deeplinks Blog by rainey Reitman | January 24, 2020

When Computer Crimes Are Used To Silence Journalists: Why EFF Stands Against the Prosecution of Glenn Greenwald

This week, prosecutors in Brazil filed a criminal complaint against Glenn Greenwald, an internationally lauded journalist best known for publishing leaked documents detailing the NSA’s mass surveillance. Greenwald’s prosecution is an attempt to use computer crime law to silence an investigative reporter who exposed deep-seated government corruption. Sadly, this...

Deeplinks Blog by Katitza Rodriguez | December 30, 2019

Activists Worldwide Face Off Against Face Recognition: 2019 Year in Review

We’ve all heard the expression, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” We might hope that what we do and where we go will only be known to those who were there in person. Yet maintaining such anonymity and privacy in public spaces is becoming ever more difficult. 2019 has...

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