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Deeplinks Blog by Joe Mullin | July 15, 2020

The International Trade Commission Is Opening the Door to Abusive Patent Owners and Endangering U.S. Businesses

The International Trade Commission, or ITC, is a forum that’s meant to protect U.S. industries from unfair trade practices. But in recent years, the prime beneficiaries of the sprawling ITC haven't been American manufacturers, but patent owners, patent lawyers, and—you guessed it—patent trolls. The ITC is a quasi-judicial agency, that...

Press Release | July 13, 2020

EFF Launches Searchable Database of Police Agencies and the Tech Tools They Use to Spy on Communities

San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), in partnership with the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, today launched the largest-ever collection of searchable data on police use of surveillance technologies, created as a tool for the public to learn about facial recognition, drones, license plate readers...

Event | July 19, 2020

Students Against Data Abuse: Turing VR Summit

Students Against Data Abuse , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event: Turing VR Summit From the Organizers An open conversation on issues in computation and digital rights impacting the LGBTQ+ community.This public conversation of digital rights issues impacting the...

Deeplinks Blog by Jason Kelley | July 9, 2020

Join EFF's 30th Anniversary Livestream and Party Like It's 1990!

[This event is over, but you can watch a recorded version on The Internet Archive, Facebook, YouTube, or Twitter.] On Tuesday, July 10, 1990, the Electronic Frontier Foundation was officially born. It's safe to say that on that day, co-founders Mitch Kapor, John Perry Barlow, and...

Deeplinks Blog by Adam Schwartz, Andrew Crocker, Kit Walsh | July 9, 2020

Maine Broadband Privacy Law Passes Early First Amendment Test

When you send an email or browse the web, your Internet Service Provider (ISP) may track what sites you visit and when, as well as any unencrypted information you read or send. So Maine requires ISPs to get their customers’ opt-in consent before using or disclosing this and other...

Event | July 20, 2020

Portland Facial Recognition Ordinance Drafts

Portland TA3M , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event: Portland Facial Recognition Ordinance Drafts From the Organizers: Last month, we had a great panel discussion about the use of facial recognition technologies, where we looked at the accuracy of...

Deeplinks Blog by Christoph Schmon | July 9, 2020

Our EU Policy Principles: Platform Liability

As the European Union is gearing up for a major reform of the current backbone of the EU’s Internet regulation—the e-Commerce Directive will be replaced by the Digital Services Act (DSA)—there are choices to be made. Rather than following in the footsteps of recent disastrous Internet legislation (such as...

Press Release | July 8, 2020

EFF To Supreme Court: Violating Terms of Service Isn’t a Crime Under the CFAA

Washington, D.C.—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and leading cybersecurity experts today urged the Supreme Court to rein in the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)—and protect the security research we all rely on to keep us safe—by holding that accessing computers in ways that violate terms...

Event | July 19, 2020

Vehicle-Based Surveillance Workshop

Future Ada , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event: Vehicle-Based Surveillance Workshop From the Organizers: This Future Ada workshop will go over offensive and defensive techniques related to vehicle-based surveillance and information gathering If you’ve ever wondered how to...

Event | July 10, 2020

EFF’s 30th Anniversary Livestream

Join us for EFF’s 30th Anniversary Livestream on Friday, July 10th! Celebrate three decades of defending Internet freedom with us. The lineup is available, and it’s filled with interactive fun. Stop in to check out a variety of online rights discussions, entertainment, and an EFF30 Fireside Chat—the first of a...

Deeplinks Blog by Eva Galperin | July 6, 2020

Coalition Against Stalkerware Expands Membership

Privacy and security are both team sports, and no one person or organization completely changes the landscape alone. This is why coalition-building is often at the heart of activism. In 2019, EFF was one of the ten organizations that founded the Coalition Against Stalkerware, a group of security...

Deeplinks Blog by Svea Windwehr, Christoph Schmon | July 6, 2020

EFF Joins Coalition Calling On the EU to Introduce Interoperability Rules

Today, EFF sent a joint letter to European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, highlighting the enormous potential of interoperability to help achieve the EU’s goals for Europe’s digital future. EFF joins a strong coalition of organizations representing European civil society organizations, entrepreneurs, and SMEs. We are calling on...

Event | July 6, 2020

International Seminar on Personal data protection in public security and criminal investigations

The commission of legal experts created by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies to draft a bill on the protection of personal data for the purposes of public security, national defense and investigations of criminal offenses will hold an international seminar to hear experts on the subject. The event is ...

Deeplinks Blog by Jennifer Lynch | July 2, 2020

EFF Files Amicus Brief Arguing Geofence Warrants Violate the Fourth Amendment

Should the police be able to force Google to turn over identifying information on every phone within a certain geographic area—potentially hundreds or thousands of devices—just because a crime occurred there? We don’t think so. As we argued in an amicus brief filed recently in People v. Dawes, a...

Deeplinks Blog by Joe Mullin | July 2, 2020

The New EARN IT Bill Still Threatens Encryption and Free Speech

The day before a committee debate and vote on the EARN IT Act, the bill’s sponsors replaced their bill with an amended version. Here’s their new idea: instead of giving a 19-person federal commission, dominated by law enforcement, the power to regulate the Internet, the bill now effectively gives...

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The International Trade Commission Is Opening the Door to Abusive Patent Owners and Endangering U.S. Businesses

EFF Launches Searchable Database of Police Agencies and the Tech Tools They Use to Spy on Communities

Students Against Data Abuse: Turing VR Summit

Join EFF's 30th Anniversary Livestream and Party Like It's 1990!

Maine Broadband Privacy Law Passes Early First Amendment Test

Portland Facial Recognition Ordinance Drafts

Our EU Policy Principles: Platform Liability

EFF To Supreme Court: Violating Terms of Service Isn’t a Crime Under the CFAA

Vehicle-Based Surveillance Workshop

EFF’s 30th Anniversary Livestream

Coalition Against Stalkerware Expands Membership

EFF Joins Coalition Calling On the EU to Introduce Interoperability Rules

International Seminar on Personal data protection in public security and criminal investigations

EFF Files Amicus Brief Arguing Geofence Warrants Violate the Fourth Amendment

The New EARN IT Bill Still Threatens Encryption and Free Speech

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