Good news out of New Jersey—a judge has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking a dangerous a provision of a recently-passed New Jersey statute (A3352) that would have left online service providers legally on the hook for user-generated content. The TRO issued Monday blocks enforcement of the new...

This is not a good week to be ArrivalStar.
First, we announced that the Patent Office had significantly narrowed one of ArrivalStar's favorite patents that it uses to target municipalities, civic organizations, and others who provide bus arrival data obtained via GPS.
Second, the ...

This is the seven article of our Spies Without Borders series. The series looks into how the information disclosed in the NSA leaks affects Internet users around the world whose private information is stored in U.S. servers, or whose data travels across U.S. networks.
As news of the...

For the past three years, EFF has organized the D(EFF)CONtest to highlight the work of supporters who advocate for EFF’s work and inspire others to become supporters of digital civil liberties too. We’re always looking for ways to make an impact with this contest, and so this year, we’re...