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Deeplinks Blog by Mark Jaycox | October 27, 2015

EFF Disappointed as CISA Passes Senate

CISA passed the Senate today in a 74-21 vote. The bill is fundamentally flawed due to its broad immunity clauses, vague definitions, and aggressive spying authorities. The bill now moves to a conference committee despite its inability to address problems that caused recent highly publicized computer data breaches, like...

Press Release | October 27, 2015

EFF Wins Petition to Inspect and Modify Car Software

Washington, D.C. - The Librarian of Congress has granted security researchers and others the right to inspect and modify the software in their cars and other vehicles, despite protests from vehicle manufacturers. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed the request for software access as part of the complex, triennial rulemaking...

Event | November 5, 2015

Members-Only Speakeasy: Bay Area


On Thursday, the fifth of November, current EFF members are invited to join the staff and interns in San Francisco for a casual drink and some great conversation. Learn more about our recent work and connect with fellow supporters in the movement to protect digital innovation, privacy, and...

Press Release | October 26, 2015

Wednesday Hearing in NSA Spying Case

Pasadena, CA - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will urge an appeals court Wednesday to reject the government’s attempts to block an appeal in Jewel v. NSA, EFF’s long-running lawsuit battling unconstitutional mass surveillance of Internet and phone communications. The hearing is set for 2:00 pm on October 28 before...

Event | December 3, 2015

GOTO Berlin 2015

EFF Director for International Freedom of Expression Jillian York will speak about the intersection of security and privacy.

Press Release | October 23, 2015

EFF To California Supreme Court: Warrantless Searches of California’s Controlled Substance Prescription Database Threaten Patient Privacy

San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is urging the California Supreme Court to rule that law enforcement agents need a warrant to search records revealing which Californians were prescribed controlled substances to treat conditions such as anxiety, pain, attention disorders, and insomnia.
In an amicus brief filed...

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Apple All Writs Act (NY)

In this case, the US government is demanding Apple bypass the lock screen of a seized iPhone under the All Writs Act, a general-purpose law passed in 1789 that allows a court to require third parties’ assistance to execute a prior order of the court. As of October, 2015, Apple...

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Deeplinks Blog by David Bogado, Katitza Rodriguez | October 23, 2015

Surveillance Trade Show in Mexico Raises Concerns About Latin America's Unenforced Privacy Protections

The Intelligence Support System (ISS) World Latin America Trade Show, hosted in Mexico City during October 20 to 22, where secret surveillance systems and equipment vendors gather to meet and sell their products to governments, escalates concerns surrounding increased and unchecked use of surveillance technology in Latin America.
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