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New CIA Director Mike Pompeo Sparks Privacy Concerns

The U.S. Senate confirmed Kansas Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo to be the Director of the CIA late on Monday over concerns from several congressional Democrats, who warned that putting Pompeo at the head of the intelligence agency would threaten civil liberties.
In an impassioned floor speech, Sen. Bernie Sanders...

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Attorney General Nominee Sessions Backs Crypto Backdoors

As the presidential campaign was in full swing early last year, now-President Trump made his feelings on encryption clear. Commenting on the Apple-FBI fight in San Bernardino, Trump threatened to boycott Apple if they didn’t cooperate: “to think that Apple won't allow us to get into [the] cell phone,” Trump...

Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International Inc.

In Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International Inc., the Supreme Court issued an important ruling affirming your right to own the things you buy. The case involved the doctrine of “patent exhaustion,” which says that once a patent owner sells a product, it cannot later claim the product’s use or...

Catholic University Law Review Symposium

EFF Senior Counsel David Sobel will participate in a symposium held by the Catholic University Law Review titled "The Freedom of Information Act: A Tool for Transparency, Knowledge, and Litigation."
Date: Friday, Feb. 3, 2017
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Slowinski Courtroom, Columbus School of Law,...

Ethiopia In Crisis: Government Spyware and Kidane v. Ethiopia

Ethiopia in Crisis is a summit addressing the fundamental issues confronting the people and exiles of Ethiopia, with discussions on human rights, political reform and aid and development. EFF's Danny O'Brien will speak on Saturday afternoon, discussing EFF's research into the Ethiopian government's use of spyware to spy and interfere...

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