Earlier this week, when the legislative conference tasked with reconciling the House and Senate versions of the PATRIOT renewal bill started circulating drafts of its so-called "compromise", a vote seemed certain by the end of the week. But the civil liberties community recognized the conference report for what it...

Sony BMG has released list of all 52 CD titles that have used the XCP software. If you have used one of the CDs listed in your computer running Windows, you are likely infected with the rootkit that opens you up to security vulnerabilities. If you haven't yet...

Last week, as Senators and Congresspersons met in conference to negotiate the final PATRIOT reauthorization bill, we had high hopes that they would add meaningful new checks and balances to the USA PATRIOT Act.
But EFF has obtained a draft of the final conference report (in three parts: ...

This Wednesday, at 10AM EST, the
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Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection will hear from witnesses discussing
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Use: Its Effect on Consumers and Industry."
It should make for a fine contrast to the arguments made so forcefully by
the...

This morning, security researcher Dan Kaminsky announced an ingenious method for gauging the extent of the Sony XCP CD rootkit infection. His findings suggest that at least hundreds of thousands of computers are likely already infected, and that Sony probably has data that would show exactly how many computers...