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Fifth Circuit Cell Phone Tracking Case

EFF joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation and the ACLU Foundation of Texas in backing a judge who required a search warrant before approving the seizure of two months of cell phone location data by law enforcement. In this case, the government asked a magistrate judge to approve...

Megaupload User Asks Court to Return His Video Files

San Francisco - A small business owner who used Megaupload's cloud-based storage system as part of his daily operations has asked a federal court to establish a process that would allow him and other lawful Megaupload users to get their files back. The procedure would help rectify the collateral damage...

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Syrian Activists Targeted With Facebook Phishing Attack

Facebook has been a popular place for Syrian Internet activists to share their opposition to the Assad regime ever since the site was unblocked by the Syrian government in early 2011. While some interpreted the Assad regime's decision to allow access to Facebook as a positive sign, others feared...

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This Week in Transparency: Faulty FOIA

Issa Report Gives Federal Government C-minus on FOIA Processing
The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, chaired by Darrell Issa (R-CA), released a report (pdf) that graded the federal government and its agencies on their ability to manage FOIA requests. We've documented extensively the lack...

Geek Reading: An Evening with Ahmed Al Omran

Have you ever wondered why Saudi Arabia avoided the winds of change while the surrounding region was swept into upheaval during the Arab Spring? Join EFF and Saudi blogger Ahmed Al Omran for an insider’s look at this Middle Eastern country and a discussion about blogging, government censorship, and politics...

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