EFF Senior Staff Attorney Kevin Bankston testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties today, using EFF's case against AT&T as an example of the misuse of the State Secrets Privilege by the Administration. The hearing was the Oversight Hearing on Reform...

When you type a word like "Chevrolet" into an Internet search engine, you aren't necessarily looking for the nearest dealership. You might be looking for independent information about Chevy's business practices, quality, compliance with emissions standards, or even information about how Chevrolets match up against their competitors. One of the...

The Administration has been in a full-court press to bully Congress into making horrible permanent changes to FISA -- including immunity for telecommunications carriers like AT&T -- based on the argument that critical surveillance of terrorists will be cut short or degraded if the Protect...

Warner Music Group has sued SeeqPod (complaint, 500k PDF), a "Web 2.0" music search engine (combined with embedable playlists, etc, etc) that has been gaining in popularity in recent months.
This is the latest in a string of lawsuits against Web 2.0 companies....

With Congress back in session this week and the Presidential season in full swing, the fight to prevent the Bush administration from granting immuniy to the telecoms for illegal spying is heating up once again. Activists and bloggers alike are keeping the heat on.
First, Credo Mobile (formerly Working...

Time Warner Cable has confirmed that it will be rolling out metered pricing for Internet access in Beaumont, TX. Although the exact terms have apparently not been set, packages would reportedly offer between 5 gigabytes and 40 gigabytes a month, with the top plan costing roughly the same as...