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Deeplinks Blog by Kurt Opsahl | November 16, 2007

Ninth Circuit Issues Decision in Al-Haramain Warrantless Wiretapping Case

Today the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation v. Bush, returning the case to the District Court for further consideration. Al-Haramain had sued the government, alleging that they had a document proving the Islamic charity was subject to the NSA warrantless surveillance program. The government asserted...

Press Release | November 15, 2007

Congress Keeps Telecoms on the Hook for Illegal Spying

Washington, D.C. - Both the full House of Representatives and the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to keep telecommunications companies on the hook for their role in illegal government spying on millions of ordinary Americans -- at least for now.
The bills each make changes to the Foreign Intelligence...

Deeplinks Blog by Richard Esguerra | November 15, 2007

Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Surveillance Bill Without Telecom Amnesty

UPDATE: Another victory -- the House of Representatives just passed the RESTORE Act, which does not give the telecoms amnesty. Read EFF's Media Release here.
With your help, EFF scored a victory today, as the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a surveillance bill without giving legal amnesty to telecoms...

Deeplinks Blog by Richard Esguerra | November 15, 2007

EFF to host student fellows for Google Policy Fellowship program

This week, Google announced the Google Policy Fellowship, a program that gives students the chance to spend the summer working alongside host organizations on topics of Internet and technology policy. Much like how the Summer of Code project aims to develop and promote open source projects, Google is hoping...

Press Release | November 15, 2007

EFF Wins Reexamination of Bogus Internet Subdomain Patent

San Francisco - San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has won reexamination from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) of a bogus patent on Internet subdomains the fourth successful reexamination request from EFF's Patent Busting Project.The patent, now held by Hoshiko, LLC, claims to cover the method...

Press Release | November 14, 2007

Senators Must Reject Blanket Immunity for Telecoms' Role in Illegal Spying

Washington, D.C. - Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee meet Thursday to discuss letting telecoms off the hook for their role in illegal spying on millions of ordinary Americans -- a blatant attempt to block lawsuits that would determine if the surveillance is legal.
The "FISA Amendments Act" includes...

Deeplinks Blog by Danny O'Brien | November 14, 2007

Undermining Freedoms in China: Yahoo! Learns the Cost of Facilitating Human Rights Abuses

Yesterday, Yahoo! settled a US lawsuit with Shi Tao and Wang Xiaoning, two of the Chinese journalists who were imprisoned and tortured after their identities were handed over by Yahoo! to the Chinese authorities."It was clear to me what we had to do to make this right for them",...

Deeplinks Blog by Richard Esguerra | November 13, 2007

Campus Copyright Mandates Threaten Financial Aid Funds and Campus Networks

UPDATE: H.R. 4137 was unanimously approved by the House Education and Labor Committee. Stay tuned for more news and actions you can take to oppose this threat.
After being beaten back in a Senate amendment this past summer, mandatory campus copyright policing is back with a vengeance. The...

Press Release | November 13, 2007

EFF Supports Consumer Right To Repair, Resell Patented Goods

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to protect consumers' traditional right to use, repair, and resell the products they own, even if those products are patented. At stake is the enforceability of "single use" and "not for resale" labels on patented products.
...

Deeplinks Blog by Richard Esguerra | November 12, 2007

Mr. Klein Goes to Washington: Press Roundup

Last week, AT&T whistleblower Mark Klein headed to Washington D.C. to ask lawmakers to reject immunity for telecoms that assisted with the Bush administration's warrantless spying program. Mr. Klein's story deserves ample attention, as his first-hand experiences at AT&T deliver a concrete picture of dragnet spying in contrast to empty,...

Deeplinks Blog by Hugh D'Andrade | November 8, 2007

minilinks for 2007-11-07

NSA Sought Data Before 9/11A National Journal article provides the details on Qwest's
history with the NSA.
A Response to Rockefeller on ImmunitySalon blogger Glenn Greenwald dissects the senator's New
York Times op-ed. [requires browser cookie to view]
A Response to Ashcroft on...

Deeplinks Blog by Tim Jones | November 8, 2007

Mark Klein Interviewed on MSNBC, C-SPAN and NPR. The Senate Reconsiders Immunity.

If you were watching "TV" on Wednesday evening, you may have seen Keith Olbermann's excellent interview with Mark Klein, the AT&T technician who came forward in 2005 with evidence of government spying. If you missed it, you can watch the video now on MSNBC.com.
Klein also...

Deeplinks Blog by Richard Esguerra | November 8, 2007

EFF Partners in Launch of Collaborative Government Document Database at Governmentdocs.org

EFF has partnered with a coalition of government watchdog groups in launching governmentdocs.org, a site that consolidates government documents produced by Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests from various organizations. The FOIA is a law that forces the federal government to disclose documents detailing its activities when asked.
...

Deeplinks Blog by Richard Esguerra | November 7, 2007

Senator Dodd Posts Video of Interview with AT&T Whistleblower Mark Klein

Senator Chris Dodd has posted a YouTube video of an interview with AT&T Whistleblower Mark Klein:

Deeplinks Blog by Richard Esguerra | November 7, 2007

Mr. Klein Goes to Washington: Live Stream of Washington D.C. Press Conference from 10:30 to 11 a.m. EST

UPDATE: The video link below was limited to the live stream of this morning's press event. A posted video clip of Mark Klein can be found here.
On Wednesday, November 7, at 10:30 a.m. EST, telecommunications technician and AT&T whistleblower Mark Klein will speak out at a press...

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Ninth Circuit Issues Decision in Al-Haramain Warrantless Wiretapping Case

Congress Keeps Telecoms on the Hook for Illegal Spying

Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Surveillance Bill Without Telecom Amnesty

EFF to host student fellows for Google Policy Fellowship program

EFF Wins Reexamination of Bogus Internet Subdomain Patent

Senators Must Reject Blanket Immunity for Telecoms' Role in Illegal Spying

Undermining Freedoms in China: Yahoo! Learns the Cost of Facilitating Human Rights Abuses

Campus Copyright Mandates Threaten Financial Aid Funds and Campus Networks

EFF Supports Consumer Right To Repair, Resell Patented Goods

Mr. Klein Goes to Washington: Press Roundup

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Mark Klein Interviewed on MSNBC, C-SPAN and NPR. The Senate Reconsiders Immunity.

EFF Partners in Launch of Collaborative Government Document Database at Governmentdocs.org

Senator Dodd Posts Video of Interview with AT&T Whistleblower Mark Klein

Mr. Klein Goes to Washington: Live Stream of Washington D.C. Press Conference from 10:30 to 11 a.m. EST

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