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Deeplinks Blog by Daniel Nazer | March 30, 2016

Victory: Court Orders Patent Bully Garfum To Pay Attorneys’ Fees

In a decision that could help other victims of abusive patent litigation, a court today ordered that Garfum.com Corporation must pay an EFF client’s attorneys’ fees. The court found that Garfum’s patent suit lacked merit and was litigated unreasonably.
Back in late 2014, Garfum sued a small photography website...

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Deeplinks Blog by Vera Ranieri | March 30, 2016

Patent Lawsuits Should Not Be Shrouded in Secrecy

EFF Moves To Unseal Important Rulings Regarding Repeat Litigant Blue Spike
The public has a First Amendment right to access court records, and that right is generally only curtailed when there is “good cause” to do so. Unfortunately, when it comes to patent cases, courts routinely allow [PDF]...

Event | April 16, 2016

Surveillance Self-Defense 101 in Chicago

On Saturday, April 16, EFF will co-host a free workshop on surveillance self-defense with local grassroots groups in Chicago. The workshop will be open to the public, though particularly structured for activists supporting social movements.
Participants need not wield technical expertise to attend this session, which is geared...

Event | April 10, 2016

Surveillance Self-Defense 101 in Washington, DC

On Sunday, April 10, EFF will co-host a free workshop on surveillance self-defense with local grassroots groups in the nation's capital. The workshop will be open to the public, though particularly structured for activists supporting social movements.
Participants need not wield technical expertise to attend this session, which is...

Event | April 6, 2016

Surveillance Self-Defense 101 in Baltimore

On Wednesday, April 6, EFF will co-host a free workshop on surveillance self-defense with local grassroots groups in Baltimore. The workshop will be open to the public, though particularly structured for activists supporting social movements.
Participants need not wield technical expertise to attend this session, which is geared towards...

Event | April 5, 2016

Apple vs. FBI, Encryption, Mass Surveillance, and Privacy Activism

EFF's Shahid Buttar will visit the Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Pennsylvania, along with the Media Activism Research Collectice (MARC) and Penn for Privacy, to speak about Apple vs. FBI, encryption, mass surveillance, and privacy activism.

Event | April 3, 2016

Surveillance Self-Defense 101 in Brooklyn

On Sunday, April 3, EFF will co-host a free workshop on surveillance self-defense with local grassroots groups in New York and Brooklyn. The workshop will be open to the public, though particularly structured for activists supporting social movements.
Participants need not wield technical expertise to attend this session, which...

Event | March 17, 2016

Surveillance Self-Defense 101 @ USF Law

EFF's Shahid Buttar will visit the University of San Francisco School of Law's student chapter of the National Lawyers Guild to facilitate a hands-on workshop covering:
* Secure passwords + a password manager
* Staying free of spyware and malware
* Online tracking, HTTPS + helpful browser...

Event | March 16, 2016

EFF at Library 2.016: Privacy in the Digital Age

EFF's Shahid Buttar will join an online conference of librarians and other educators to discuss Apple vs. FBI, state privacy laws, and librarians. What's at stake in Apple's fight to defend security and privacy from the latest government power grab? Where do libraries fit in? And how can librarians help...

Event | March 31, 2016

EFF at Rightscon: The Activist's Toolbox

This is a hands-on activism strategy session and workshop for activists, policy advocates, technologists, and others involved in digital rights advocacy at the local or global level. It will cover the tools we use in our activism campaigns and unpack some hard-earned lessons on crafting effective campaigns.
EFF's Maira...

Event | March 30, 2016

EFF at Rightscon: Surveillance Race and Movement Building

Unchecked and unwarranted government surveillance programs have a long and storied history in our country. Recently, these programs have collected our telephone metadata in bulk, deployed stingray devices with no oversight, intercepted phone calls and emails, monitored political protests and faith organizations, and more.
The policy debates surrounding these...

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