Today mobile software company Carrier IQ withdrew (pdf) a bogus legal threat to a security researcher who published an analysis of the company's software, as well as training materials on which he based his research.
Last week, Trevor Eckhart published a detailed article pointing out that...

We’re pleased to announce another way to connect with the Electronic Frontier Foundation: our new live-tweeting account @EFFLive. We officially unveiled it last week during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Internet blacklist legislation.With so many events affecting digital civil liberties going on, we want to provide...

“The [South African] media enjoys probably greater freedom than any other country in Africa and is seen by some as an unofficial opposition.” ~ Guardian, November 21, 2011
Today, the South African parliament is expected to pass one of the most draconian secrecy bills in world. Known as...

Over the past few weeks, numerous stories have emerged documenting just how pervasively the Syrian regime patronizes American companies. First it was Blue Coat, the company that first denied the use of their tools in Syria, which then later backtracked, admitting that thirteen of their appliances were “phoning...

Last week, security researcher Trevor Eckhart posted an analysis of software produced by Carrier IQ, which describes itself as "the world's leading provider of Mobile Service Intelligence solutions." Eckhart concluded that the software, which comes by default on many mobile devices and runs quietly in the background, logs...

Earlier this week, EFF recognized the accomplishments of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, encryption expert Ian Goldberg (pictured left), and influential Tunisian blog Nawaat.org at the 20th annual Pioneer Awards Ceremony in San Francisco. EFF established the Pioneer Awards in 1992 to recognize leaders on the electronic frontier...

International Community Rallies Against SOPA
This week the House of Representatives opens hearings on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), a bill that EFF--along with a number of prominent organizations and other actors--has opposed loudly and vigorously.
Though the bill would have grave implications on...