EFF helped score a big win for election transparency in North Carolina today, convincing a North Carolina judge to dismiss Diebold's attempt to evade the state's tough electronic voting regulations.
North Carolina has enacted one of the most robust laws in the country, requiring that e-voting companies put...

At a time when the music industry appears intent on pitting itself against digital music fans, at least one artist is staking out the opposite end of the spectrum.
Jane Siberry is a Canadian singer-songwriter, probably best known for the song "Calling All Angels," which featured kd...

Last Friday we blogged the news of a revolt in Congress against the latest draft of the PATRIOT renewal bill coming out of the House/Senate conference committee. That draft lacked many of the civil liberties reforms that were in the Senate version, and a bipartisan coalition of concerned senators...

Earlier this week, when the legislative conference tasked with reconciling the House and Senate versions of the PATRIOT renewal bill started circulating drafts of its so-called "compromise", a vote seemed certain by the end of the week. But the civil liberties community recognized the conference report for what it...

Sony BMG has released list of all 52 CD titles that have used the XCP software. If you have used one of the CDs listed in your computer running Windows, you are likely infected with the rootkit that opens you up to security vulnerabilities. If you haven't yet...

Last week, as Senators and Congresspersons met in conference to negotiate the final PATRIOT reauthorization bill, we had high hopes that they would add meaningful new checks and balances to the USA PATRIOT Act.
But EFF has obtained a draft of the final conference report (in three parts: ...

This Wednesday, at 10AM EST, the
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Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection will hear from witnesses discussing
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Use: Its Effect on Consumers and Industry."
It should make for a fine contrast to the arguments made so forcefully by
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