The Electronic Frontier Foundation submission to the consultation on the Practical Application of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) to the Activities of Technology Companies. The first part of our submission focuses on the utility of the UNGP as a self-regulatory tool in assuring that social media content moderation practices are consistent with human rights principles. The second part focuses on the privacy and data protection implications of Extended Reality Technologies (XR), which include Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), contributing to session one, “Addressing human rights risks in business models.”

The First Amendment guarantees the public’s right to speak about court proceedings. Yet the Stored Communications Act currently allows the government to obtain court orders prohibiting the providers of electronic communications services from notifying their users when they receive law enforcement orders for user information pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 2703. These nondisclosure orders silence their recipients for any period that a court deems appropriate—even indefinitely—leaving the targets of the collection and the broader public unaware of the surveillance and unable to challenge it in court.

That’s why we recently sent a letter to the House Committee on the Judiciary in support of H.R. 7072, the NDO Fairness Act. This bill takes important steps toward bringing transparency and accountability to the federal government’s use of sweeping nondisclosure orders.

Bringing more transparency to government surveillance of individuals’ communications is a great step forward. We look forward to working together to enact these reforms.

Amicus Brief

European Court of Human Rights

Hurbain v. Belgium

EFF Filed the following comment responding to questions issued by the NTIA and filed two of its white papers on fiber infrastructure. One paper is its cost model study on open access fiber having superior attributes over traditional carrier subsidies. The other paper explains why fiber is a super medium for data transmission.

"Myths and Facts" document for EARN IT Act, S. 3538. 

Letter is from security technologist Bruce Schneier. Letter responds to assertions made by Apple about the security and privacy implications for users should Congress move forward with its competition bills.

ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT OWNERS OF MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY BUILDINGS FROM INTERFERING WITH THE CHOICE OF COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES PROVIDERS BY OCCUPANTS, ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES PROVIDERS TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY BUILDINGS, AND ESTABLISH REMEDIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE ACCESS REQUIREMENT

Community Letter of Support for the Oakland Internet Choice Ordinance

A summary of investigative tool produced by Global Tel*Link, a prison communications company.

Civil Society letter in support of Senators Wyden, Lummis, and Toomey amendment on cryptocurrency provisions in infrastructure bill to preserve user privacy. 

Defenders of the American Dream LLC Trademark Application

Confident Technologies Inc. v. Best Buy Co. 

18-cv-2552 JLS

S.D. California 

ANSWER, AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES, AND  COUNTERCLAIMS TO PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT

Federal Agency of News v. Facebook

Amended complaint

Daniels v. YouTube

YouTube's Motion to Dismiss, 8/20/2020