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Top Canadian Court Permits Worldwide Internet Censorship
A country has the right to prevent the world’s Internet users from accessing information, Canada’s highest court ruled on Wednesday. In a decision that has troubling implications for free expression online, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a company’s effort to force Google to de-list entire domains and...
While EU Copyright Protests Mount, the Proposals Get Even Worse
This week, EFF joined Creative Commons, Wikimedia, Mozilla, EDRi, Open Rights Group, and sixty other organizations in signing an open letter [PDF] addressed to Members of the European Parliament expressing our concerns about two key proposals for a new European "Digital Single Market" Directive on copyright. These are...
Aadhaar: Ushering in a Commercialized Era of Surveillance in India
Since last year, Indian citizens have been required to submit their photograph, iris and fingerprint scans in order to access legal entitlements, benefits, compensation, scholarships, and even nutrition programs. Submitting biometric information is needed for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers, the training and aid of disabled people, and...
Wikipedia Joins the Fight for Fair Use in Australia
Australia's ongoing debate over the introduction of a new fair use right took a turn last week when Wikipedia joined the fray. The world's largest online encyclopedia now displays a banner to its Australian users encouraging them to support a joint campaign of Australia's major...
Diego Gomez Finally Cleared of Criminal Charges for Sharing Research
In 2011, Colombian graduate student Diego Gomez shared another student’s Master’s thesis with colleagues over the Internet. After a long legal battle, Diego was able to breathe a sigh of relief today as he was cleared of the criminal charges that he faced for this harmless act of...
Online Censorship and User Notification: Lessons from Thailand
For governments interested in suppressing information online, the old methods of direct censorship are getting less and less effective. Over the past month, the Thai government has made escalating attempts to suppress critical information online. In the last week, faced with an embarrassing video of the Thai King ,...
Secret New European Copyright Proposal Spells Disaster for Free Culture
EFF has learned about a new proposal for European law that takes aim at online streaming services, but which will strike a serious blow to creators and their fans. The proposal, which would effectively ban online streaming services from hosting works under free licenses, could spell an end to services...
Chinese Government and Hollywood Launch Snoop-and-Censor Copyright Filter
Two weeks ago the Copyright Society of China (also known as the China Copyright Association) launched its new 12426 Copyright Monitoring Center , which is dedicated to scanning the Chinese Internet for evidence of copyright infringement. This frightening panopticon is said to be...
¿Quién defiende tus datos en Brasil? Segundo informe anual muestra que la privacidad de las telecomunicaciones mejora lentamente
Hoy InternetLab , la principal organización de derechos digitales de Brasil, lanzó su informe de 2017 sobre las compañías locales de telecomunicaciones, y sobre cómo tratan la información privada de sus clientes. El informe "¿ Quem defende seus dados ?" de Brasil busca animar a las empresas a...
Quem defende seus dados no Brasil? Segundo relatório anual mostra melhora na privacidade das telecomunicações
Tradução de: Ana Luiza Araujo Hoje, o InternetLab , um dos principais centros de pesquisa independente em políticas de Internet no Brasil, lançou seu relatório de 2017 sobre companhias de telecomunicação locais e como elas lidam com as informações privadas de seus clientes. “ Quem defende seus...
