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Deeplinks Blog by Trevor Timm | January 26, 2012

Under Obama, the Freedom of Information Act is Still in Shackles

Three years ago this past weekend, on his first full day in office, President Barack Obama issued his now infamous memo on transparency and open government, which was supposed to fulfill his campaign promise to lead the “most transparent administration in history.” Instead, his administration has been just...

Deeplinks Blog by rainey Reitman | January 26, 2012

Hawaiian Data Retention Bill Would Force Internet Companies to Spy on Users’ Browsing Habits

UPDATE: The bill has been tabled after being greeted by "vehement opposition."
This morning, Hawaiian state legislators held a hearing on a state bill that could have dire consequences for online privacy. HB 2288 (PDF) would force any company that provides Internet access to consumers in Hawaii...

Event | January 28, 2012

International Privacy Day

This January 28 marks International Privacy Day. Different countries around the world are celebrating this day with their own events. This year, we are honoring the day by calling attention to recent international privacy threats and interviewing data protection authorities, government officials, and...

Deeplinks Blog by Katitza Rodriguez, Maira Sutton | January 25, 2012

International Privacy Day: Threats to Personal Data and the People Who Fight Them

This January 28 marks International Privacy Day. Different countries around the world are celebrating this day with their own events. This year, we are honoring the day by calling attention to recent international privacy threats and interviewing data protection authorities, government officials, and activists to gain insight into various aspects...

Deeplinks Blog by Katitza Rodriguez, Maira Sutton | January 25, 2012

Interview with Malte Spitz, German Politician and Privacy Advocate

We have interviewed Malte Spitz, a German politician and privacy advocate. Malte is well-known for using German privacy law—which, like the law of many European countries, gives individuals a right to see what private companies know about them—to force his cell phone carrier to reveal what it knew about him.

Press Release | January 25, 2012

Help Protect Gadget Jailbreakers and Video Artists from Legal Threats

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is asking the public to join the campaign to keep and widen exemptions EFF obtained in 2010 to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to help remove a cloud of legal uncertainty hanging over folks who modify electronic gadgets and make remix...

Deeplinks Blog by Parker Higgins | January 25, 2012

Dutch Courts Join Pirate Bay Blocking Bandwagon

Last week, at the urging of the Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN, the Court of The Hague ordered two ISPs to block subscriber access to The Pirate Bay. This is the second major attempt by BREIN to cut off users' access to The Pirate Bay in the Netherlands. The first,...

Deeplinks Blog by Julie Samuels | January 25, 2012

Post- SOPA and PIPA, What’s Next? No Legislation, More Innovation.

Last week’s historic protests made clear just what the tech community and Internet users are capable of accomplishing when they act together – not only have the Protect IP Act (PIPA) and its House counterpart, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), been tabled for now, but in a welcome...

Deeplinks Blog by Katitza Rodriguez | January 24, 2012

International Privacy Day: Fighting Data Retention Mandates Around the World

It has been six years since the highly controversial Data Retention Directive (DRD) was adopted in the European Union. Conceived in the EU and steamrolled by powerful U.S. and U.K. government lobbies, this mass-surveillance law compels EU-based Internet service providers to collect and retain traffic data revealing who communicates with...

Deeplinks Blog by Cindy Cohn, Katitza Rodriguez | January 24, 2012

Department of Justice Misdirection on Cloud Computing and Privacy

Does using cloud computing services based in the United States create a risk of US law enforcement access to people's data? The US Department of Justice (DOJ) seems to be trying to placate international concern by saying one thing in international fora; but it says something quite different in the...

Deeplinks Blog by Jennifer Lynch | January 24, 2012

DOJ Wants to Know Who’s Rejecting Your Friend Requests

In the latest turn in our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit for records related to the government’s use of social networking websites, the Department of Justice finally agreed to release almost 100 pages of new records. These include draft search warrants and affidavits for Facebook and ...

Event | February 16, 2012

Tools of Change: How the Internet Helped Shape the Arab Spring

Jillian C. York is EFF's Director for International Freedom of Expression. She has studied the powerful role played by social media in the Arab Spring. She will discuss this as well as the drawback of social media, an will speak about their use in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Deeplinks Blog by Eva Galperin | January 24, 2012

Google+ and Pseudonyms: A Step in the Right Direction, Not the End of the Road

Nearly four months after first announcing it would support pseudonyms, Google rolled out changes to the account creation process for Google+ yesterday. The changes will allow users the option of choosing a nickname/alternate name to display in his or her Google+ profile, or choosing a pseudonym which is...

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | January 24, 2012

Egyptian Blogger Maikel Nabil Released from Prison

EFF is thrilled by the news that Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil (Sanad), detained since March 2011, was released today, just one day prior to the anniversary of Egypt's January 25 uprising. Though earlier reports suggested Nabil would not be released until the 26th, Al Masry Al Youm reported...

Deeplinks Blog by Jennifer Lynch | January 24, 2012

Texas Cancels Its Drone Program For Maintenance Issues

After the Washington Post wrote about the Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) and other domestic law enforcement agencies’ use of drones last January, EFF filed a Public Information Act request with the agency for more information. The Texas DPS was very forthcoming and...

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Under Obama, the Freedom of Information Act is Still in Shackles

Hawaiian Data Retention Bill Would Force Internet Companies to Spy on Users’ Browsing Habits

International Privacy Day

International Privacy Day: Threats to Personal Data and the People Who Fight Them

Interview with Malte Spitz, German Politician and Privacy Advocate

Help Protect Gadget Jailbreakers and Video Artists from Legal Threats

Dutch Courts Join Pirate Bay Blocking Bandwagon

Post- SOPA and PIPA, What’s Next? No Legislation, More Innovation.

International Privacy Day: Fighting Data Retention Mandates Around the World

Department of Justice Misdirection on Cloud Computing and Privacy

DOJ Wants to Know Who’s Rejecting Your Friend Requests

Tools of Change: How the Internet Helped Shape the Arab Spring

Google+ and Pseudonyms: A Step in the Right Direction, Not the End of the Road

Egyptian Blogger Maikel Nabil Released from Prison

Texas Cancels Its Drone Program For Maintenance Issues

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