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Deeplinks Blog by Jeremy Gillula | July 12, 2019

Adjusting the Scope of our Security Vulnerability Disclosure Program

At EFF we put security and privacy first. That's why over three years ago we launched EFF's Security Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Disclosure Program is a set of guidelines on how security researchers can tell EFF about bugs in the software we develop, like HTTPS Everywhere or ...

Deeplinks Blog by Cory Doctorow | July 11, 2019

Interoperability: Fix the Internet, Not the Tech Companies

Everyone in the tech world claims to love interoperability—the technical ability to plug one product or service into another product or service—but interoperability covers a lot of territory, and depending on what's meant by interoperability, it can do a lot, a little, or nothing at all to protect users, innovation...

Legal Case

Geolocation Privacy

This case seeks to stop AT&T and two data location aggregators from allowing numerous entities—including bounty hunters, car dealerships, landlords, and stalkers—to access wireless customers’ real-time locations without authorization. An investigation by Motherboard earlier this year revealed that any cellphone user’s precise, real-time location could be bought for just...

Deeplinks Blog by Ernesto Falcon | July 10, 2019

Life-Altering Copyright Lawsuits Could Come to Regular Internet Users Under a New Law Moving in the Senate

The Senate Judiciary Committee intends to vote on the CASE Act, legislation that would create a brand new quasi-court for copyright infringement claims. We have expressed numerous concerns with the legislation, and serious problems inherent with the bill have not been remedied by Congress before moving it forward. In...

Deeplinks Blog by Hayley Tsukayama | July 10, 2019

California’s Senate Judiciary Committee Blocks Efforts to Weaken California’s Privacy Law

The California Senate Judiciary Committee heard five bills on Tuesday that EFF and other privacy advocates strongly opposed. These measures, backed by big business and the tech industry, would have eviscerated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a landmark privacy law passed last year. We thank the Senate Judiciary...

Deeplinks Blog by Alex Moss, Joe Mullin | July 10, 2019

Don’t Be Scared: European and Chinese Software Patents Won't Hurt U.S. Businesses

A Senate subcommittee recently concluded three days of testimony about a proposed patent bill that, we have explained, would be a terrible idea. Proponents of the bill keep saying that Section 101 of U.S. patent law, which bars patents on things like abstract ideas and laws of nature, needs...

Deeplinks Blog by rainey Reitman | July 10, 2019

Could Regulatory Backlash Entrench Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency Libra?

Facebook’s new cryptocurrency Libra has garnered attention from lawmakers and consumer groups since it was announced last month. And it’s no wonder: with a wince-inducing history of data disclosure scandals, the Facebook brand has become synonymous with ineptitude at protecting privacy. They’re bringing that tarnished reputation to cryptocurrency...

Event | July 10, 2019

Build a Better Digital Future

It’s EFF’s 29th birthday, and we need you to help us celebrate! For two weeks only, become an EFF member for just $20 and get a set of Internet freedom-themed enamel pins to help you remember that together we’ve got this. You can help us build a better digital...

Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Jue | July 10, 2019

A Better Digital Future Is Possible

Legal Case

PETA v. Texas A&M

EFF is representing People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, challenging on First Amendment grounds the practice of Texas A&M University of automatically and manually blocking PETA and its supporters from posting comments on the university's official Facebook page, a forum that is otherwise open for public comments. In response...

Event | July 10, 2019

Charla magistral Inspir(acción) at Colectiva

Join EFF's Grassroots Advocacy Organizer nash at Colectiva, where young people from throughout Latin America will come together to organize against those who seek to weaken the fight for human rights and the protection of the environment. Through regional collaboration, we will continue to fight for the defense of...

Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | July 8, 2019

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Signals It Will investigate NSA Surveillance, Facial Recognition, and Terror Watchlists

After a long dormant stretch, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) has signaled it’s ready to tackle another big review of government surveillance and overreach. The PCLOB, an independent agency in the executive branch, last published a 2014 report on warrantless surveillance of the Internet by the...

Event | July 19, 2019

EFF at DWeb Camp

EFF will have multiple staff at the Decentralized Web Camp, giving talks, and offering advice to the new generation of distributed tool creators, and the services and communities that are growing around them.

Press Release | July 5, 2019

Media Briefing Monday: EFF and Partners Will Discuss California Bills Aimed at Weakening State’s Consumer Privacy Law

San Francisco—On Monday, June 8, at 11 am, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the ACLU, Common Sense Media, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, and Consumer Reports will hold a conference call to brief reporters about five bills designed to weaken consumer privacy protections that are set for hearing in the California Senate.Members...

Deeplinks Blog by Hayley Tsukayama | July 3, 2019

Victory: Somerville, Massachusetts Stands Up to Stop Face Surveillance

The city council of Somerville, Massachusetts voted unanimously last week to become the first city on the East Coast to ban government face surveillance. It is encouraging to see cities across the country take this proactive step in anticipating the surveillance problems on the horizon and head them off in...

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Adjusting the Scope of our Security Vulnerability Disclosure Program

Interoperability: Fix the Internet, Not the Tech Companies

Geolocation Privacy

Life-Altering Copyright Lawsuits Could Come to Regular Internet Users Under a New Law Moving in the Senate

California’s Senate Judiciary Committee Blocks Efforts to Weaken California’s Privacy Law

Don’t Be Scared: European and Chinese Software Patents Won't Hurt U.S. Businesses

Could Regulatory Backlash Entrench Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency Libra?

Build a Better Digital Future

A Better Digital Future Is Possible

PETA v. Texas A&M

Charla magistral Inspir(acción) at Colectiva

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Signals It Will investigate NSA Surveillance, Facial Recognition, and Terror Watchlists

EFF at DWeb Camp

Media Briefing Monday: EFF and Partners Will Discuss California Bills Aimed at Weakening State’s Consumer Privacy Law

Victory: Somerville, Massachusetts Stands Up to Stop Face Surveillance

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