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Deeplinks Blog by India McKinney | January 29, 2019

A Surveillance Wall Is Not a Good Alternative to a Concrete Wall

Since even before he took office, President Trump has called for a physical wall along the southern border of the United States. Many different organizations have argued this isn’t a great idea. In response, some Congressional Democrats have suggested turning to surveillance...

Press Release | January 29, 2019

Hearing Thursday: EFF Tells Court That Clicking on a URL Isn’t Enough Evidence to Justify A Search Warrant

Richmond, Virginia—On Thursday, January 31, at 8:30 am, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will ask a federal appeals court to find that the act of clicking on a URL or weblink isn’t sufficient evidence for law enforcement to get a warrant to search someone’s home.The hearing involves a child pornography...

Deeplinks Blog by Cooper Quintin | January 28, 2019

The 5G Protocol May Still Be Vulnerable to IMSI Catchers

It’s hard to talk about the vulnerabilities in cellular technology without increasing the amount of fear, uncertainty, and doubt. There is already much uncertainty around cell-site simulators (CSS, aka Stingrays), their capabilities, and how widely they are used. Partly this is because of the veil of secrecy that has...

Event | January 30, 2019

A Borderless Internet¸ With Borderless Laws?

One conception of the Internet -- and rapidly-changing technology in general -- is to claim that it is beyond effective regulation, because its effects are not constrained by borders. No legal system has formal jurisdiction over the global Internet, and the Internet has appeared to be resistant to any institution...

Deeplinks Blog by Jennifer Lynch, Adam Schwartz | January 25, 2019

Victory! Illinois Supreme Court Protects Biometric Privacy

Today the Illinois Supreme Court ruled unanimously that when companies collect biometric data like fingerprints or face prints without informed opt-in consent, they can be sued. Users don't need to prove an injury like identity fraud or physical harm—just losing control of one’s biometric privacy is injury enough...

Deeplinks Blog by Gennie Gebhart, Jason Kelley, Bennett Cyphers | January 25, 2019

In WSJ Op-Ed, Mark Zuckerberg Speaks Down to Users and Misses the Point

Mark Zuckerberg’s op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today (paywalled, but summarized here) relies on all-too-familiar refrains to explain the dubious principles and so-called “facts” behind Facebook’s business model. It’s the same old song we’ve heard before. And, as usual, it wildly misses users’ actual privacy...

Deeplinks Blog by Bennett Cyphers | January 24, 2019

A Guided Tour of the Data Facebook Uses to Target Ads

Last week, Pew released the results of a survey investigating how users understand Facebook’s data collection practices and how they react when shown what the platform thinks it knows about them. The upshot is that 74% of users weren’t aware that Facebook assembles lists of their interests and...

Deeplinks Blog by Nate Cardozo, Seth Schoen | January 23, 2019

Detecting Ghosts By Reverse Engineering: Who Ya Gonna Call?

This article was first published on Lawfare. The most recent purportedly serious proposal by a Western government to force technology companies to provide access to the content of encrypted communications comes from Ian Levy and Crispin Robinson of the Government Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ, the U.K.’s...

Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Mackey | January 23, 2019

Victory: Federal Court in Seattle Will Begin Disclosing Surveillance Records

The public will learn how often federal investigators in Seattle obtain private details about your communications, such as who you called and when, as a result of a petition to unseal those records brought by EFF client The Stranger. Federal prosecutors and the U.S. District Court for...

Deeplinks Blog by Daniel Nazer | January 22, 2019

EFF Client Responds to Ludicrous “Collusion” Trademark Threat

Update January 23, 2019: Asos contacted EFF to apologize for the cease and desist letter. Asos said the letter should never have been sent and assured us that it would take no further action against our client. We welcome the apology and hope that this case serves as an example...

Event | December 31, 1969

CPDP2019 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference

The 2019 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference (CPDP) will be held in Brussels from January 30-February 1. On Wednesday January 30, Katitza Rodriguez, EFF's International Rights Director, will be speaking at the European Parliament's Privacy Platform from 1 - 2.15 pm as part of the...

Deeplinks Blog by Kit Walsh | January 22, 2019

Washington Post Tries to Take Down Parody Site Announcing Trump's Resignation

If you were in Washington, D.C. last week, you had a chance to be one of the lucky recipients of a parody newspaper spoofing the Washington Post and crowing about the “Unpresidented” flight of Donald Trump from the Oval Office as he abandoned the presidency. The spoof, created by activist...

Deeplinks Blog by Daniel Nazer | January 18, 2019

Federal Court Orders That Patent Troll Can’t Hide Its Machinations

A federal judge has ordered that prolific patent troll Uniloc cannot hide its shell games from the public. After EFF filed a motion to intervene seeking access to sealed court records, Judge William H. Alsup of the Northern District of California has ordered [PDF] that...

Deeplinks Blog by Kimberly Carlson | January 18, 2019

Work with EFF this Summer! Apply to be a 2019 Google Public Policy Fellow

Are you passionate about emerging Internet and technology policy issues? Come work with EFF this summer as a Google Public Policy Fellow! This 10-week fellowship gives undergraduate and graduate students a paid opportunity to work alongside EFF’s International team on projects advancing debate on key public...

Deeplinks Blog by Danny O'Brien | January 18, 2019

Article 13 and 11 Update: Even The Compromises are Compromised In This Copyright Trainwreck

Update, January 18: EU ministers have failed to approve the compromise text—with Germany, Belgium, Poland, Sweden, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Finland and Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, and Portugal all voting against the current Article 13/11 proposal. Keep up the pressure! If you’re in the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Germany, Poland...

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A Surveillance Wall Is Not a Good Alternative to a Concrete Wall

Hearing Thursday: EFF Tells Court That Clicking on a URL Isn’t Enough Evidence to Justify A Search Warrant

The 5G Protocol May Still Be Vulnerable to IMSI Catchers

A Borderless Internet¸ With Borderless Laws?

Victory! Illinois Supreme Court Protects Biometric Privacy

In WSJ Op-Ed, Mark Zuckerberg Speaks Down to Users and Misses the Point

A Guided Tour of the Data Facebook Uses to Target Ads

Detecting Ghosts By Reverse Engineering: Who Ya Gonna Call?

Victory: Federal Court in Seattle Will Begin Disclosing Surveillance Records

EFF Client Responds to Ludicrous “Collusion” Trademark Threat

CPDP2019 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference

Washington Post Tries to Take Down Parody Site Announcing Trump's Resignation

Federal Court Orders That Patent Troll Can’t Hide Its Machinations

Work with EFF this Summer! Apply to be a 2019 Google Public Policy Fellow

Article 13 and 11 Update: Even The Compromises are Compromised In This Copyright Trainwreck

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