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Deeplinks Blog by Karen Gullo | January 21, 2020

EFF Statement on Glenn Greenwald Charges

EFF is dismayed to learn of the decision by Brazilian prosecutors to charge journalist Glenn Greenwald under the country’s computer crime law. EFF has long warned that cybersecurity laws in the Americas have been written and interpreted so broadly as to invite misuse. Computer crime laws should never...

Press Release | January 21, 2020

Hearing Wednesday: EFF Urges Court To Rule That Blogger’s Opinion of Open Source Licensing Agreement is Protected by the First Amendment

San Francisco, California—On Wednesday, January 22, at 9 am, EFF Staff Attorney Jamie Williams will tell a federal appeals court that a lower court correctly dismissed a defamation lawsuit against a blogger, finding that his criticisms of a company’s business practices were opinions about an unsettled legal issue protected by...

Deeplinks Blog by Katharine Trendacosta | January 20, 2020

A Tool That Removes Copyrighted Works Is Not a Substitute for Fair Use

YouTube, which has become essential for video creators to build an audience, has a new tool that’s supposed to help users respond to its copyright filter. Is it something that makes fair use a priority? No, it’s a way to make it easier to remove the part of a video...

Deeplinks Blog by Katharine Trendacosta | January 20, 2020

It’s Copyright Week 2020: Stand Up for Copyright Laws That Actually Serve Us All

While culture is shared, copyright law has increasingly been used to lock people out of participating in it. Although copyright law is often treated as the exclusive domain of major media and entertainment industries, it actually should be serving all of us. Because, of course, it affects all of us.

Deeplinks Blog by Mitch Stoltz | January 17, 2020

ICANN Needs To Ask More Questions About the Sale of .ORG

Over 21,000 people, 660 organizations, and now six Members of Congress have asked ICANN, the organization that regulates the Internet’s domain name system, to halt the $1.135 billion deal that would hand control over PIR, the .ORG domain registry, to private equity. There are crucial reasons...

Event | February 8, 2020

A Conversation With David Greene, EFF's Civil Liberties Director

EFF Austin , a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, (not EFF) will host this event: A Conversation With David Greene, EFF's Civil Liberties Director From the Organizers: Join EFF-Austin for a conversation/Q&A with David Greene, Electronic Frontier Foundation's Civil Liberties Director and Senior Staff Attorney...

Deeplinks Blog by Rebecca Jeschke | January 17, 2020

EFF Asks the Supreme Court to Put a Stop to Dangerously Broad Interpretations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

At EFF, we have spent years fighting the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The law was aimed at computer crime, but it is both vague and draconian—putting people at risk for prison sentences for ordinary Internet behavior. Now, we are asking the Supreme Court...

Event | February 11, 2020

Intimacy, Empathy, Compassion & Tech - Addressing The Divided Political Front

Our speaker this month is Michelle Proksell, known for her research on creative practices found on the Chinese internet, she also explores emotional components of user experience and immersive technologies like VR and AR.

Press Release | January 17, 2020

Tuesday Hearing: EFF Argues in New Jersey Supreme Court That Defendant Can’t Be Forced to Turn Over Password to Encrypted iPhone

Trenton, New Jersey—On Tuesday, January 21, at 1 pm, EFF Senior Staff Attorney Andrew Crocker will ask the New Jersey Supreme Court to rule that the state can’t force a defendant to turn over the passcode for his encrypted iPhone under the Fifth Amendment, which protects American’s rights against self-incrimination.The...

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | January 17, 2020

Iranian Tech Users Are Getting Knocked Off the Web by Ambiguous Sanctions

Between targeted killings, retaliatory air strikes, and the shooting of a civilian passenger plane, the last few weeks have been marked by tragedy as tensions rise between the U.S. and Iranian governments. In the wake of these events, Iranians within the country and in the broader diaspora...

Event | February 13, 2020

Digital Security: What’s Threat Modeling?

Every week there’s news about malware, data breaches, and privacy. Learn about specific actions you can take to be more secure online. In this session, find out how threat modeling applies to your devices and accounts, and how to be prepared. Bring your own device so you can dive in.

Event | January 28, 2020

Fighting Digitally-Enabled Intimate Partner Abuse

Hyatt Regency San Francisco 5 Embarcadero Center San Francisco, CA 94111 At USENIX’s Enigma 2020 Conference, please join the Coalition Against Stalkerware for a conversation about how online tools can perpetuate harassment, stalking, abuse, and violence. And, most importantly, the role of Silicon Valley technologists and companies in addressing...

Deeplinks Blog by Christoph Schmon, Karen Gullo | January 15, 2020

Rights Groups to European Commission: Prioritize Users’ Rights, Get Public Input For Article 17 Application Guidelines

The implementation of Art 17 (formerly Article 13) into national laws will have a profound effect on what users can say and share online. The controversial rule, part of the EU’s copyright directive approved last year, turns tech companies and online services operators into copyright police. Platforms are liable...

Event | January 24, 2020

SaveDotOrg Protest at ICANN

Location: ICANN, 12025 E Waterfront Dr, Playa Vista, CA 90094 Don’t let a private equity firm take over .ORG! On Friday, January 24th, join EFF, NTEN, Fight for the Future, Demand Progress and other nonprofits for a rally outside ICANN’s offices in Los Angeles. We'll be delivering our petition, signed...

Event | January 18, 2020

EFF @ CRASH Space with Cory Doctorow: Help Save .ORGs

In preparation for an in-person protest at the ICANN office on Friday the 24th, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Special Advisor, speaker, and author Cory Doctorow will be at CRASH Space this Saturday to talk more about why .ORG matters, and why the sale of the .ORG registry...

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EFF Statement on Glenn Greenwald Charges

Hearing Wednesday: EFF Urges Court To Rule That Blogger’s Opinion of Open Source Licensing Agreement is Protected by the First Amendment

A Tool That Removes Copyrighted Works Is Not a Substitute for Fair Use

It’s Copyright Week 2020: Stand Up for Copyright Laws That Actually Serve Us All

ICANN Needs To Ask More Questions About the Sale of .ORG

A Conversation With David Greene, EFF's Civil Liberties Director

EFF Asks the Supreme Court to Put a Stop to Dangerously Broad Interpretations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Intimacy, Empathy, Compassion & Tech - Addressing The Divided Political Front

Tuesday Hearing: EFF Argues in New Jersey Supreme Court That Defendant Can’t Be Forced to Turn Over Password to Encrypted iPhone

Iranian Tech Users Are Getting Knocked Off the Web by Ambiguous Sanctions

Digital Security: What’s Threat Modeling?

Fighting Digitally-Enabled Intimate Partner Abuse

Rights Groups to European Commission: Prioritize Users’ Rights, Get Public Input For Article 17 Application Guidelines

SaveDotOrg Protest at ICANN

EFF @ CRASH Space with Cory Doctorow: Help Save .ORGs

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