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Deeplinks Blog by Danny O'Brien | November 5, 2006

Line Noise Podcast Election Special

As America goes to the polls, EFF's own podcast, Line Noise, returns with an interview with Representative Rush Holt, the politician behind the "gold standard" of e-voting reforms - a plan to introduce voter-verified paper records, public source releases, and random audits to all US electronic voting machines. You...

Deeplinks Blog by Danny O'Brien | November 2, 2006

Australia: Hold the CAB!

Since our recent post about the fast-tracking of the new Copyright Amendment Bill through Australian Parliament, we've had requests from Australian EFF members for an example letter upon which they can base their own message to MPs and Senators. We've now posted a sample on our Copyright Amendment...

Deeplinks Blog by David Sobel | November 2, 2006

Homeland Security to "Target" Millions in Data-Mining System

The Department of Homeland Security today published a notice in the Federal Register disclosing the existence of a "new system of records" -- the Automated Targeting System (ATS) -- that assigns "risk assessments" to millions of U.S. citizens who seek "to enter or exit the United...

Deeplinks Blog by Derek Slater | November 2, 2006

E-Voting Glitches Already Abound in Election 2006

As early voting has started in states across the country, electronic voting machine problems are already being widely reported. For instance, machines in apparently Arkansas, Florida, and Texas have flipped votes; voters attempted to select a particular candidate, but the machine incorrectly indicated a vote for the...

Deeplinks Blog by Derek Slater | November 2, 2006

EFF and Calabash Music Mixer in San Francisco on Sunday

Come support EFF and hear DRM-free tunes from Calabash Music this Sunday at Little Baobab in San Francisco. Calabash Music is a leading online distributor of music from around the world, providing its entire catalog in MP3 format and splitting sales revenue 50-50 with artists. Local DJ (...

Press Release | November 1, 2006

Craigslist Sex Ad Scammer Seeks to Silence Critics

Baseless Copyright Claims Used to Shut Down Debate Over Privacy Controversy San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit today against the man behind "craigslist-perverts.org" -- a website that publicized responses to fake personal advertisements posted on Craigslist.org -- on behalf of an online journalist who criticized the...

Deeplinks Blog by Matt Zimmerman | October 31, 2006

EFF Defends Your Right to Vote on Election Day 2006

Hoping for a quiet, orderly election day? Dream on. In recent days -- a full week before most Americans go to the polls -- election observers have already reported problems with electronic voting machines: Selections made on Diebold touchscreen voting machines in Florida have registered for the...

Deeplinks Blog by Gwen Hinze | October 31, 2006

Is the DMCA Coming Down Under? New Copyright Bill on Fast-Track in Australia

As a result of a Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the U.S. that came into force in 2005, Australia is required to rewrite its current, relatively flexible, technological protection measure law by 1 January 2007, to make it more like the DMCA. A serious policy debate on how to...

Deeplinks Blog by Kurt Opsahl | October 30, 2006

DMCA Subpoenas Should Not Be Abused to Silence Speech

The much maligned Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) allows a copyright holders to unmask an Internet user's identity based on a mere allegation of infringement without filing an actual lawsuit or providing the user any due process. DMCA 512(h) is troubling enough when used in cases of actual infringement, but...

Press Release | October 30, 2006

Self-Help Group Bullies Net Critics

Landmark Forum Violates Constitution and Federal Law by Trying to Chill Speech San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is fighting a controversial self-help group's coordinated, illegal campaign to silence Internet critics. San Francisco-based Landmark Education, known for its Landmark Forum motivational workshops, is trying to suppress an investigative...

Deeplinks Blog by Derek Slater | October 30, 2006

Stats Expert: Paperless Voting Spells Disaster in Election 06

Statisticians are trained experts in data collection, so it's worth paying special attention to the American Statistical Association President's timely letter [PDF] about accurately counting votes in the upcoming national election. President Sallie Keller-McNulty warns that, "[W]e can expect between five to twenty federal elections and dozens of local...

Press Release | October 26, 2006

EFF Releases Bloggers' Guide for Investigating Government Agencies

Freedom of Information Act Can Help Researchers Uncover Important Records Washington, D.C. - Bloggers across the Internet have shown that you don't have to be part of the mainstream media to uncover an important story and tell it to the world. But how do you start investigating a big story...

Deeplinks Blog by Marcia Hofmann | October 26, 2006

EFF Releases FAQ to Help Bloggers Investigate the Government

EFF has updated the Legal Guide for Bloggers to include a new section on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the federal open government law. The FAQ explains how bloggers can use the FOIA to ask for government records, get processing fees waived, and what to do if...

Deeplinks Blog by Danny O'Brien | October 25, 2006

miniLinks for 2006-10-25

Free Speech PaysThe Knight Foundation is dispensing $5 million to cyberjournalism projects Data-Mine Californian PoliticiansMonitor campaign contributions to Californian politicos. Squeezebox Picked Up by LogitechEFF-supporter Slim Devices remotely transferred to the PC peripheral giant. Internet Governance Forum in Athens: Free SpeechSponsored by EFF and many others....

Deeplinks Blog by Derek Slater | October 25, 2006

Digital Freedom Campaign Launches to Champion the Public's Rights in the Copyfight

Today, the Digital Freedom campaign was launched by a broad coalition of groups including the Consumer Electronics Association, EFF, Public Knowledge, and the Media Access Project. "Digital technology enables literally anyone and everyone to be a creator, an innovator or an artist -- to produce music...

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Line Noise Podcast Election Special

Australia: Hold the CAB!

Homeland Security to "Target" Millions in Data-Mining System

E-Voting Glitches Already Abound in Election 2006

EFF and Calabash Music Mixer in San Francisco on Sunday

Craigslist Sex Ad Scammer Seeks to Silence Critics

EFF Defends Your Right to Vote on Election Day 2006

Is the DMCA Coming Down Under? New Copyright Bill on Fast-Track in Australia

DMCA Subpoenas Should Not Be Abused to Silence Speech

Self-Help Group Bullies Net Critics

Stats Expert: Paperless Voting Spells Disaster in Election 06

EFF Releases Bloggers' Guide for Investigating Government Agencies

EFF Releases FAQ to Help Bloggers Investigate the Government

miniLinks for 2006-10-25

Digital Freedom Campaign Launches to Champion the Public's Rights in the Copyfight

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