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Deeplinks Blog by Cory Doctorow | November 16, 2018

Leaks Show Europe's Attempts to Fix the Copyright Directive Are Failing

The EU’s “Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive” is closer than ever to becoming law in 28 European countries, and the deep structural flaws in its most controversial clauses have never been more evident. Some background: the European Union had long planned on introducing a new copyright directive in...

Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass, Beryl Lipton | November 15, 2018

EFF and MuckRock Release Records and Data from 200 Law Enforcement Agencies' Automated License Plate Reader Programs

EFF and MuckRock have filed hundreds of public records requests with law enforcement agencies around the country to reveal how data collected from automated license plate readers (ALPR) is used to track the travel patterns of drivers. We focused exclusively on departments that contract with surveillance vendor Vigilant Solutions to...

Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Jue | November 14, 2018

Honoring the 2018 Pioneer Award Winners and John Perry Barlow

EFF’s annual Pioneer Awards Ceremony recognizes extraordinary individuals for their commitment and leadership in extending freedom and innovation on the electronic frontier. At this year’s event held on September 27 in San Francisco, EFF rededicated the Pioneer Awards to EFF co-founder and Grateful Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow. Barlow’s...

Deeplinks Blog by Alex Moss | November 14, 2018

The Supreme Court Should Confirm, Again, that Abstract Software Patents Don’t Need a Trial to be Proved Invalid

This year, we celebrated the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Alice v. CLS Bank. Alice made clear that generic computers do not make abstract ideas eligible for patent protection. Following the decision, district courts across the country started rejecting ineligible abstract patents at early...

Press Release | November 13, 2018

EFF, Human Rights Watch y más de 70 grupos de la sociedad civil solicitan a Mark Zuckerberg que proporcione a todos los usuarios y usuarias un mecanismo para apelar ante la censura de contenidos en Facebook

English version San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation y más de 70 grupos de derechos humanos y digitales pidieron hoy a Mark Zuckerberg que añadiera transparencia y responsabilidad real al proceso de eliminación de contenidos de Facebook. Específicamente, los grupos exigen que Facebook explique – claramente - cuánto...

Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass | November 13, 2018

Federal Researchers Complete Second Round of Problematic Tattoo Recognition Experiments

Despite igniting controversy over ethical lapses and the threat to civil liberties posed by its tattoo recognition experiments the first time around, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently completed its second major project evaluating software designed to reveal who we are and potentially what we believe based...

Press Release | November 13, 2018

EFF, Human Rights Watch, and Over 70 Civil Society Groups Ask Mark Zuckerberg to Provide All Users with Mechanism to Appeal Content Censorship on Facebook

Spanish version San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and more than 70 human and digital rights groups called on Mark Zuckerberg today to add real transparency and accountability to Facebook’s content removal process. Specifically, the groups demand that Facebook clearly explain how much content it removes, both rightly...

Deeplinks Blog by India McKinney, Adam Schwartz | November 12, 2018

EFF to U.S. Department of Commerce: Protect Consumer Data Privacy

On Friday, November 9, 2018, EFF submitted a letter in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce's request for comment on "Developing the Administration's Approach to Consumer Privacy," urging the agency to consider any future policy proposals in a users' rights framework. We emphasized five concrete recommendations for any...

Event | November 15, 2018

Phoenix Linux Users Group Security Meeting

Phoenix Linux Users Group, a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance (not EFF) will host this event:You are invited to attend this event if you are interested in cybersecurity and wish to have an opportunity to learn about digital security as well as related...

Deeplinks Blog by Aaron Jue | November 9, 2018

EFF's Newest Annual Report

For nearly thirty years, member support has allowed EFF to grapple with technology and its impact on the future of our civil liberties. When our eyes are so keenly focused on the horizon, sometimes we forget how far we've come. Our just-published Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report includes a...

Deeplinks Blog by Shahid Buttar | November 7, 2018

Principles for Corporate Platforms in the Gig Economy

From ride-hailing platforms like Lyft and Uber, to sites like Airbnb, FlipKey, or VRBO that enable occupants to rent properties, the so-called sharing or gig economy is expanding and disrupting industries from hotels to taxis. Cities across the U.S.—and the rest of the world—are facing a daunting array...

Event | November 13, 2018

FTC Hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection

EFF Tech Project Director Dr. Jeremy Gillula will be joining a panel on "Consumer Protection Implications of Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Predictive Analytics," as part of the FTC's "Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century." The hearing will examine competition and consumer protection issues associated with the...

Deeplinks Blog by Hayley Tsukayama, Jamie Williams | November 6, 2018

If A Pre-Trial Risk Assessment Tool Does Not Satisfy These Criteria, It Needs to Stay Out of the Courtroom

Algorithms should not decide who spends time in a California jail. But that’s exactly what will happen under S.B. 10, a new law slated to take effect in October 2019. The law, which Governor Jerry Brown signed in September, requires the state’s criminal justice system to replace cash bail with...

Event | November 12, 2018

FOIA Workshop Hosted by Lucy Parsons Labs

A local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance (not EFF) will host this event: Workshop on Public Records Requests (FOIA) Lucy Parsons Labs will host a workshop to help teach the community how to file public records requests to increase government transparency. Our volunteers...

Event | November 13, 2018

Privacy Lab

A local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance (not EFF) will host this event: November Privacy Lab Please join Privacy Lab at Berkeley's International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), where Serge Egelman—Research Director of Usable Security and Privacy at ICSI—will share his research on how...

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Leaks Show Europe's Attempts to Fix the Copyright Directive Are Failing

EFF and MuckRock Release Records and Data from 200 Law Enforcement Agencies' Automated License Plate Reader Programs

Honoring the 2018 Pioneer Award Winners and John Perry Barlow

The Supreme Court Should Confirm, Again, that Abstract Software Patents Don’t Need a Trial to be Proved Invalid

EFF, Human Rights Watch y más de 70 grupos de la sociedad civil solicitan a Mark Zuckerberg que proporcione a todos los usuarios y usuarias un mecanismo para apelar ante la censura de contenidos en Facebook

Federal Researchers Complete Second Round of Problematic Tattoo Recognition Experiments

EFF, Human Rights Watch, and Over 70 Civil Society Groups Ask Mark Zuckerberg to Provide All Users with Mechanism to Appeal Content Censorship on Facebook

EFF to U.S. Department of Commerce: Protect Consumer Data Privacy

Phoenix Linux Users Group Security Meeting

EFF's Newest Annual Report

Principles for Corporate Platforms in the Gig Economy

FTC Hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection

If A Pre-Trial Risk Assessment Tool Does Not Satisfy These Criteria, It Needs to Stay Out of the Courtroom

FOIA Workshop Hosted by Lucy Parsons Labs

Privacy Lab

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