EFF's fourth annual DEF CON t-shirt is a killer. Special donors will be able to pick up the limited edition "Encryption is Key" design in Las Vegas this year, but that's not all. This t-shirt is a solveable puzzle. The first 10 individuals to decipher it, retrieve the correct passphrase,...

In addition to the vast number of open community wireless networks all over the world, there has been a recent uptick in business plans from start-ups and well-established companies that aim to increase wireless Internet access. The Open Wireless Movement encourages free, open, and unrestricted wireless access...

This morning the House Judiciary Committee held the latest in a series of hearings designed to set the stage for a deeper dive into copyright law and its discontents. Last week, the Committee heard from the "copyright sector"; this week it was a "tech sector." (We still believe...

Should a minor celebrity's right to wring every drop he can from his fame trump the right to create a realistic work? The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals put its thumb on the scales today, issuing a terrible decision holding that a celebrity’s right of publicity is more important...

In January, our friend Aaron Swartz killed himself. Aaron was unable to carry on against an overzealous government prosecution enforcing a grossly unfair and outdated law. We, and millions of others around the world, were saddened beyond words. Aaron was prosecuted for using legendary academic institution Massachusetts Institute of...

Update 7/31: After a week's delay and some additional minor amendments, the bill has now passed out of committee. We'll keep you posted as the legislation continues to wend its way through Congress.
Original post July 23, 2013:
The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a markup...

Update/Retraction: Upon further reflection, we have determined that portions of this blog post are not correct. We regret the error and are withdrawing the post in its entirety.
Specifically, the post suggested that Manning was double charged for access to classified material under the CFAA as well as under...