Jordan's King Should Reject the Country's Draft Cybercrime Law
Jordan’s parliament recently passed a new cybercrime law that will severely restrict individual human rights across the country. With the law now heading to Jordan’s Senate and Jordan’s King Abdullah II for final approval, EFF and 18 other civil society organizations have written to the King of Jordan urging...
Dissecting the UN Cybercrime Convention’s Threat to Coders’ Rights at DEFCON
This is Part V in EFF’s ongoing series about the proposed UN Cybercrime Convention. Read Part I for a quick snapshot of the ins and outs of the zero draft; Part II for a deep dive on Chapter IV dealing with domestic surveillance powers; and ...
Federal Judge Upholds Arizonans’ Right to Record the Police
The Arizona legislature last year passed a law (H.B. 2319 codified at A.R.S. § 13-3732) banning the video recording of police activity within eight feet of officers, making doing so a class 3 misdemeanor (which would allow for up to 30 days in jail). The law...
The U.S. Government Wants To Control Online Speech to “Protect Kids”
The Proposed Cybercrime Treaty's Approach to Cross-Border Spying
Update: This analysis is based on an older version of the U.N. Cybercrime Treaty, and outdated. This is Part III of EFF’s ongoing series about the proposed UN Cybercrime Convention. Read Part I for a quick snapshot of the ins and outs of the zero draft; Part...
Congress Amended KOSA, But It's Still A Censorship Bill
California's DELETE Act Protects Us From Data Brokers
When it comes to the reckless trade of our personal information, data brokers are the problem. These entities collect then sell personal information they’ve amassed on individuals with very little oversight. This includes very sensitive information such as buying habits, financial records, social media activity,...
Announcing the Tor University Challenge
Tor is a valuable tool for browsing the web anonymously, but since it's powered by volunteers willing to share some bandwidth and a computer, it's always in need of additional help. Which is why EFF is announcing the Tor University Challenge, a project asking universities to start running Tor...
Portland TA3M: Portland Surveillance Technology Inventory
Portland's Techno-Activism Third Mondays, a local organization in the Electronic Frontier Alliance (not EFF), will host this event:Portland Surveillance Technology InventoryFrom the Organizers:As you likely know, cities around the world are increasingly adopting surveillance technologies in the hope of solving a variety of problems. While these...
