Security Win: Burr-Feinstein Proposal Declared “Dead” for This Year
EFF to FCC: Prevent ISPs From Following Your Every Internet Move
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today to update privacy rules to prevent broadband Internet access service providers from recording and sharing their customers’ every move online.
EFF’s comments are part of the FCC’s rulemaking on consumer privacy and...
Heads Up Internet: Time to Kill Another Dangerous CFAA Bill
Copyright Doesn't Mean Unlimited Control
Industry Arguments Shouldn’t Deter the FCC from Unlocking Cable Boxes
True competition could finally come to the market for TV set-top boxes thanks to a new set of proposed rules from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Under the FCC’s “Unlock the Box” rule, you’ll be able to use...
Heads Up Internet: Time to Kill Another Dangerous CFAA Bill
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the federal “anti-hacking” statute, is long overdue for reform. The 1986 law—which was prompted in part by fear generated by the 1983 technothriller WarGames—is vague, draconian, and notoriously out of touch with how we use computers today. Unfortunately, Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse...
EFF Applauds Jury Verdict In Favor of Fair Use in Oracle v. Google
A jury unanimously and correctly found today that Google's use of 37 Java package names and some 11,000 lines of "declaring code" in its Android operating system was lawful fair use, showing once again that our robust fair use doctrine is doing the crucial work of ensuring copyright law doesn’t...
Secret New Internet Rules in the Trade in Services Agreement
This week new materials from the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) were released by Wikileaks, revealing that negotiators from around the world have been continuing to craft new rules that will affect all Internet users, without public scrutiny or consultation. One of the biggest surprises that dropped is...
Will Rhode Island Double Down on the CFAA's Faults?
Legislators in Rhode Island have advanced a dangerous bill that would duplicate and exacerbate the faults of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Four organizations joined EFF this week in signing a letter and supporting memo to state legislators explaining the bill's faults and why...
Canary Watch – One Year Later
We announced Canary Watch a year ago as a coalition project to list Warrant Canaries and monitor them for changes or removal. Canary Watch was a joint project, with EFF, Freedom of the Press Foundation, NYU Law, Calyx and the Berkman Center.
Along the way, the project...
Senate Judiciary Committee Must Pass the Email Privacy Act Without Weakening Amendments
Update May 26, 2016: Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Charles Grassley (R-IA) postponed marking up the Email Privacy Act. The committee website will provide further details on whether or not the bill will be marked up in June.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on the...
