The Hubris of Investigators
A now-vacated hearing over whether to require Apple to undermine the security of its users prompted an ongoing controversy over government access to encrypted devices.
While a federal court in San Bernardino may never rule on the flood of arguments supporting Apple's defense...
TPP Under Fire in the U.S. As Other Signatories Advance Towards Ratification
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is taking a beating in the ongoing U.S. presidential election cycle, leaving some observers to wonder if it can survive such a political backlash against trade agreements. But as the leading candidates seem to compete for who can bash U.S. trade policies the hardest,...
Appeals Court Sends Smith v. Obama NSA Lawsuit Back to the Trial Court
The fallout from the passage of the USA FREEDOM Act continues.
One of EFF’s three cases against the NSA, Smith v. Obama, has been sent back to the trial court by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The lawsuit was brought by an Idaho neonatal nurse, Anna...
(Email) Blast from the Past: EFF's First Message to Supporters
July 21, 1990: Neil Patrick Harris and Alyssa Milano were on the cover of TV Guide, Pink Floyd performed near the ruins of the Berlin Wall, and First Lady Barbara Bush christened the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier the USS George Washington. But perhaps the most significant touchstone, at...
EFF and Partners Support Media Monitoring Service in Fight for Fair Use
San Francisco - A media monitoring service that creates a text-searchable database of television and radio content is defending its fair use rights before a federal appeals court. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), New York University’s Technology Law and Policy Clinic, and Public Knowledge urged the court Wednesday to...
Launching the Electronic Frontier Alliance
Launching the Electronic Frontier Alliance
We're excited to announce the formation of a new grassroots network, the Electronic Frontier Alliance. Bringing together community and campus organizations across the U.S., the Alliance will serve as an increasingly vital hub for activism and organizing addressing a spectrum of civil liberties and digital...
Obama Has Gotten 3,000+ Tweets about Encryption. Let’s Double That.
EFF, ACLU, and Access Now released a statement in support of Apple and its stance on encryption last week. We called on the President to reject any attempt to force backdoors like the one the FBI was seeking to Apple’s operating system. We asked our communities to help by...
Georgia License Plate Reader Bill: Bad for the Public, Bad for the Police
Update [March 25, 2016]: Georgia failed to pass H.B. 93 by the end of the day Thursday, which means the bill is now dead.
H.B. 93 began with good intentions. Georgia legislators saw a need to protect privacy by regulating how law enforcement agencies use automated...
After Withholding Mail, Army Allows Chelsea Manning to Read EFF Writing
Update April 13, 2016: The U.S. Army has confirmed in writing to Chelsea Manning that the packets were withheld due to being too many pages, rather than copyright concerns.
EFF is pleased to announce that the U.S. Army has allowed Chelsea Manning to receive a packet of news...
