Save Crypto: Tell the White House We Can't Sacrifice Security
Real Encryption Means Encryption Without Compromises.
Updated 12/9/15
It’s a showdown over encryption, and we need your voice.
The Obama administration just responded to the 104,109 people who asked the president to stand up for strong encryption. The response—penned by Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer Ed...
Copyfail: Why WIPO Can't Fix Copyright
It has been obvious for decades that copyright law is ill-matched for the opportunities and challenges created by the Internet. It's been equally obvious, however, that sensible copyright policies face huge practical barriers, in large part because few are willing to challenge the default assumption of copyright law that every...
How the TPP Will Affect You and Your Digital Rights
How the TPP Will Affect You and Your Digital Rights
The Internet is a diverse ecosystem of private and public stakeholders. By excluding a large sector of communities—like security researchers, artists, libraries, and user rights groups—trade negotiators skewed the priorities of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) towards major tech companies and copyright industries that have a strong interest in maintaining...
Find a Security Vulnerability, Get a Reward: Announcing EFF's Security Vulnerability Disclosure Program
Tell Representative McCaul: Stand Strong on CISA
Congress is in turmoil over the text of CISA, the controversial cybersecurity bill that the EFF community has been fighting against. The Hill reports that "it now appears the final language is unlikely to include notable privacy provisions" and "may confirm opponents’ worst fears."
This corroborates what we've...
Wednesday Hearing in Facebook Case Against Power Ventures
San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will urge a federal appeals court Wednesday to reject Facebook’s claims that it’s a crime to workaround an IP address block—an interpretation of the law that could criminalize routine online behavior. EFF Legal Fellow Jamie Williams will participate in oral argument in the case,...
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Find a Security Vulnerability, Get a Reward: Announcing EFF's Security Vulnerability Disclosure Program
The Loading Screen Game Patent Finally Expires
In 1998, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued Patent 5,718,632, on a method for avoiding “unnecessary wastage of time” in video games. What’s transpired in the 17 years since then can best be described as an unnecessary wastage of time.
Namco’s patent covers “auxiliary games” that a...






