Sheriff’s Threats Against Credit Card Companies Violate the First Amendment
Yesterday, in Backpage.com v. Dart a unanimous panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in a lively opinion ordered Thomas Dart, the sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, to end his “campaign of suffocation” against the website and stop violating its First Amendment rights.
The court of appeals...
House Judiciary Committee Considers Long-Overdue ECPA Reform
Following the Senate’s September hearing, the House Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on reforming the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the federal law that regulates government access to private communications records stored by online service providers.
Congress is considering a pair of identical bills that would create...
The TPP State of Play: How We Defeat the Largest Trade Deal in History
The official release of the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on November 5 not only confirmed our fears about how it would threaten our rights online and over our digital devices, but also kicked off a 90-day countdown to President Obama signing the deal....
Roseville City School District Embraces Chromebooks, But At What Cost?
A Case Study of a California Father Fighting His Daughter’s School District Over Digital Privacy
Katherine W. was seven years old, in the third grade, when her teacher first issued Google Chromebooks to the class.
Katherine’s father, Jeff, was concerned. It wasn’t because he had a problem...
Guide to Chromebook Privacy Settings for Students
Spying on Students
Guide to Google Account Privacy Settings for Students
Google Deceptively Tracks Students’ Internet Browsing, EFF Says in FTC Complaint
San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a complaint today with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Google for collecting and data mining school children’s personal information, including their Internet searches—a practice EFF uncovered while researching its “Spying on Students” campaign, which launched today.
The...
Coders' Rights and Free Speech at Risk in South Africa
Coders have never been more important to the security of the Internet. By identifying and disclosing vulnerabilities, coders are able to improve security for every person who depends on information systems for their daily life and work. Yet this week, the South African's Department of Justice and Constitutional Development...
