Who Has Your Back? 2015
Australian Lawmakers Rush Through Copyright Censorship Bill That Won't Work, And Will Do Harm
Scarcely a week after the release of a legislative committee report on Australia's copyright censorship bill, the bill is gathering speed on its roll through Parliament. Although reports that the law has already passed are premature—it has only passed the lower house so far, and is scheduled...
EFF Report Charts Companies on Next Frontier of User Privacy
San Francisco - Our digital lives are leaving data trails through social networking sites, email providers, Internet service providers, and mobile apps. But which companies fight the hardest to protect their customers from government data grabs of this sensitive information? Today, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) released its fifth annual...
European Web Host Ruled Liable for Users' Comments—Even Though It Didn't Read Them
The future for online discussion platforms in Europe is looking cloudy following yesterday's ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Delfi AS v. Estonia. In a disappointing decision, the court affirmed that Estonian courts were entitled to hold an online news portal liable in...
Strong Encryption and Anonymity Are The Guardians Of Free Expression
EFF has signed on to a joint civil society statement welcoming the groundbreaking report supporting encryption and anonymity by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, David Kaye. The Special Rapporteur will present the report on June...
Let's Encrypt Launch Plan: Week of September 14, 2015
The first free and automated certificate authority, Let's Encrypt, will launch to the public in September of this year. This is a huge milestone for web security and privacy. Encryption in transit (HTTPS) is vital to protect people and websites from spying and tampering. Someday soon, we hope every...
From California to New York, Cell Phone Location Records Are Private
Across the country, a vigorous debate is taking place in federal and state courthouses about how privacy protections should apply to modern technologies. One of the most spirited issues in this debate is whether the Fourth Amendment requires law enforcement to get a warrant to track a person’s location...
Federal Circuit Strikes Its Own Blow Against Overbroad Software Patents
Today, in Williamson v. Citrix, the Federal Circuit overruled its ill-advised case law that has been one of the primary drivers of overbroad software patents. The court finally recognized that patent applicants cannot bypass certain limits on patent rights solely by avoiding magic words. EFF filed an amicus...
New Report Shows Which Mexican ISPs Stand With Their Users
Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales, the leading digital rights organization in Mexico and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, today launched ¿Quién Defiende Tus Datos? (Who Defends Your Data?), an evaluation of the privacy practices of the digital communication companies that millions of Mexicans use every day....
