SOPA, anyone? Entertainment Lobby Uses Hearing on Domain Names to Revive Awful Censorship Idea
For many years, major U.S. entertainment companies have been trying to gain the power to make websites disappear from the Internet at their say-so. The Internet blacklist bills SOPA and PIPA were part of that strategy, along with the Department of Homeland Security’s project of seizing websites that someone accused...
The Time to Shut the NSA's Backdoors is Now—Not in Two Years
As we’ve noted, our support for the current version of USA Freedom that is moving through the Senate and the House is conditional on amendments that improve the bill. While we hope to see such amendments, we also know that they may not be possible, since Judiciary Committee leaders...
EFF Urges Oregon Supreme Court To Review Troubling Computer Crime Decision
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: violating a computer use restriction is not a crime. That’s why today EFF filed an amicus brief urging the Oregon Supreme Court to review a troubling opinion by the Oregon Court of Appeals in State v....
In Landslide Vote, House Overwhelmingly Passes USA Freedom Act without Amendments
Is this the year Congress passes a bill to limit NSA spying? The House of Representatives certainly hopes so. But just how strong that reform will be remains to be seen.
Minutes ago, the House of Representatives passed the USA Freedom Act overwhelmingly with 338 yes votes and 88...
Senate Reverses Course and Advances TPP Fast Track Bill
Rules Committee Sends USA Freedom Act to the House for a Vote, But Blocks Any and All Amendments on the Floor
Major Win as U.S. Senate Blocks TPP Fast Track Bill
Countdown to the Expiration of Section 215 of the Patriot Act
UPDATE (5/17/15): Last week, NSA defenders introduced a new bill to try to extend mass surveillance under the Patriot Act. We've created a new embeddable banner to stop this bill. Please insert this new code onto the homepage of your website after the <body> tag and before the </body> tag,...
EFF at Maker Faire Bay Area 2015
The NSA’s Call Record Program, a 9/11 Hijacker, and the Failure of Bulk Collection
Before 9/11, there was an individual by the name of Khalid al-Mihdhar, who came to be one of the principal hijackers. He was being tracked by the intelligence agencies in the Far East. They lost track of him. At the same time, the intelligence agencies had identified an al-Qaeda safehouse...
