Ethiopian Arrests for Internet Security Training Undermine Right to Privacy
UPDATE: The Lideta Federal High Court today rejected evidence submitted by Zelalem and his colleagues and postponed a verdict in their case until August 21. The defendants had to appear in court without legal representation, since their lawyer had his license revoked by the Ministry of Justice last week. The...
Scenes from EFF's 25th Anniversary Party and Minicon
Thank you to those who celebrated with us at EFF's 25th anniversary party and minicon! It was a lovely day full of remembering the important fights of the past 25 years and planning how to face the threats of the next 25. Both the minicon and the party were...
Launching Democracy.io as a Step Toward a Better Democracy
We like to think that this week, democracy got a little better.
A few days ago, we launched Democracy.io, a tool that lets people send an email to their congressional representatives, on any topic they wish, through one super-simple interface.
Right now, there are many paid advocacy...
EFF Defends What’s Her Face? From Facebook
Back in the fall of 2011, some undergraduates at Yale created a cool class project. As part of their law and technology class, Bay Gross and Charlie Croom built a website and game that allowed Facebook users to discover how many of their “friends” they really know....
Patent Reform Under Attack, But Needed More Than Ever
Recent reports from Congress suggest that patent reform might be taken off the table for the summer. This bad news arrives at the same time as a new study showing that patent trolls are more active than ever before. Opponents of reform are trying derail efforts to tackle...
Busting Myths and Countering Misinformation From the Campaign Against Patent Reform
We’ve seen an all-out assault on the side of the opposition to kill the House’s Innovation Act and the Senate’s PATENT Act. As a result, patent reform stands on shaky ground in Congress.
A common trend has emerged in the anti-reform camp’s rhetoric, though: lies, fabrications, and...
We Told You So: OPM Data Breach Reveals Not Only Lame Security But Weak Legal Protections—And It’s Time To Revisit Both
Over 21 million Americans have just had a taste of the federal government's weak computer security. The recent U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breach exposed an estimated 21.5 million records, including the highly invasive SF-85, SF-85P, and SF-86 questionnaires used for background...
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Victory for CloudFlare Against SOPA-like Court Order: Internet Service Doesn’t Have to Police Music Labels’ Trademark
Striking a blow against the continuing effort to force service providers to serve as IP police, CloudFlare and EFF have pushed back against a court order that would have required CloudFlare to monitor its service to enforce a trademark held by a group of music labels. Last week, Judge Alison...
New EFF Tool Makes Emailing Congress Just a Few Clicks Away
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has created a new tool that makes emailing your congressional lawmakers a quick and easy process. Democracy.io simplifies and streamlines the current fractured system for contacting lawmakers, allowing you to message your two senators and your representative from a single website.
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