Locking In Public Access to Scientific Knowledge by Unlocking Scholarly Research
Promising public access legislation FASTR (Fair Access to Science & Technology Research Act) has been re-introduced by a bipartisan coalition in Congress. Lawmakers now have an important opportunity to strengthen and expand rules that allow taxpayers to freely read articles resulting from research their tax dollars support. EFF continues...
Tech Companies and Privacy Advocates to Congress: End Mass Spying Now
A letter sent from major tech companies and civil society groups demanded Congress end the mass collection of calling records under Section 215 of the Patriot Act before an upcoming June 1 expiration date. The letter was signed by the Reform Government Surveillance coalition; which represents major tech...
Indian Victory Bears Out the Need for the Manila Principles
This week, on the edges of RightsCon Southeast Asia in Manila, Philippines, digital rights groups from around the world came together for two days of intensive work to finalize a new, ambitious standard to safeguard freedom of expression and innovation online. The approach the document takes to further these objectives...
White House Confirms: If Section 215 Expires, So Does Bulk Phone Records Collection
There’s some good news coming from the White House today that deserves repeating. Reuters is reporting that Ned Price, a spokesman from the President’s National Security Council, has unequivocally stated:
If Section 215 sunsets, we will not continue the bulk telephony metadata program.
Section 215 of...
The Need for Care With “Thoughtcrime”
International Coalition Launches 'Manila Principles' to Protect Freedom of Expression Worldwide
International Coalition Launches 'Manila Principles' to Protect Freedom of Expression Worldwide
Manila - An international coalition launched the “Manila Principles for Intermediary Liability” today—a roadmap for the global community to protect online freedom of expression and innovation around the world.
“All communication across the Internet is facilitated by intermediaries: service providers, social networks, search engines, and more. These services are...
Facebook Has Clarified its Policies. How About Fixing Them?
Facebook recently updated its community standards. As the company noted in the announcement accompanying the change, their “policies and standards themselves are not changing,” but that they wanted to provide more clarity to a set of existing rules that have often been misunderstood by users.
While some...
The Need for Care With “Thoughtcrime”
The Need for Care With “Thoughtcrime”
When does an online fantasy cross the line into criminal conspiracy? That’s the issue the Second Circuit Court of Appeals is currently weighing in United States v. Gilberto Valle, the so-called “cannibal cop” case. EFF filed an amicus brief in support of Valle today, arguing that finding...
