Obama Takes First Steps Toward Reforming NSA Surveillance, but Leaves Many Issues Unaddressed
President Obama this morning announced a series of reforms his administration will support to rein in surveillance abuses by the National Security Agency.
"The President took several steps toward reforming NSA surveillance, but there's still a long way to go," said EFF Legal Director Cindy Cohn. "Now it's up...
Newly Passed Appropriations Bill Makes Even More Publicly Funded Research Available Online
Just in time for Copyright Week, we're celebrating a huge win for the open access movement. Today, Congress passed the 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. For the most part, it focuses on government spending and budget cuts we've seen covered in the news. But the bill also contains ...
The Questions That Should Have Been Asked at Today's Fast Track Hearing
The US Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing this morning on the new "fast track" bill that was introduced last week. The bill, formally called the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 or TPA 2014 for short, would have Congress "fast track," or hand over its...
Obama Takes First Steps Toward Reforming NSA Surveillance, but Leaves Many Issues Unaddressed
You Bought It, You Own It! Time to Reclaim the Right to Use/Tinker/Repair/Make/Sell/Lend Your Stuff
Scorecard: Will Obama Hit the Mark on Real NSA Reform?
Customs & Border Protection Loaned Predator Drones to Other Agencies 700 Times in Three Years According to “Newly Discovered” Records
In the Open Access Fight, Big Publishers Are the Biggest Hurdle
How To Opt Out of Gmail's Google Plus Integration
Google recently unveiled a feature that consolidates their products even further. Now you will receive an email in your Gmail inbox if someone sends a message to your Google Plus account, even if they don't know your email address.
Some people—perhaps most people—will not want it to be...
Customs & Border Protection Loaned Predator Drones to Other Agencies 700 Times in Three Years According to “Newly Discovered” Records
Customs & Border Protection recently “discovered” additional daily flight logs that show the agency has flown its drones on behalf of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies on 200 more occasions more than previously released records indicated.
Last July we reported, based on daily flight log records CBP...
