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Rating Obama’s NSA Reform Plan: EFF Scorecard Explained

Earlier today, President Obama announced a series of reforms to address abuses by the National Security Agency. We were heartened to see Obama recognized that the NSA has gone too far in trampling the privacy rights of people worldwide. In his speech, the President ensured that National Security Letters would...

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Global Privacy Leaders React to Obama's NSA Reform Proposals

President Barack Obama delivered a speech this morning on proposed reforms to the NSA’s mass surveillance program. To help illustrate what human rights and other organizations around the world are saying internationally, we have highlighted some excerpts that raise awareness of the need to protect the privacy rights of everyone...

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 ...

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