Report: Obama Officials Authorized New 'Cybersecurity' Warrantless Surveillance Program, Fresh Immunity Given to ISPs
Yesterday, in a disturbing report published on CNET, new documents obtained by EPIC reveal that Obama administration officials have authorized a new government program involving the interception of communications on Internet service providers, including AT&T—one of the key players in the NSA warrantless wiretapping program.
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Drone Test Sites Need Stronger Privacy Protections
EFF to Congress: Update Email Privacy Law
EFF to Congress: Update Email Privacy Law
US Drone Test Sites Must Include Stronger Privacy Protections
San Francisco - The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) proposed privacy requirements for domestic drone test sites are not robust enough to protect the public, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) argues in its official comments filed with the agency this week. EFF Staff Attorney Jennifer Lynch outlines five key recommendations to...
The Disconcerting Details: Facebook's Targeted Ads
The Disconcerting Details: How Facebook Teams Up With Data Brokers to Show You Targeted Ads
Recently, we published a blog post that described how to opt out of seeing ads on Facebook targeted to you based on your offline activities. This post explained where these companies get their data, what information they share with Facebook, or what this means for your privacy.
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Another Legal Victory for YouTube: When Will Viacom Wise Up and Walk Away?
A federal judge handed Google/YouTube another victory yesterday in the long-running Viacom v. YouTube lawsuit. The same judge had ruled decisively against Viacom back in 2010, finding that YouTube was protected from copyright infringement liability for the activities of its users by the safe harbors of Section 512 of...
EFF Moves to Quash Subpoena in Copyright Troll’s Retaliatory Lawsuit
Yesterday, we filed a motion to quash a subpoena seeking the identity of the blogger behind Die Troll Die, a website dedicated to “News and Views Involving Copyright Trolls & John/Jane Does.”
For years, Die Troll Die has been covering news about Prenda Law and...



