Don't be a Petraeus: A Tutorial on Anonymous Email Accounts
Tomorrow, as the Senate Judiciary Committee considers reforming the decades-old federal email privacy law, the personal Inboxes and love lives of senior military and intelligence figures may be on that august body's mind. When the FBI pored through the personal lives of CIA Director David Petraeus, Paula...
ECPA and the Mire of DC Politics: We Shouldn’t Have to Trade Video Privacy to Get Common-Sense Protections of our Email
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is marking up a bill that would amend the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) in ways we think are unnecessary and potentially bad for users, giving companies new rights to share your video rental history after they get your “consent” just once. It...
Digital Rights Activists Gather in Auckland, New Zealand Next Week for the 15th Round of TPP Negotiations
Next week, the 15th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) negotiations will begin in Auckland, New Zealand. Hundreds of delegates and private representatives from the now 11 participating nations will gather at a luxury casino to discuss this multi-faceted trade agreement. EFF, KEI, and the Stop...
EFF to U.S. Supreme Court: Limit Release of Driver Info
Everyone hates going to the DMV. But even worse than having to wait in line for hours on end, is to learn that the personal information you provide to the DMV is being used for marketing purposes without your consent. So this month, we told the Supreme Court in an...
Do Not Track Update: Professor Peter Swire to Co-Chair W3C Tracking Protection Working Group
Treaty for the Blind: A Watered Down Agreement Moves Forward at the World Intellectual Property Organization
Last Friday, the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) 185 country-members concluded another round of negotiations on exceptions and limitations for the blind and persons with printing disabilities. However, they did not reach a consensus on many of its most contentious issues, such as allowing exports of adapted works across...
Qué hay de Malo en Acuerdo de Asociación Transpacífico (TPP)
EFF ha estado luchando contra el capítulo de la propiedad intelectual propuesto para el Acuerdo Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) por varios años. Este acuerdo representa un gran riesgo para las libertades de los usuarios y el acceso a la información en una escala global.
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Ending the Culture of Impunity
November 23rd marks the 3rd anniversary of the Amptaun massacre, the day on which 58 people, including 32 media workers, were murdered in the Philippines while traveling in a convoy with the family and supporters of a local politician—the deadliest incident for journalists in recent history. In the last...
Reform to Require Warrant for Private Online Messages Up for Vote, but Down on Privacy
Currently, the Department of Justice argues it can read your private electronic messages, like emails and private Facebook messages, older than 180 days without a warrant due to an archaic distinction in the outdated Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). Senator Leahy wants to change this and has scheduled a...
Jones Meant What it Said: EFF Urges Court to Stop Warrantless GPS Tracking
When the Supreme Court said in United States v. Jones that planting a GPS device on a vehicle is a physical intrusion that amounts to a Fourth Amendment "search," the government should have gotten the memo: the police have to get a probable cause warrant issued by a...
