New 'HTTPS Everywhere' Warns About Web Security Holes
New 'HTTPS Everywhere' Version Warns Users About Web Security Holes
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) launched the 2.0 version of HTTPS Everywhere for the Firefox browser today, including an important new update that warns users about web security holes.
The "Decentralized SSL Observatory" is an optional feature that detects encryption weaknesses and notifies users when they...
How to Remove Your YouTube Viewing and Search History Before Google's New Privacy Policy Takes Effect
Upcoming Supreme Court Case May Be Key To Holding Spy Tech Companies Responsible For Human Rights Violations
The world’s attention has recently turned to the question of how to hold companies accountable for knowingly marketing, selling and adapting the tools of surveillance to repressive regimes. U.S. and E.U. companies’ equipment has been linked to torture and other human rights violations in many Middle East and North...
EFF to European Parliament: Protect Coders’ Rights
This Isn't a Hoax: Pakistan Requests Proposals for a National Filtering and Blocking System
The Pakistani government is looking for new ways to censor the Internet.This week, the Pakistani Telecommunication Authority (PTA) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development, deployment and operation of a “National Level URL Filtering and Blocking System,” calling on institutions to submit by March 2nd a feasible proposal...
What Does It Mean to be "Pro-Technology and Pro-Internet?"
Ahead of the Academy Awards this weekend, Chris Dodd, head of the Motion Picture Association of America, would like to assure you that "Hollywood is pro-technology and pro-Internet." But what does that mean? The comments filed at the Copyright Office this month by MPAA and RIAA, together...
Appeals Court Upholds Constitutional Right Against Forced Decryption
San Francisco - A federal appeals court has found a Florida man's constitutional rights were violated when he was imprisoned for refusing to decrypt data on several devices. This is the first time an appellate court has ruled the 5th Amendment protects against forced decryption – a major victory for...
EFF Files Suit to Block Threats Aimed at Lawyer Ratings Site
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed suit in federal court to block threats aimed at LawyerRatingz.com, a website that allows Internet users to write comments and rate attorneys.
A Florida law firm – the Law Offices of Adrian Philip Thomas, P.A. – claims to have...
How to Remove Your YouTube Viewing and Search History Before Google's New Privacy Policy Takes Effect
On March 1st, Google will implement its new, unified privacy policy, which will affect data Google has collected on you prior to March 1st as well as data it collects on you in the future. Earlier this week, we showed you how to delete your Google Web History...
