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Dear Hollywood: An Open Letter to the Hardworking Men and Women in the Entertainment Industries
Dear Hollywood,
You don’t need us to tell you that your position on anti-"piracy" laws has been unpopular recently. Last month’s historic protests, with millions of Americans registering their opposition, have made that point pretty clear. Instead, we’re writing today to tell you that the Internet can be...
Tell Congress: No Backroom Deals to Regulate the Internet
Right now, representatives from nine countries including the United States are secretly meeting in a luxury hotel in Beverly Hills to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, a trade agreement with the potential to contain intellectual property provisions that go beyond ACTA. These secret meetings could create over-reaching new rules...
Megaupload's Innocent Users Deserve Their Data Back
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today formally requested the preservation of the data seized when the U.S. government shut down Megaupload.com and related sites, notifying the court and attorneys involved in the case that Megaupload's innocent users deserve a fair process to control and retrieve their lawful...
What Actually Changed in Google’s Privacy Policy
It Shouldn't Take a Letter from Congress for Google to Give Straight Answers About Privacy Policy Changes
Last week, Google announced a new, simplified privacy policy. They did a great job of informing users that the privacy policy had been changed through emails and notifications, and several experts...
EFF Requests Information from Innocent Megaupload Users
Update: As of 2020, EFF is no longer seeking to retrieve user data from Megaupload. Please send any questions to info@eff.org.In the media firestorm surrounding the recent Megaupload takedown, there has been little lacking in the way of drama (police helicopters, midnight raids, safe rooms, shotguns, and ...
EFF Asks Judge to Prevent ‘Catch-22’ in Porn-Downloading Lawsuit
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to protect the identities of individuals sued in a mass copyright lawsuit involving pornographic materials.
In this case, adult film company Hard Drive Productions sued 1495 unnamed Internet users, claiming they illegally downloaded...
International Privacy Day: Top Concerns of Activists and Data Protection Authorities
This January 28 marks International Privacy Day. Different countries around the world are celebrating this day with their own events. This year, we are honoring the day by calling attention to recent international privacy threats and interviewing data protection authorities, government officials, and...
