2011 WIKILEAKS: NATIONAL SECURITY AND FREE SPEECH, FROM WIKILEAKS TO THE PENTAGON PAPERS
Chris Palmer, EFF's Technology Director, will be joining a panel discussing
"Privately-Created Public Platforms: To Whom Should They Be Accountable?" This is just one of three panel discussions with an incredible line-up of speakers - including Chris! The day will wrap up with a screening of the film “The...
Council of Europe and Internet Freedom: From Principles to Global Treaty Law
Katitza Rodriguez, EFF International Rights Director is attending the The Council of Europe and Internet Freedom: From Principles to Global Treaty Law.
These bodies are also examining possible international law responses to the need to ensure Internet freedom and universality and the proper functioning and stability of...
World Affairs Council: Freedom on the Net 2011: Growing Threats to the Internet and Digital Media
EFF's International Director, Gwen Hinze, joins a distinguished panel at the World Affairs Council discussing the role of internet technology as it facilitates political change.
When: Monday, April 18, 2011 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Where: World Affairs Council Auditorium
312 Sutter Street
Second...
YouTube Sends Users To Copyright School: Will Content Owners Have to Go, Too?
YouTube announced its new and “improved” copyright policies yesterday, and it’s a mixed bag for YouTube users: they have a new opportunity to remove strikes on their accounts, but they have to watch some copyright propaganda first.
First, credit where it is due: YouTube is doing the...
Well-Meaning "Privacy Bill of Rights" Wouldn't Stop Online Tracking
On Tuesday, Senators John McCain and John Kerry introduced the long-awaited Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights, a sweeping bill that covers online and offline data collection, retention, use, and dissemination practices. Unfortunately, the bill may fall short of what’s needed to protect our privacy.
This bill fails to...
Reader Privacy Bill Passed Through California Senate Judiciary Committee
Sony v. Hotz Ends With a Whimper, I Mean a Gag Order
Do the Companies that Hold Your Data Stand with Users?
What happens when governments go to your online service providers seeking information about you? Birgitta Jonsdottir, Rop Gonggijp and Jacob Appelbaum use online social networks to communicate about social and political causes – including their support for the online whistleblower website Wikileaks. But their decision to back...
Humble Frozenbyte Bundle: Don’t be left out in the cold
For the next 14 days, you can get the newly-released Humble Frozenbyte Bundle! Like the first two bundles, you pay what you want to download five independent, DRM-free, cross-platform computer games, and choose to divide your money between the game developers, Child’s Play, and EFF. The Frozenbyte Bundle...
EFF to San Francisco Entertainment Commission: Don’t Turn SF into a Police State
UPDATE: At the request of Mayor Ed Lee, the San Francisco Entertainment Commission has decided to postpone discussion of the proposed rules until its next meeting. EFF will provide more details as they become available.
The city of San Francisco has a long history of political activism and cultural...
