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Supreme Court Backs Government Transparency Over Corporate Privacy Claims
In a powerful ruling for government transparency and accountability, the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday rejected so-called "privacy" protections for corporate entities under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). EFF and a coalition of other groups filed an amicus brief in this case urging just this result,...
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Supreme Court Case Could Jeopardize Medical Record Privacy
Washington, D.C. - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) asked the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to focus on the privacy issues at stake in a battle over the sale and data mining of medical records, urging justices to reverse a ruling that could jeopardize patient privacy.
At issue is Vermont's...
Fifth Annual Law & Information Society Symposium: Mobile Devices, Location Technologies & Shifting Values
Kevin Bankston, EFF Senior Staff Attorney and Lori Cranor, EFF Board Member, will be on panels at this Fordham Law Symposium which is free and open to the public. Panelists will discuss law and policy with respect to mobile devices as public values shift.
Lori Cranor will...
Cybersecurity: Law, Privacy, and Warfare in a Digital World
EFF Sr. Staff Attorney Kevin Bankston joins the panel discussion "Privacy Concerns in Cybersecurity Panel" at this symposium presented by the Harvard National Security Journal.
When: Friday, March 4, 2010
1:15-2:45
Where: Harvard Law School
Hauser 104
1563 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
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New Honorees in the Takedown Hall of Shame
Co-authored by Eva Galperin and Abigail Phillips
Bogus copyright and trademark complaints have threatened all kinds of creative expression on the Internet. EFF's Takedown Hall of Shame collects the worst of the worst. Today, we welcome two new additions to our gallery of villains.
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Over 40,000 Does Dismissed In Copyright Troll Cases
These have been some eventful weeks in the world of copyright trolling. Thousands of unnamed “John Does” in P2P file sharing lawsuits filed in California, Washington DC, Texas, and West Virginia have been severed, effectively dismissing over 40,000 defendants. The plaintiffs in these cases must now re-file against almost all...
Patterns of Misconduct: FBI Intelligence Violations from 2001 - 2008
Cyber Attacks: International Cybersecurity in the 21st Century
EFF Senior Staff Attorney Marcia Hofmann joins a panel discussing "The Wikileaks Releases: Security and Transparency" at Fordham University.
When: Friday, February 25, 2010
3:00pm-4:45pm
Where: Fordham University School of Law
140 West 62nd Street
New York, NY 10023
http://law.fordham.edu/fordham-international-law-journal/21108.htm
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