Press Releases: February 2017

Press Release | February 10, 2017

FBI Search Warrant That Fueled Massive Government Hacking Was Unconstitutional, EFF Tells Court

Boston—An FBI search warrant used to hack into thousands of computers around the world was unconstitutional, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) told a federal appeals court today in a case about a controversial criminal investigation that resulted in the largest known government hacking campaign in domestic...

Press Release | February 6, 2017

EFF to Supreme Court: Patent Holders Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Cherry Pick the Courts

Washington, D.C.—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urged the Supreme Court to overturn a court decision that tilted the scales in favor of patent trolls by making it easier for them to venue shop and file lawsuits in certain courts.
Venue shopping, also called forum shopping,...