Press Releases: September 2017

Press Release | September 14, 2017

EFF Asks Court: Can Prosecutors Hide Behind Trade Secret Privilege to Convict You?

If a computer DNA matching program gives test results that implicate you in a crime, how do you know that the match is correct and not the result of a software bug? The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has urged a California appeals court to allow criminal defendants to review and...

Press Release | September 12, 2017

EFF, ACLU Sue Over Warrantless Phone, Laptop Searches at U.S. Border

Boston, Massachusetts—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today on behalf of 11 travelers whose smartphones and laptops were searched without warrants at the U.S. border.

The plaintiffs in the case are 10 U.S. citizens and...