EFF's Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel, Kurt Opsahl, will be at Roadsec São Paulo, Brazil, to discuss "Vulnerability Research and Disclosure: Pragmatic Advice for Security Researchers" on November 10th at 3pm on the Grace Hopper stage. This talk will focus on best and worst practices from both legal and...

Wget is not a crime – an overview of hackers’ rights in Latin America EFF invites hackers and security researchers for a happy hour and open talk with Kurt Opsahl, EFF’s Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel, about rights and risks involved in security research. The conversation will build on...

The Brazilian Internet Forum brings together participants from civil society, academia, government, and the private sector to discuss issues central to creating a diverse, universal, and innovative Internet in Brazil. Put on by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br), the 8th annual Brazilian Internet Forum uses the human rights guidelines...

Panel discussion relating to emergency service provision of broadband service, bandwidth throttling issues, and network neutrality. Scheduled panelists: Tony Bowden, Fire Chief, Santa Clara County Fire Department Ernesto Falcon, Legislative Counsel, Electronic Frontier Foundation David Hickey, Vice President of Business Sales, Verizon Wireless Jesus G. Roman, Associate General Counsel for...

EFF's Shahid Buttar will address the BSides RDU cybersecurity conference. His keynote address will explain why privacy has constitutional significance, and how it stands in for other values including autonomy, agency, and ultimately, democracy. [Update: video of his remarks is available online]