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Speakeasy: Mesa with HeatSync Labs


The Electronic Frontier Foundation and HeatSync Labs are teaming up in Mesa! We invite you to visit your friendly neighborhood hackerspace and discover the latest developments in advancing digital freedom. Be sure to say hello to your hosts from EFF: International Director Danny O'Brien, Activist Trevor...

Aaron Swartz Hackathon

In San Francisco and 15 other cities around the world, people are gathering for hackathons to work on projects and causes that Aaron Swartz, the late programmer and activist, dedicated his life to. The San Francisco event begins at the Internet Archive on Friday evening and features speeches from...

NYC Patent Party


Let's fix the broken patent system! EFF, Engine, NY Tech Meetup, and General Assembly will gather in New York City to discuss the scourge of patent trolls and talk about what we can do to change things. We will be joined by special guest Senator Chuck Schumer.
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Terms and Conditions May Apply: Screening and Panel Discussion

Join us for a screening and panel discussion of Terms and Conditions May Apply this Tuesday (10/29) in Washington, DC! The screening will be hosted by Congressman Justin Amash (R-MI) and will include a panel with:
Thomas Drake, NSA whistleblower
Cullen Hoback, Filmmaker
Jesselyn Radack, National Security...

Members-Only Speakeasy: Bay Area


Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation staff for a drink at our big, fall member meetup in San Francisco! Raise a glass with the EFF activists, lawyers, and technologists working in the trenches and connect with EFF members about protecting digital innovation, privacy, and free expression. EFF's Speakeasy events...

Discussion with Lavabit's Ladar Levinson

FROM CNET:
You're invited to join CNET at our headquarters in downtown San Francisco tonight to meet Ladar Levison, who created the Lavabit e-mail service that's now at the center of a high-profile lawsuit over government surveillance and Americans' privacy rights. Please RSVP here.
Levison, who ...

The Demise of Ownership: Digital Content in the Age of Licensing

Traditionally, sales of music, books, and movies involved the purchase of works embodied in material objects such as a CD, printed book, or DVD. Today, however, what are often called content "purchases" are in fact generally licenses that can leave consumers with significantly less control over content than in the...

Eyes in the Sky: Drones in Law Enforcement

With government surveillance headlines swirling in the public arena and Americans fiercely divided on the issue of civil liberties and privacy, a panel of experts—including EFF Senior Staff Attorney Jennifer Lynch—will explore the emerging issues associated with the use of domestic drones in law enforcement. As the United States opens...

Under Surveillance and Overexposed

Join Cindy Cohn, EFF Legal Director, for ACLU North Peninsula Chapter's annual event and a discussion on electronic privacy issues relating to the recent disclosures about NSA surveillance.
The event opens at 6:45 with a reception and light refreshments, and the program begins at 7:30. For more information, contact...

EFF at USENIX's LISA 2013


Join us at the 27th annual Large Installation System Administartion Conference (LISA) in Washington, D.C.! Learn about the latest developments in the movement to protect digital freedom at the EFF booth, #318. You can even donate to get some great swag or become an official member at...

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