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Innovation or Exploitation? Discussing the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Please join EFF staff technologist Dan Auerbach and other experts from the field of law and technology in discussing the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Inspired by the recent tragic death of activist Aaron Swartz, who faced intense prosecution under the CFAA, this event will explore the problems with...

Bitcoin 2013: the Future of Payments

Please join us in San Jose for Bitcoin 2013: The Future of Payments, presented by the Bitcoin Foundation. Events will kick off Friday evening, May 17, with a keynote presentation, followed by two days of conference activities on Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19.
EFF's activism director, Rainey...

15 Year Retrospective of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Hosted by Santa Clara Law's High Tech Law Institute, this conference will look at the past, present, and future of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Registration closes on Thursday, March 7, 2013. No refunds will be issued after this date. Visit the website to see the exciting list of...

Cory Doctorow at the Booksmith


Homeland by Cory DoctorowMeet the Author at Booksmith
Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 7:30 PM


Join us at the Booksmith for a special evening with reknowned author and digital rights activist Cory Doctorow! Cory will present his new novel Homeland, the sequel to...

Memorial for Aaron Swartz at the Internet Archive

Please join us as we gather to remember Aaron Swartz. Reception at 7:00pm, memorial at 8:00pm.

Speakers will include Danny O’Brien, Lisa Rein, Peter Eckersley, Molly Shaffer Van Houweling, Cindy Cohn, Brewster Kahle, Tim O’Reilly, Elliot Peters, Alex Stamos, and Carl Malamud; there will be an opportunity for brief remembrances.
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Reddit AMA

A year ago today, on January 18th 2012, the largest protest in Internet history stopped the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) — a bill that would have allowed for the censorship of large portions of the Internet — in its tracks.
Perhaps no site was more important in this...

Internet Freedom Day: Coming together a year after SOPA/PIPA

Internet Freedom Day: Coming together a year after SOPA/PIPA
Join EFF, Engine Advocacy, and craigconnects as we celebrate last year’s important victory over SOPA and PIPA and remember the life of Aaron Swartz, who contributed so much to the fight for digital rights.
The fight for Internet freedom...

Security BSides Boston


EFF is proud to support Security BSides Boston! The second BSidesBOS will be aimed at bringing all kinds of new content to educate and have the audience gain insights to all of the information from the different tracks below. BSidesBOS is looking to promote information security to...

ShmooCon 2013

EFF Senior Staff Attorney Marcia Hofmann will speak on developments in computer crime at ShmooCon 2013, a hacker convention.

SXSW

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is back in Austin, TX for South by Southwest (SXSW)! EFF is the world's foremost defender of online civil liberties, so it's only natural that we have boots on the ground at perhaps the most popular showcase of Internet innovation ever. For 23 years, EFF...

EHSM

Exceptionally Hard & Soft Meeting (EHSM) is a new conference in Berlin exploring the frontiers of open source and DIY hardware and software. Mark Burdett from EFF's tech team will be attending.

Campus Party Brasil

Campus Party is a week-long, 24-hour-a-day technology festival and conference that brings together bloggers, activists, hackers, and more. EFF Activism Director Rainey Reitman will keynote on January 30.

Chaos Communication Congress

The 29th Chaos Communication Congress (29C3), an annual meeting of the international hacker scene organized by the Chaos Computer Club, convenes in Hamburg this year. Mark Burdett from EFF's tech team will be attending.

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