Eva Galperin, EFF Activist, discusses the growing threat of "traitorware," the class of software and devices that work behind your back to betray your privacy. Notable examples include the Sony BMG rootkit, printer tracking dots, and locational metadata. This talk will dissect the differences between a cool new feature that...

EFF Technology Director Chris Palmer will be speaking about EFF's 2011 Tech Projects, including the SSL Observatory, HTTPS Everywhere, censorship-resistant DNS, secure cloud filesystems, and the open source security auditing project. Chris will be speaking in Room A.
When: Saturday, April 2, 2011, 12:30 p.m.
Where:...

Visit our table at RoboGames - the olympics of robots! The organizers are inviting the best minds from around the world to compete in over 50 different events: combat robots, fire-fighters, LEGO bots, hockey bots, walking humanoids, soccer bots, sumo bots, and even androids that do kung-fu....

UPDATE (3/24/11) -- Unfortunately, it looks like there will not be live-streaming video for this event. However, it will be recorded and broadcast. We'll let you know the details so you can watch it later.

Join EFF Activists Richard Esguerra and Rainey Reitman as they discuss "Government Surveillance in a...

The NCUC - ICANN’s Non-Commercial Users Constituency- is organizing a policy conference NCUC@ICANN: Internet Governance and the Global Public Interest on Friday March 11, 2011 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel at Union Square in San Francisco.
The meeting will raise awareness about online human rights issues...

March 9-11, 2011

Marcia Hofmann, EFF Senior Staff Attorney joins the line-up at this year's CanSecWest speaking on "The Law of Web Application Hacking". Marcia will identify and discuss sticky legal problems raised by researching the security of web applications as well as the common legal issues involved in accessing...

Kevin Bankston, EFF Senior Staff Attorney and Lori Cranor, EFF Board Member, will be on panels at this Fordham Law Symposium which is free and open to the public. Panelists will discuss law and policy with respect to mobile devices as public values shift.
Lori Cranor will...