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Deeplinks Blog by Andrew Crocker | March 21, 2014

Microsoft Says: Come Back with a Warrant, Unless You’re Microsoft

Update (March 28, 2014): Microsoft has announced a new policy which is described in a new post.
EFF has long argued that law enforcement agencies must get a warrant when they ask Internet companies for the content of their users’ communications. In 2013, as part of our annual...

Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass | March 21, 2014

Transparency Tip: Scouring Public Records with Scout

If you do any kind of shopping online, then you’re probably already familiar with the concept of a metasearch engine—a search engine that searches other search engines. When you’re looking for airline tickets or a used copy of The King in Yellow, you might use a metasearch engine to...

Deeplinks Blog by Dia Kayyali | March 21, 2014

The Tepid NSA-American Bar Association “Dialogue” Around Spying on Lawyers

It's another troubling example in a frustrating trend: despite repeated and pointed calls for answers, the NSA is still relying on word games and equivocation to avoid answering recent questions surrounding potential surveillance of privileged attorney-client communications. The New York Times reported in late February that an American law...

Deeplinks Blog by rainey Reitman | March 21, 2014

Tech Companies and NSA Surveillance: Questions, Contradictions, and Economic Consequences

Today, President Obama is meeting with prominent American tech companies to discuss the ongoing NSA spying controversy.
This comes just two days after Rajesh De, the general counsel of the NSA, stated before a government oversight board that tech companies were legally mandated to assist...

Deeplinks Blog by Mark Rumold | March 21, 2014

How EFF's FOIA Litigation Helped Expose the NSA’s Domestic Spying Program

In a single year, the public learned more information about the NSA and its global surveillance dragnet than we learned during the previous 30 years combined. Much of that knowledge can be attributed to whistleblower Edward Snowden and the journalists tirelessly working to inform the public about the NSA’s surveillance...

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | March 20, 2014

Why Is Turkey Blocking Twitter?

UPDATE: As of March 22, the Turkish government has blocked Google DNS and other DNS servers, which were being used by thousands to circumvent the ban on Twitter. We recommend that Turkish users download the Tor Browser Bundle, which will continue to allow them to bypass censorship (here...

Deeplinks Blog by Parker Higgins | March 20, 2014

EFF Urges Washington to Pass Drone Bill

EFF has delivered a letter to Washington Governor Jay Inslee today, urging him to sign into law EHB 2789 to establish a reasonable set of rules under which drones may be operated in the state. The bill, which has already passed through the state House and Senate, creates...

Deeplinks Blog by Adi Kamdar | March 20, 2014

Thousands Speak Out in Favor of Strong Patent Reform from the Senate

This week, EFF joined over 5,600 individuals in a letter (PDF) pressing the Senate for meaningful patent reform—reform that goes beyond the current Senate proposals and provides strong fixes to the patent troll problem.
As we wrote:
We need to increase transparency in the litigation process,...

Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass, Hugh D'Andrade | March 20, 2014

All of EFF's Transparency Litigation in One, Shiny InFOIAgraphic

Sunshine Week may be just seven days in March, but fighting for government transparency is a year-round mission for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. In fact, it's not unusual for litigation over public records to drag on for years upon years. To help make sense of it all, here's a handy...

Deeplinks Blog by Maira Sutton, Parker Higgins | March 20, 2014

Tech Companies Urge Senator Wyden to Reject Fast Track and Bring Transparency to TPP

Over 25 leading technology companies have joined a public letter urging Senator Ron Wyden, the newly appointed Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, to firmly oppose any form of "fast track" authority for trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Fast Track, also known as Trade Promotion...

Deeplinks Blog by Jennifer Lynch | March 19, 2014

Los Angeles Cops Argue All Cars in LA Are Under Investigation

Do you drive a car in the greater Los Angeles Metropolitan area? According to the L.A. Police Department and L.A. Sheriff’s Department, your car is part of a vast criminal investigation.
The agencies took a novel approach in the briefs they filed in EFF and the ACLU...

Deeplinks Blog by Nate Cardozo | March 18, 2014

EFF Statement on California Senate Bill 994

California State Sen. Monning (D-Carmel) has introduced legislation intended to protect Californians' privacy rights behind the wheel. We have not yet completed our analysis of the bill, sponsored by the Automobile Association of America, but apparently a thorough analysis wasn't required for the automotive industry to come out slinging...

Deeplinks Blog by Jillian C. York | March 18, 2014

Apply to Be a Google Policy Fellow at EFF this Summer!

Are you a student who's passionate about Internet and technology policy? Come work with EFF this summer as a Google Policy Fellow!
The Google Policy Fellowship program offers students interested in Internet and technology policy the opportunity to spend the summer working on these issues at public interest...

Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass | March 18, 2014

Transparency Tip: How to Track Government Projects Like a Defense Contractor

Over the last year, thousands of pages of sensitive documents outlining the government’s intelligence practices have landed on our desktops.
One set of documents describes the Director of National Intelligence’s goal of funding “dramatic improvements in unconstrained face recognition.” A presentation from the Navy uses examples...

Deeplinks Blog by Jennifer Lynch | March 18, 2014

EFF Victories in Two FOIA Cases—Court Rules Government’s Arguments are “Clearly Inadequate” to Support Claims

Sunshine Week is often a time for transparency advocates to collectively lament about government secrecy and institutional resistance to accountability. But the week of advocacy is also an opportunity to highlight how, through patience and a lot of court motions, organizations such as EFF can pry important documents from agencies...

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Microsoft Says: Come Back with a Warrant, Unless You’re Microsoft

Transparency Tip: Scouring Public Records with Scout

The Tepid NSA-American Bar Association “Dialogue” Around Spying on Lawyers

Tech Companies and NSA Surveillance: Questions, Contradictions, and Economic Consequences

How EFF's FOIA Litigation Helped Expose the NSA’s Domestic Spying Program

Why Is Turkey Blocking Twitter?

EFF Urges Washington to Pass Drone Bill

Thousands Speak Out in Favor of Strong Patent Reform from the Senate

All of EFF's Transparency Litigation in One, Shiny InFOIAgraphic

Tech Companies Urge Senator Wyden to Reject Fast Track and Bring Transparency to TPP

Los Angeles Cops Argue All Cars in LA Are Under Investigation

EFF Statement on California Senate Bill 994

Apply to Be a Google Policy Fellow at EFF this Summer!

Transparency Tip: How to Track Government Projects Like a Defense Contractor

EFF Victories in Two FOIA Cases—Court Rules Government’s Arguments are “Clearly Inadequate” to Support Claims

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