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Deeplinks Blog by Trevor Timm | July 26, 2012

As Secrecy System Veers Into Absurdity, Politicians Argue For More

The US classification system is “dysfunctional” and “clearly lacks the ability to differentiate between trivial information and that which can truly damage our nation’s well-being.” Those are not the words of EFF, nor any other government transparency advocate, but instead came from the former classification czar himself.
J....

Deeplinks Blog by rainey Reitman | July 25, 2012

Franken Amendment Would Remove Worst Part of Cybersecurity Bill

Senator Franken's New Amendment Would Strike Section 701 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, Removing Provisions that Permit Monitoring of Private Communications and Countermeasures
As we noted last week, a new cybersecurity bill (S 3414) (PDF) was introduced with privacy protective measures championed by Senators Franken, Durbin,...

Event | July 25, 2012

Dorkbot SF

Dorkbot SF, the home of "people doing strange things with electricity" is back this month with another set of interesting talks. EFF Activist Parker Higgins will be speaking about drones and their exploits, alongside talks from author and drone expert Daniel Suarez, Long Now Foundation director Alexander Rose on the...

Deeplinks Blog by Parker Higgins | July 25, 2012

Elusive FinFisher Spyware Identified and Analyzed

The FinFisher spyware, produced by the UK-based Gamma Group, has been for years as elusive as it was notorious. Since protesters found FinFisher company records in an abandoned Egyptian state security building last year, security researchers and activists around the world have been eager to get their hands on...

Event | July 31, 2012

Oakland NDAA Forum

Late last year, President Obama signed an annual military funding bill – the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA – including controversial provisions that could authorize the US military to indefinitely detain anyone in the US without trial. The statute is so vague that anyone could be detained in military...

Press Release | July 25, 2012

Washington State 'Cyberstalking' Case Based on Unconstitutional Law

San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is urging a Washington State judge to dismiss "cyberstalking" charges stemming from rude comments left on a blog. In an amicus brief filed today, EFF argues that the case is based on an unconstitutional law that criminalizes free speech.
The defendant...

Deeplinks Blog by Katitza Rodriguez | July 24, 2012

Mexicans Need Transparency on Secret Surveillance Contracts

This article has been co-authored with Gabriela Manuli, EFF International Privacy InternThe Mexican government shelled out $4.6 billion pesos ($355 million USD) to expand Mexican domestic surveillance equipment over the past year, a set of newly leaked documents has revealed. According to a July 16 press report, the Secretariat...

Deeplinks Blog by Adi Kamdar | July 24, 2012

YouTube's Face-Blurring Technology Enables Anonymity

YouTube recently unveiled a new face blurring tool that lets users choose to conceal every face in a video they have uploaded. This is a commendable step towards fostering anonymous speech on the Internet. Activists around the world rely on being able to speak freely through online media, including...

Deeplinks Blog by Carolina Rossini, Mitch Stoltz, Yana Welinder | July 24, 2012

Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances: We Need to Read the Fine Print

A new international treaty will add another layer of legal restrictions on audiovisual performances by giving the performers—actors, musicians, dancers and others—a new copyright-like right that will exist alongside copyright.
On June 24, 2012, the World Intellectual Property Organization Diplomatic Conference adopted the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual...

Deeplinks Blog by Katrina Kaiser | July 24, 2012

Passing of the Internet Blacklist Bill Spells Bad News for Freedom of Expression in Russia

The Russian Duma overwhelmingly approved the controversial Internet regulation Bill № 89417-6. 441. A total of 441 out of 450 deputies representing all four party factions within the Duma, voted to support the bill. The regulations set forth within the bill, including the creation of a national blacklist...

Deeplinks Blog by Trevor Timm | July 24, 2012

Congress Must Act After US Government Admits To Unconstitutional Warrantless Wiretapping For the First Time

As Congress and the President rush to re-authorize the dangerous FISA Amendments Act (FAA)—the law shamefully passed after pressure to legalize certain portions of the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping program—EFF has been sounding the alarm that Americans’ communications are still being unconstitutionally collected by the government without a warrant....

Deeplinks Blog by Katrina Kaiser | July 23, 2012

This Week in Internet Censorship: Expanding Anti-Blasphemy Laws in Saudi Arabia, Deporting Activists from the UAE, Chinese Video Sites to Pre-Censor, and Sweden's TeliaSonera to Submit for Human Rights Review

Saudi Arabia: Expanding anti-blasphemy laws to social media content
Saudi Arabia is considering updated regulations that criminalize insulting Islam. Saudi news outlet Al-Watan reported that the appointed Shura Council will study the potential for new laws to “combat the criticism of the basic tenets of Islamic sharia”...

Deeplinks Blog by Carolina Rossini, Maira Sutton | July 23, 2012

Blogging WIPO: News on a possible international treaty on copyright exceptions & limitations for education

From July 16 to July 25, 2012, roughly 185 states are meeting in Geneva at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to discuss three international treaties on copyright exceptions and limitations, as well as to negotiate alleged content rights of broadcasting organizations. Specifically, it is the meeting of...

Event | July 31, 2012

Cory Doctorow on "The Coming Century of War Against Your Computer"

EFF and Long Now bring Cory Doctorow to San Francisco for a glimpse into the future of computing and the increasing battle for control over our freedom both online and offline.

The war against computer freedom will just keep escalating, Doctorow contends. The copyright wars, net neutrality, and SOPA (Stop...

Deeplinks Blog by Trevor Timm | July 23, 2012

Why the WikiLeaks Grand Jury is So Dangerous: Members of Congress Now Want to Prosecute New York Times Journalists Too

For more than a year now, EFF has encouraged mainstream press publications like the New York Times to aggressively defend WikiLeaks’ First Amendment right to publish classified information in the public interest and denounce the ongoing grand jury investigating WikiLeaks as a threat to press freedom.
Well,...

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As Secrecy System Veers Into Absurdity, Politicians Argue For More

Franken Amendment Would Remove Worst Part of Cybersecurity Bill

Dorkbot SF

Elusive FinFisher Spyware Identified and Analyzed

Oakland NDAA Forum

Washington State 'Cyberstalking' Case Based on Unconstitutional Law

Mexicans Need Transparency on Secret Surveillance Contracts

YouTube's Face-Blurring Technology Enables Anonymity

Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances: We Need to Read the Fine Print

Passing of the Internet Blacklist Bill Spells Bad News for Freedom of Expression in Russia

Congress Must Act After US Government Admits To Unconstitutional Warrantless Wiretapping For the First Time

This Week in Internet Censorship: Expanding Anti-Blasphemy Laws in Saudi Arabia, Deporting Activists from the UAE, Chinese Video Sites to Pre-Censor, and Sweden's TeliaSonera to Submit for Human Rights Review

Blogging WIPO: News on a possible international treaty on copyright exceptions & limitations for education

Cory Doctorow on "The Coming Century of War Against Your Computer"

Why the WikiLeaks Grand Jury is So Dangerous: Members of Congress Now Want to Prosecute New York Times Journalists Too

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