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Deeplinks Blog by Mark Jaycox | October 13, 2015

Former Church Committee Staffers Tell Congress To Reassert Authority As 40th Anniversary of Church Committee Comes to Close

In light of this year's 40th anniversary of the Church Committee—legendary for exposing illegal mass domestic government surveillance during the 1960s and 1970s—the Wayne State University School of Law brought former Church Committee members together in Washington, D.C. to discuss how Congress can effectively oversee classified programs. The...

Deeplinks Blog by Maggie Utgoff | October 13, 2015

EFF Welcomes Barak Weinstein Back to the Team

Meet Barak Weinstein, EFF’s new executive assistant. Barak will be assisting EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn and EFF Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel Kurt Opsahl. This is Barak's second tour at EFF—he was EFF's first legal secretary a decade ago, and he's excited to be back with the organization.
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Deeplinks Blog by Jeremy Malcolm | October 13, 2015

There's No DRM in JPEG—Let's Keep It That Way

If you have ever tried scanning or photocopying a banknote, you may have found that your software—such as Adobe Photoshop, or the embedded software in the photocopier—refused to let you do so. That's because your software is secretly looking for security features such as EURion dots in the documents...

Deeplinks Blog by Elliot Harmon | October 13, 2015

For Patent Trolls, Location Is Everything

This is the year for patent reform. Let’s put an end to forum shopping.
There’s a bill on the U.S. Senate floor that would make it more difficult for patent trolls to pressure innovators with unfair infringement lawsuits. But there’s a key provision missing. Without that provision, we think...

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Deeplinks Blog by Amul Kalia | October 9, 2015

Where Do Major Tech Companies Stand on Encryption?

Comparing the Public Encryption Policies from 21 of the Biggest Tech Companies
There’s a major battle brewing over encryption right now.
Law enforcement agencies are trying to demand “backdoors” to our sensitive data and communications, while civil liberties groups are fighting back through a new campaign called ...

Deeplinks Blog by rainey Reitman | October 9, 2015

Partial Victory: Obama Encryption Policy Rejects Laws Mandating Backdoors, But Leaves the Door Open for Informal Deals

Obama’s position on encryption is now public, as reported by the Washington Post. According to Ellen Nakashima and Andrea Peterson of the Post, Obama “will not —for now—call for legislation requiring companies to decode messages for law enforcement.”
Instead, the Post reports, the “administration will continue trying to...

Deeplinks Blog by Dave Maass | October 8, 2015

Victory in California! Gov. Brown Signs CalECPA, Requiring Police to Get a Warrant Before Accessing Your Data

Californians can rest assured that law enforcement can’t poke around in their digital records without first obtaining a warrant. Today, Gov. Jerry Brown has signed S.B. 178, the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CalECPA).
After months of pressure from public interest groups, media organizations, privacy advocates, tech companies, and...

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