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Deeplinks Blog by Hanni Fakhoury | May 4, 2012

DOJ Official: Any Privacy Protection is Too Much Privacy Protection for Cell Phone Tracking

Jason Weinstein, a deputy assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice's criminal division, told a panel at the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee's "State of the Mobile Net" conference yesterday that requiring a search warrant to obtain location tracking information from cell phones would "cripple" prosecutors...

Deeplinks Blog by Cindy Cohn, Corynne McSherry | May 3, 2012

Unsealed Court Records Confirm that RIAA Delays Were Behind Year-Long Seizure of Hip Hop Music Blog

After a year-long seizure and six more months of secrecy, the court records were finally released concerning the mysterious government takedown of Dajaz1.com – a popular blog dedicated to hip hop music and culture. The records confirm that one of the key reasons the blog remained censored...

Deeplinks Blog by Trevor Timm | May 3, 2012

World Press Freedom Day: The U.S. Must Lead By Example

Today, governments and organizations around the globe are celebrating World Press Freedom Day, marked by the United Nations in Tunisia this year at a week-long conference. As usual, the U.S. will play a prominent role in the celebration, with the State Department sending its own delegation, and a U.S....

Deeplinks Blog by Hanni Fakhoury | May 3, 2012

UPDATE: With May First/Riseup Server Seizure, FBI Overreaches Yet Again

UPDATE: Late last week, the FBI returned the seized server to the colocation facility that May First/People Link and Riseup shared. Yesterday, May First released video footage of the server's return. As we learn more details about the situation, we'll keep you posted.
The FBI is at it...

Deeplinks Blog by Maira Sutton | May 2, 2012

Special 301 Report 2012: The USTR’s Bogus List of Countries That "Don't Enforce" Copyrights

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual Special 301 report on Monday, a review of other countries’ intellectual property laws and enforcement standards. The Report lists countries that are singled out for having “bad” intellectual property policies on a tiered set of “watch lists”:...

Deeplinks Blog by Eva Galperin, Morgan Marquis-Boire | May 2, 2012

Fake Skype Encryption Tool Targeted at Syrian Activists Promises Security, Delivers Spyware

The campaign of attacks targeting Syrian opposition activists on the Internet has taken a new turn. Since the beginning of the year, Syrian opposition activists have been targeted using several Trojans, which covertly install spying software onto the infected computer, as well as a multitude of ...

Deeplinks Blog by Eva Galperin | May 2, 2012

Kuwait Prepares to Crack Down on Social Media

Kuwait’s Information Minister, Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, announced last week that Kuwait plans to pass new laws regulating the use of social networking sites such as Twitter in order to “safeguard the cohesiveness of the population and society.” The Information Minister’s announcement reflects growing panic over comments in...

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In the Matter of the Seizure of the Internet Domain Name "DAJAZ1.COM"

Dajaz1.com, a website dedicated to hip hop music and culture, was seized by the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division of the Department of Homeland Security over the 2010 Thanksgiving weekend. For over a year, visitors could not get access to any content on the blog. However, as was widely...

Event | May 14, 2012

WSIS Forum 2012

Katitza Rodriguez, EFF’s International Rights Director, will be a featured panelist at the World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland from May 14 to 18. At the event, stakeholders from throughout the world will discuss strategies for promoting human rights on the Internet.
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Deeplinks Blog by Trevor Timm | May 2, 2012

EFF Asks FCC to Forbid Cell Phone Shutdowns in Wake of 2011 BART Incident

On Monday, EFF, Public Knowledge, and the Center for Democracy and Technology asked the FCC to formally rule that the federal government will not—and that state and local governments cannot—interrupt wireless services as a matter of policy.
In the wake of the infamous Bay Area Transit Authority...

Deeplinks Blog by Hanni Fakhoury | May 2, 2012

Time to Make Warrantless Home Video Surveillance Extinct

It seems that the government's thirst for high tech surveillance can't be quenched. First, came the NSA's warrantless wiretap program. Then it was CISPA. Now, its warrantless video surveillance in the home. And just like we stood up against the NSA and CISPA, yesterday we told the...

Deeplinks Blog by Mitch Stoltz | May 1, 2012

Hollywood's Trolls

Our movie industry has created some memorable monsters on screen. But Hollywood, and the major music labels, also helped create a very real kind of monster - copyright trolls who coerce settlements from Internet subscribers using intimidation and our out-of-whack copyright laws. Last Friday, EFF Senior Staff Technologist ...

Event | May 7, 2012

OECD Discussion on Information Security and Privacy

Katitza Rodriguez, EFF's international rights director, is representing the Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council (CSISAC), a coalition of 80+ civil society groups that contribute constructively to the policy work of the OECD Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy (ICCP). Katitza is attending the Working...

Legal Case

US v. Wahchumwah

EFF filed an amicus brief in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Ricky Wahchumwah, a tribal member of the Yakima Nation who was suspected of selling bald and gold eagle feathers in violation of federal law. As part of the investigation, a undercover agent from...

Deeplinks Blog by Rebecca Bowe | April 30, 2012

Austrian Activists Push Back Against EU Data Retention Directive

No sooner did a mandatory data retention law go into effect in Austria this month than thousands of Austrians banded together in a swift opposition campaign to overturn it. The Austrian law originated as the misshapen offspring of the 2006 European Data Retention Directive. Led by...

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DOJ Official: Any Privacy Protection is Too Much Privacy Protection for Cell Phone Tracking

Unsealed Court Records Confirm that RIAA Delays Were Behind Year-Long Seizure of Hip Hop Music Blog

World Press Freedom Day: The U.S. Must Lead By Example

UPDATE: With May First/Riseup Server Seizure, FBI Overreaches Yet Again

Special 301 Report 2012: The USTR’s Bogus List of Countries That "Don't Enforce" Copyrights

Fake Skype Encryption Tool Targeted at Syrian Activists Promises Security, Delivers Spyware

Kuwait Prepares to Crack Down on Social Media

In the Matter of the Seizure of the Internet Domain Name "DAJAZ1.COM"

WSIS Forum 2012

EFF Asks FCC to Forbid Cell Phone Shutdowns in Wake of 2011 BART Incident

Time to Make Warrantless Home Video Surveillance Extinct

Hollywood's Trolls

OECD Discussion on Information Security and Privacy

US v. Wahchumwah

Austrian Activists Push Back Against EU Data Retention Directive

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