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Press Release | September 8, 2016

EFF to Court: Public's Right to Access the Law Should Not be Blocked by Bogus Copyright Case

Update: This hearing will be held at 9:00 am. In an order issued Friday, the court rescheduled arguments in the case for 9:00 am.
Washington, D.C.—On Monday, September 12, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Legal Director Corynne McSherry will urge a federal court to confirm that the public has...

Deeplinks Blog by rainey Reitman | September 8, 2016

Must Watch: Senator Ron Wyden Heads to the Senate Floor Today to Oppose Mass Hacking

In a few hours, Senator Wyden will be going on the floor of the Senate to argue against updates to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
You may have already heard of Rule 41: EFF and allied digital rights groups have been raising...

Deeplinks Blog by Elliot Harmon | September 8, 2016

Analog: The Last Defense Against DRM

UPDATE (9/8/16): An earlier version of this blog post incorrectly suggested that no authorized audio devices or connectors that used the Lightning port existed prior to yesterday’s announcement. It also implied that the only way to achieve lossless sound quality on an iPhone was through a wired connection, which was...

Deeplinks Blog by Jeremy Malcolm | September 7, 2016

Users Continue to Rock Against the TPP With Three New Tour Dates

The Rock Against the TPP concert tour continues to gather steam as it makes its way around the country, giving voice to users whose concerns about the Trans-Pacific Partnership are being ignored. This Friday, the event will hit San Francisco, and there's still time for you to ...

Deeplinks Blog by Ernesto Falcon | September 7, 2016

Content Companies Demand Total Control of Set-Top Boxes at FCC

It has always been about gaining control over technology and never about copyright law.
Major TV producers have finally said what they really want from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in exchange for breaking up the cable companies' monopoly over set-top boxes. As they continue to push fake...

Event | October 7, 2016

EFF at Das ist Netzpolitik!

EFF's Jillian York will speak about the regulation of hate speech at the third edition of Das ist Netzpolitik!

Event | September 20, 2016

EFF at Empodera Live!

EFF's Jillian York will speak at Empodera Live! in Málaga, Spain.

Press Release | September 2, 2016

EFF to Court: Government Must Inform People That It’s Accessing Their Emails, Personal Data

Seattle, Washington—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) told a federal court today that the government is violating the U.S. Constitution when it fails to notify people that it has accessed or examined their private communications stored by Internet providers in the cloud.

EFF is supporting Microsoft in its ...

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Microsoft v. Department of Justice

Microsoft sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) in April 2016 challenging portions of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) that allow the government to serve a warrant on the company to get access to customers’ emails and other information stored on remote servers—all without telling users their data is being...

Event | October 26, 2016

NACDL's 2016 Fall Meeting & Seminar: "Suppress It! Litigating 4th Amendment Rights"

Biometric Data: The Frontiers of Face Recognition and How It Could Impact Your Cases– Jennifer Lynch (San Francisco, CA)

Event | September 8, 2016

National Defender Investigator Assn Regional Conference

FORENSIC SCIENCE & CRIMINAL DEFENSE INVESTIGATIONS SEMINAR "SIMPLIFYING SCIENCE II"
9/8/16 @ 8:45am: Opening Plenary: Domestic Surveillance Technology
Jennifer Lynch, Senior Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation
This session will explore the latest technology on cell site location information and cell phone tracking tools including Stingrays; biometrics...

Deeplinks Blog by Elliot Harmon | September 2, 2016

6 Questions for EFF's New Researcher Gennie Gebhart

EFF is pleased to welcome researcher Gennie Gebhart, the newest member of the activism team. Gennie will be working to defend your right to privacy and security online.
Gennie has a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Washington. She’s published research...

Deeplinks Blog by rainey Reitman | September 2, 2016

The Shadow Brokers Publish NSA Spy Tools, Demonstrating Possible Flaws in the NSA’s Approach to Security Vulnerabilities

The Vulnerabilities Equities Process is Unaccountable, Secretive, and Nonbinding
A group calling itself the Shadow Brokers recently released powerful surveillance tools publicly on the Web and promises to publish more dangerous tools for the price of one million bitcoin – or to whomever makes the best offer, if...

Legal Case

Green v. U.S. Department of Justice

Green v. Department of Justice is an EFF lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s anti-circumvention and anti-trafficking provisions on First Amendment grounds. These provisions, located in Section 1201(a) of the DMCA, restrict people’s ability to access, use, or even discuss copyrighted materials that they purchase, by...

Deeplinks Blog by Gennie Gebhart | August 31, 2016

How to Change Your WhatsApp Settings Before Facebook Data Sharing Begins

UPDATE (9/12/16): We have clarified that users have 30 days after they first see WhatsApp's privacy policy update to agree or not agree to its terms. We have also clarified that, while the new privacy policy permits WhatsApp to share contact lists with Facebook, no concrete plans to do so...

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EFF to Court: Public's Right to Access the Law Should Not be Blocked by Bogus Copyright Case

Must Watch: Senator Ron Wyden Heads to the Senate Floor Today to Oppose Mass Hacking

Analog: The Last Defense Against DRM

Users Continue to Rock Against the TPP With Three New Tour Dates

Content Companies Demand Total Control of Set-Top Boxes at FCC

EFF at Das ist Netzpolitik!

EFF at Empodera Live!

EFF to Court: Government Must Inform People That It’s Accessing Their Emails, Personal Data

Microsoft v. Department of Justice

NACDL's 2016 Fall Meeting & Seminar: "Suppress It! Litigating 4th Amendment Rights"

National Defender Investigator Assn Regional Conference

6 Questions for EFF's New Researcher Gennie Gebhart

The Shadow Brokers Publish NSA Spy Tools, Demonstrating Possible Flaws in the NSA’s Approach to Security Vulnerabilities

Green v. U.S. Department of Justice

How to Change Your WhatsApp Settings Before Facebook Data Sharing Begins

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