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New Push, at Home and Abroad, to Combat Modern-Day Slavery18 May 2013

A White House task force set up to combat human trafficking held its annual meeting today, chaired by Secretary of State John Kerry. The cabinet-level group, called the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF) coordinates the U.S. government's efforts to eradicate the phenomenon commonly likened to "modern-day slavery." At ...

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Maryland Stands Up for Pregnant Workers

Yesterday, Maryland's governor signed into law legislation protecting pregnant women from workplace discrimination. This should be a no-brainer. Picture this: you have a good job, you have medical benefits, you're financially stable, and you decide ...0 comments
Experts Discuss Surveillance Society at Domestic Drones Hearing

An important Congressional subcommittee held a hearing today on domestic drone use. Members and witnesses didn't just rehash familiar concerns; they dug deeper to explore how advanced surveillance technology has become, and the real dangers ...0 comments
This Week in Civil Liberties (05/17/2013)

In which state was a Heights High School senior class president suspended and banned from delivering his scheduled convocation speech because of a harmless tweet? Which political group was unfairly targeted for aggressive enforcement by the ...0 comments
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights (05/17/2013)

Today, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. With over 2.3 million men and women living behind bars, our imprisonment rate is the highest it's ever been in U.S. history. ...0 comments
EFF Will Accept Bitcoins to Support Digital Liberty

Today, we’re happy to announce that we will be accepting Bitcoin donations through our website. You can use them to make one-time donations, set up monthly donations or get an EFF membership ...0 comments

Canadian Police and Government Caught Pirating Movies and TV-Shows

19 May 2013

With several movie studios gearing up to sue thousands of 'pirating' Internet subscribers in Canada, the local Pirate Party decided to take a look at ...
Fighting Censorship, Proxies Gear Up to Unblock More Torrent Sites

18 May 2013

Earlier this week TorrentFreak received information to suggest that the recording industry is planning a fresh trip to the UK High Court to have even ...
BitTorrent Accounts for 35% of All Upload Traffic, VPNs are Booming

18 May 2013

New data published by the Canadian broadband management company Sandvine reveals that BitTorrent can be credited for one third of all North American upload traffic ...
Grooveshark’s Future in Doubt After Settlements With Big Music

17 May 2013

Grooveshark's lengthy legal battle with several of the world's major recording labels, who accused the popular music streaming service of mass-copyright infringement, may soon ...
Blocking of Google+ Hangouts Android App

17 May 2013

Earlier this week, online news sites started reporting the apparent blocking of Google’s Google+ Hangout video-chat application on Android over AT&T’s cellular network . Several ...