Posts Tagged ‘Announcement’

EFF Mourns the Loss of Steve Jobs

EFF joins millions around the world in mourning the passing of Steve Jobs. Steve was an extraordinary innovator who changed how we think about, develop, use, and experience new technologies, music, and ideas. While we've sometimes found ourselves frust... Full story

Party Like It’s 1986 – Demand Privacy Like It’s 2011

In 1986, Falco’s Rock Me Amadeus topped the charts, Madonna dedicated her hit single Papa Don’t Preach to Pope John Paul II, and a ruffle-clad David Bowie crooned along with funky Muppet goblins in Labyrinth. Meanwhile, although the World Wide Web ... Full story

Human Rights and Digital Freedom Groups Call for Release of Blogger

Today, EFF joined nine human rights and digital freedom organizations from around the world in sending a letter to the government of Vietnam calling for the release of blogger and human rights defender Pham Minh Hoang. Readers may remember Pham Minh H... Full story

Announcing the Humble Frozen Synapse Bundle!

Just last year, the Humble Indie Bundle blazed onto the gaming scene with what seemed like an impossible business model: allow customers to pay what they want for DRM-free games, and let them choose how to distribute their contribution between the de... Full story

Nominations Open for EFF’s 20th Annual Pioneer Awards

Nominations are now open for EFF’s 20th Annual Pioneer Awards, to be presented at Zeum (soon to be known as the Children's Creativity Museum) on November 15th in San Francisco. EFF established the Pioneer Awards in 1992 to recognize leaders on the e... Full story

EFF To Appeals Court: Border Is Not An “Anything Goes” Zone

EFF has long been committed to helping international travelers protect their electronic devices and digital data at the U.S. border. We're continuing to push for some legal limits on the government’s sweeping authority to search electronic devices at... Full story

California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Electronic Public Records Case

When a state government stores public property information in an electronic format, the format of its storage shouldn't change citizens' right to access the information, right? Well, wrong -- at least in California after a recent Court of Appeal decisi... Full story

Match My Donation!

Did you know that right now you could double, and in some cases triple, the amount of your donation to EFF at no additional cost to you? Many companies support and encourage charitable giving by matching employee gifts to US 501(c)(3) nonprofits like ... Full story

Speakeasy/Alcohol Liberation Front: Washington DC

Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Technology Liberation Front (TLF) for a special joint happy hour this Wednesday, September 14th in Washington DC! EFF Senior Staff Attorney Kevin Bankston, who just argued the Jewel v NSA warrantless wi... Full story

SPEAKEASY: NYC

Current Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) members and donors are invited to join Director for International Freedom of Expression Jillian York and Senior Activist Richard Esguerra at a secret location in New York City for drinks on Sunday, September... Full story