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Website Blocking – Off The Table in the UK (For Now)

In countries across the world, IP rightholders are pushing website blocking as the latest weapon against online copyright infringement. United Nations’ Human Rights experts, security engineers, law professors and others are pushing back, noting both…

EFF Calls on Cisco to Do the Right Thing

Last month, we wrote about Cisco’s plans to help the Chinese government build a massive camera surveillance network in the city of Chongqing. This is the same company that sold equipment to China to build the Great Firewall, which prevents Chinese I…

Mexican Newspaper Uncovers Systemic Monitoring Plans of Public Online Sources

Two weeks ago, the Mexican newspaper El Milenio reported on a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Operations Coordination and Planning (OPC) initiative to monitor social media sites, blogs, and forums throughout the world. The document…

Randi Zuckerberg Runs in the Wrong Direction on Pseudonymity Online

The Nymwars rage on. Over the past several weeks Google has been engaged in a very public struggle with its users over its “real names” policy on Google+, prompting blog posts and editorials debating the pros and cons of allowing pseudonymous accou…

A Case for Pseudonyms

pseu·do·nym
   [sood-n-im]
–noun a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name.
There are myriad reasons why individuals may wish to use a name other than the one they were born with. They may be concerned abou…

A Case for Pseudonyms

A Case for Pseudonyms
pseu·do·nym
   [sood-n-im]
–noun a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name.
There are myriad reasons why individuals may wish to use a name other than the one they were born with. They…

The Politics of Surveillance: The Erosion of Privacy in Latin America

This article originally appeared in Index on Censorship.
While most Latin American countries have democratically-elected governments, many still fail to respect human rights, including the right to privacy. Across the region, there have been multiple s…

Judge Slashes P2P Award Again In Capitol v. Thomas

In the latest development in the first individual file-sharing case to go to trial (three times now!), Judge Michael Davis today reduced a $1.5 million damage award against the defendant Jammie Thomas-Rassett to just $54,000. Though he said he was rel…

Righthaven Ordered to Pay $5,000 in Sanctions for Its Misrepresentations to Court

Yesterday in Righthaven v. Democratic Underground a federal court in Las Vegas ordered the notorious copyright troll Righthaven to pay $5,000 in sanctions and to file the court transcript containing its admonishment in hundreds of other copyright cases…

Computer Search and Seizure: A Three-Panel Cartoon

Think you know what to do when law enforcement seeks access to your digital device? Test your skills with our online quiz. Then brush up on your knowledge with our Know Your Rights whitepaper.
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