EFF’s Warrantless Wiretapping Cases Back in Court on August 31
More than five years ago, EFF filed the first lawsuit aimed at stopping the government’s illegal mass surveillance of millions of ordinary Americans’ private communications.
Argentine ISPs Use Bazooka to Kill Fly
On Tuesday, we reported that Argentina’s National Telecommunications Commission (CNC) had issued a directive to local ISPs to block two websites–leakymails.com and leakymails.blogspot.com–in response to an order from a federal judge.
Today, on Google…
EFF Calls for Release of Vietnamese Blogger Pham Minh Hoang
In Vietnam, being an outspoken blogger can land you in jail.
Pham Minh Hoang, a university professor with dual French and Vietnamese citizenship, was sentenced on August 10 to three years in prison and an additional three years under house arrest, for …
Al-Jazeera Follows EFF’s Whistleblower Recommendations
In June, we published an article highlighting the problems with uploading sensitive documents to two Wikileaks imitators, the Al-Jazeera Transparency Unit (AJTU) and the Wall Street Journal’s Safehouse. Apart from the well-documented security problems …
New Indian Internet Intermediary Regulations Pose Serious Threats to Net Users’ Freedom of Expression
by David Rizk, EFF Legal Intern
As the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression noted recently “[Internet] Intermediaries play a fundamental role in enabling Internet users to enjoy their right to freedom of expression and access to…
EFF Backs Another Blogger Fighting Off Baseless Righthaven Lawsuit
Despite a string of courtroom losses, copyright troll Righthaven continues to pursue its misguided infringement litigation. Tuesday, EFF filed an amicus brief in support of a defendant moving to dismiss Righthaven v. Wolf, the lead case in the federal…
The Humble Indie Bundle: Epic Win for Creators, Customers, and Digital Civil Liberties
The ground-breaking Humble Indie Bundle asks customers to pay whatever price they want for five DRM-free games, and then gives customers the option of distributing their donation among the developers, promoters, EFF, and the Child’s Play charity. Since…
It’s Back: WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Returns From The Grave
Co-authored by Richard Esguerra
Longtime readers will remember the WIPO Broadcasting Treaty, which EFF has opposed since 2004 because it would harm consumers, citizen journalists, the free flow of information on the Internet, and innovation. Since 2006…
EFF Declines to Endorse OECD Draft Communiqué on Principles for Internet Policy-Making
UPDATE: These comments relate to the DRAFT Communique distributed to all the participants at the High Level Meeting. The final Communique is scheduled to be released on 29 June at 13:00 pm
EFF has joined with a coalition of more than 80 global civil so…
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Key Warrantless GPS Tracking Case
In a move that could have a profound impact on Fourth Amendment law, the Supreme Court has agreed to consider a question that has split the nation’s appeals courts: can the police install and use a GPS tracking device to follow a person’s movements aro…