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• Live Blog: Senate Commerce Committee Discusses SESTA

  By electronicfrontierfoundation on September 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

  10:00 a.m.: In closing the hearing, Sen. Dan Sullivan speaks passionately about the need for the Department of Justice to invest more resources in prosecuting sex traffickers. Ms. Slater of the Internet Assocation echoes Sen. Sullivan, arguing that the Justice… Read More ›

• The Cybercrime Convention's New Protocol Needs to Uphold Human Rights

  By electronicfrontierfoundation on September 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

  As part of an ongoing attempt to help law enforcement obtain data across international borders, the Council of Europe’s Cybercrime Convention— finalized in the weeks following 9/11, and ratified by the United States and over 50 countries around the world—is… Read More ›

• EFF to Court: The First Amendment Protects the Right to Record First Responders

  By electronicfrontierfoundation on September 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

  The First Amendment protects the right of members of the public to record first responders addressing medical emergencies, EFF argued in an amicus brief filed in the federal trial court for the Northern District of Texas. The case, Adelman v…. Read More ›

• Security Education: What's New on Surveillance Self-Defense

  By electronicfrontierfoundation on September 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Since 2014, our digital security guide, Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD), has taught thousands of Internet users how to protect themselves from surveillance, with practical tutorials and advice on the best tools and expert-approved best practices. After hearing growing concerns among activists… Read More ›

• In A Win For Privacy, Uber Restores User Control Over Location-Sharing

  By electronicfrontierfoundation on September 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  After making an unfortunate change to its privacy settings last year, we are glad to see that Uber has reverted back to settings that empower its users to make choices about sharing their location information. Last December, an Uber update… Read More ›

• Azure Confidential Computing Heralds the Next Generation of Encryption in the Cloud

  By electronicfrontierfoundation on September 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

  For years, EFF has commended companies who make cloud applications that encrypt data in transit. But soon, the new gold standard for cloud application encryption will be the cloud provider never having access to the user’s data—not even while performing… Read More ›

• An open letter to the W3C Director, CEO, team and membership

  By electronicfrontierfoundation on September 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

  Dear Jeff, Tim, and colleagues, In 2013, EFF was disappointed to learn that the W3C had taken on the project of standardizing “Encrypted Media Extensions,” an API whose sole function was to provide a first-class role for DRM within the… Read More ›

• California Legislature Sells Out Our Data to ISPs

  By electronicfrontierfoundation on September 16, 2017 • ( 0 )

  In the dead of night, the California Legislature shelved legislation that would have protected every Internet user in the state from having their data collected and sold by ISPs without their permission. By failing to pass A.B. 375, the legislature… Read More ›

• One Last Chance for Police Transparency in California

  By electronicfrontierfoundation on September 15, 2017 • ( 0 )

  As the days wind down for the California legislature to pass bills, transparency advocates have seen landmark measures fall by the wayside. Without explanation, an Assembly committee shelved legislation that would have shined light on police use of surveillance technologies,… Read More ›

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