Mobile Provider Battled Gag Order That Forced It to Keep Customers in the Dark San Francisco – CREDO Mobile representatives confirmed today that their company was at the center of the long-running legal battle over the constitutionality of national security… Read More ›
Archive for November 2016
Stupid Patent of the Month: Movies From the Cloud
The Onion once ran a piece titled “I invented YouTube back in 2010.” The joke, of course, is that YouTube launched in 2005. This month’s Stupid Patent of the Month is just as ridiculous. US Patent No. 8,856,221, titled ‘System… Read More ›
Cybersecurity Expert Bruce Schneier: American Elections Will Be Hacked
“American Elections Will Be Hacked.’” That’s the title of a recent article in The New York Times by our next guest, the leading cybersecurity and privacy researcher Bruce Schneier. Schneier warns, “Our newly computerized voting systems are vulnerable to attack… Read More ›
Former Law Clerk: Antonin Scalia Is Turning in Grave over Trump's Threat to Jail Flag Burners
Donald Trump also sparked controversy on Tuesday when he made two unconstitutional proposals in a single tweet, writing, “Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag–if they do, there must be consequences–perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!”… Read More ›
Lawrence Lessig: The Electoral College Is Constitutionally Allowed to Choose Clinton over Trump
As we continue to talk about the U.S. election system, we turn now to Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig, who sparked debate over the issue of the Electoral College with his recent op-ed published in The Washington Post titled “The… Read More ›
Jill Stein: Recounts are Necessary Because Electronic Voting Invites Tampering, Hacking, Human Error
Former presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein is continuing her efforts to force recounts in three states: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan. But on Tuesday the effort faced a setback as a Wisconsin judge refused to order a statewide hand recount. Instead,… Read More ›
Headlines for November 30, 2016
Trump Picks Billionaire Steven Mnuchin, Operator of “Foreclosure Machine,” for Treasury Secretary Trump Picks Billionaire Wilbur Ross for Commerce Secretary Trump Picks Elaine Chao for Transportation Secretary Trump Proposes Doubly Unconstitutional Punishment for Flag Burning Protests in 340 Cities Demand… Read More ›
We Won’t Let You Forget It: Why We Oppose French Attempts to Export the Right To Be Forgotten Worldwide
One country’s government shouldn’t determine what Internet users across the globe can see online. But a French regulator is saying that, under Europe’s “Right to be Forgotten,” Google should have to delist search results globally, keeping them from users across… Read More ›
Support the SMDH Act and Give Congress Time to Debate New Government Hacking Powers
The clock is ticking. If Congress doesn’t act now, the government will soon be able to use a search warrant to hack an untold number of computers located around the world. Lawmakers are rightfully pushing to postpone the new hacking… Read More ›
Law Enforcement’s Secret “Super Search Engine” Amasses Trillions of Phone Records for Decades
EFF Fights For More Disclosure About Hemisphere Program Although the government still hides too much information about a secret telephone records surveillance program known as Hemisphere, we have learned through EFF’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits that police tout… Read More ›