At Geeks Without Bounds, we are dedicated to ensuring people have access to the Internet and that communication flows unimpeded by financial, political, or other interests. In the past we’ve been active in helping communities connect to the Internet under… Read More ›
Archive for November 2017
Stupid Patent Data of the Month: the Devil in the Details
A Misunderstanding of Data Leads to a Misunderstanding of Patent Law and Policy Bad patents shouldn’t be used to stifle competition. A process to challenge bad patents when they improperly issue is important to keeping consumer costs down and encouraging… Read More ›
Announcing the Security Education Companion
The need for robust personal digital security is growing every day. From grassroots groups to civil society organizations to individual EFF members, people from across our community are voicing a need for accessible security education materials to share with their… Read More ›
Appeals Court’s Disturbing Ruling Jeopardizes Protections for Anonymous Speakers
A federal appeals court has issued an alarming ruling that significantly erodes the Constitution’s protections for anonymous speakers—and simultaneously hands law enforcement a near unlimited power to unmask them. The Ninth Circuit’s decision in U.S. v. Glassdoor, Inc. is a… Read More ›
Who Has Your Back in Colombia? Our Third-Annual Report Shows Progress
Fundación Karisma in cooperation with EFF has released its third-annual ¿Dónde Estan Mis Datos? report, the Colombian version of EFF’s Who Has Your Back. And this year’s report has some good news. According to the Colombian Ministry of Information… Read More ›
20 Years of Protecting Intermediaries: Legacy of ‘Zeran’ Remains a Critical Protection for Freedom of Expression Online
This article first appeared on Nov. 10 in Law.com. At the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), we are proud to be ardent defenders of §230. Even before §230 was enacted in 1996, we recognized that all speech on the Internet relies… Read More ›
EFF’s Street-Level Surveillance Project Dissects Police Technology
Step onto any city street and you may find yourself subject to numerous forms of police surveillance—many imperceptible to the human eye. A cruiser equipped with automated license plate readers (also known as ALPRs) may have just logged where you… Read More ›
Despite A Victory on IP, the TPP’s Resurgence Hasn’t Cured Its Ills
Update: The official Ministerial statement on the new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), including the schedule of suspended provisions, was released on November 11. Ever since the United States withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) back in January, the remaining eleven countries… Read More ›
Another Court Overreaches With Site-Blocking Order Targeting Sci-Hub
Nearly six years ago, Internet user communities rose up and said no to the disastrous SOPA copyright bill. This bill proposed creating a new, quick court order process to compel various Internet services—free speech’s weak links—to help make websites disappear…. Read More ›
House Judiciary Committee Forced Into Difficult Compromise On Surveillance Reform
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved the USA Liberty Act, a surveillance reform package introduced last month by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI). The bill is seen by many as the… Read More ›