Author Archives
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Misused Espionage Act Targets Governnent Whistleblowers
This week we celebrated National Whistleblower Appreciation Day—an appropriate time to speak out against the U.S. government’s continued use of the Espionage Act to prosecute government leakers, and in so doing, restrict the flow of important information to the press…. Read More ›
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Stupid Patent of the Month: HP Patents Reminder Messages
On July 25, 2017, the Patent Office issued a patent to HP on reminder messages. Someone needs to remind the Patent Office to look at the real world before issuing patents. United States Patent No. 9,715,680 (the ’680 patent) is… Read More ›
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EFF Supports Senate Email and Location Privacy Bill
Congress Must Enact ECPA Reform Legislation This Year EFF applauds Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) for today introducing the ECPA Modernization Act of 2017 to protect user privacy in cloud content and geolocation information. As part… Read More ›
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How Threats Against Domain Names Are Used to Censor Content
Today EFF and Public Knowledge are releasing a whitepaper titled Which Internet registries offer the best protection for domain owners? Top-level domains are the letters after the dot, like .com, .uk, .biz, or .mobi. Since 2003, hundreds of new top-level… Read More ›
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Throttling on Mobile Networks Is a Sign of Things to Come, Unless We Save Net Neutrality Now
Major mobile carriers are slowing down video streams, a net neutrality violation that heralds things to come if they get their way and roll back legal protections against data discrimination. Recent reports on Reddit from Verizon Wireless customers have drawn… Read More ›
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Crossing the U.S. Border? Here’s How to Securely Wipe Your Computer
Many people crossing the U.S. border are concerned about the amount of power that the government has asserted to search and examine travelers’ possessions, including searching through or copying contents of digital devices, like photos, emails, and browsing history. The… Read More ›
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EFF Asks Court to Strike Down Unconstitutional Restraint on Our Speech
EFF has asked a federal court to rule in its favor in a lawsuit we filed against an Australian company that sought to use foreign law to censor us from expressing our opinion about its patent. While the company, Global… Read More ›
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Global Condemnation for Turkey's Detention of Innocent Digital Security Trainers
The detention of a group of human rights defenders in Turkey for daring to learn about digital security and encryption continued last week with a brief appearance of the accused in an Istanbul court. Six were returned to jail, and… Read More ›
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RCEP Discussions on Ecommerce: Gathering Steam in Hyderabad
Sixteen countries from Asia-Pacific are meeting in Hyderabad for the 19th round of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which takes place in India from 18-28 July, 2017. EFF is participating to advocate for improved transparency and openness in the… Read More ›
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Tell Congress: We Want Trade Transparency Reform Now!
The failed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was a lesson in what happens when trade agreements are negotiated in secret. Powerful corporations can lobby for dangerous, restrictive measures, and the public can’t effectively bring balance to the process. Now, some members of… Read More ›